Following is a list of UK Organisations that you can use for further information

Government bodies

The Health and Safety Executive

• First Aid page – hse.gov.uk/firstaid/
• First Aid at Work Legislation – hse.gov.uk/firstaid/legislation.htm

UK Resuscitation Council

Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC)

• Guidance for schools in England on using emergency asthma inhalers
• Guidance on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors in Schools (PDF)

The National Health Service (NHS)

• Consent to treatment

The Department for Education and Employment (DfEE)

• Guidance on First Aid for Schools
• Paediatric first aid requirements in the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage
• Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage
• Automated External Defibrillators (A guide for schools)

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• Practice Guidance (First Aid requirements can be found in Appendix 1) (PDF)

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Regulators

Ofqual (England)

• Check to see if an Awarding Body is recognised – gov.uk/check-awarding-body-recognised

Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

Qualifications Wales

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Awarding Organisations (alphabetical)

• First Aid Awards
• Highfield
• ITC First
• Qualifications Network
• Qualsafe Awards

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Trade Bodies

These are other Organisations that work with one or more of the above Awarding Organisations that make your registration and management of courses easier. They are not Awarding Organisations but can Certify a Course for you and also provide an Accredited or Regulated qualification via an Awarding Organisation if your client requires it.

• ProTrainings

Setting out	Getting set up	The Business side	Useful Resources	Advanced resources (subscription required)
Why become a First Aid Trainer	Qualifications overview	Legal format of your Business	Buy equipment & consumables	Premium package
Can I become a First Aid Trainer – have I got what it takes?	Getting Qualified	Useful Legal documents	List of Training Organisations
How do I become a First Aid Trainer	Governing Bodies	VAT	List of governing and Awarding Organisations
	Equipment needed	Bookkeeping	Useful websites
	Buy equipment and consumables	Business tools	First Aid abbreviations
	Budgeting and pricing	Earn while you sleep	Books and e-books
	Marketing and Advertising	Manging my clients (the Pareto Principle)	Podcasts
	Managing my courses