First Aid for Foster Carers

The First Aid for Foster Carers Course is a short course designed to give learners the knowledge and skills to deal with an emergency in the home. The course meets the requirements of the Fostering Services National Minimum Standards, that all foster carers receive sufficient training on first aid.

Who is the Course For?

Foster Carers

Syllabus

First aid kits
Reporting accidents
Primary survey and recovery position
CPR
Choking
Seizures
Asthma
Anaphylactic shock
Shock and bleeding
Bone, joint and muscle injuries
Burns
Meningitis

Prerequisites

The course is designed for those who are 16 years and over.

This course includes providing CPR to a casualty who is on the floor, therefore learners must be physically capable of doing this.

Awarding Body

None

This Course is Certificates by Good Skills Training on successfully completion of the course learners will receive a certificate of attendance

Qualification Code

N/A

Course Duration

4 ¼ contact hours

Good Skills Training normally deliver this course over 1-day, 09:30 – 14:30

Other course times can be offered, but this may affect the content that can be delivered, if you require different course timings, please talk with one of our sales team about how we can help

Delivery Type

Face-to-Face

Maximum Learners Per Tutor

The First Aid for Foster Carers Course has a maximum learner to tutor ratio of 12:1

Assessment Method

Competency is not assessed on this course

Re-Qualification

First Aid for Foster Carers Certificate are valid for 3-years, after this attendees must reattend a First Aid for Foster Carers Courses

Booking an onsite course

To enquire about an onsite course for your staff, please either call our head office, 01473 551911, or one of our local offices, or fill in the enquiry form by clicking here