a list of acceptable first aid certificates.

Quality Approval
Certificate name or "explanation"
Providers
Notes
NB ‐ If your certificate isn’t listed here, please check the list of unacceptable certificates to see if it has already been considered for approval.
RYA First Aid
Australian Skills Quality Authority
One day course or more
Australian Registered Training Organisations
Active Aid
Outdoor First Aid
Various trainers within UK
BCU
BCU Lifeguards Aquatic First Aid Level 1
BCU
British Association of Ski Patrollers
Outdoor First Aid
British Association of Ski Patrollers
Canadian Ski Patrol
Advanced Medical Responder
Canadian Ski Patrol
Coastguard Boating Education
Coastal Medic, Offshore Medic
Coastguard Boating Education
College of Policing
D13 (standard or advanced) First Aid Course
Police
College of Policing
First Aid at Work
Police
College of Policing
Police Emergency First Aid Skills Courses
Police
CSST, Quebec
Cardio‐secours/DEA CSST A+
Ambulance Saint‐Jean, Canada
Czech Ministry of Education
First Aid Emergency Remote Distance/Yacht Course
SHOCK Training Centre
DAN Europe
BLS including First Aid
Various
Department of Labour (South Africa)
Occupational Medical Care level 1 or 2
Various
Edexcel
First person on Scene ‐ Intermediate
Duradiamond Healthcare ltd (Scotland) Emergency Care & Safety Institute
Emergency First Aid at Work
Emergency Care & Safety Institute
FAA (First Aid Awards Ltd)
FAA Level 2 Award in Activity First Aid
FAA (First Aid Awards Ltd)
Fire & Rescue Services
Immediate Emergency Care (IEM) course
Fire & Rescue Services
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescure
Immediate Emergency Care (5‐day course)
GMFR
Het Oranje Kruis
Diploma Eerste Hulp
Various
HSE
National Governing Body First Aid
SCS Consultant Services Ltd
HSE
Offshore First Aid Certificate (OFAR)
Various
HSE
Sports and Activity First Aid
First Aid International
HSE / SQA
Watersports First Aid Course
Specialist Onsite Services/Outdoor Discovery
HSE/Edexcel
UK Mountain First Aid Course
CRT Medical
HSE/Ofqual/SQA
First Aid at Work
various
HSE Training providers
HSE/Ofqual/SQA
Emergency First Aid at Work
various
HSE Training providers
HSE/QQI, Ireland
FETAC Level 5 Occupational First Aid Course, Valid 2 years
OFAA Instructor
Mauritius Qualifications Authority
First Aid at Work
Quatre Bornes Professional Training Company
HSE awarding bodies
MCA
Emergency First Aid at Work
Metropolitan Police
First Aid at Work
Ministries of Interior and Health, France
Ministry of Shipping and Hellenic coast Guard
Muir‐Walker Medics Co‐
operative
National Safety Council (USA Hong Kong
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
HM Coastguard
Prevention et secours civiques de niveau 1 course (PSC1)
Red Cross and others, France
First Aid ‐ CPR Seminar
Hellenic Lifeguard Academy (ENAK)
Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder
Outdoor Emergency Care
Marine Standard First Aid Course
Emergency Care Training
Coastal Medic (valid 2 years)
Coastguard Boating Education, NZ
Emergency Medic Course
Coastguard Boating Education, NZ
Offshore Medic (valid 2 years)
Coastguard Boating Education, NZ
NIKTA (The Netherlands)
First Aid, including CPR and AED, 2 day course
various
Occupational First Aid Assessment Agency
Emergency First Aid for Watersports Instructors
Life Skills Training
Ofqual
L2 Award in Activity First Aid
ITC
Polski Czerwony Krzyz
Basic Course, 16 hours
Various
Qualsafe
Aquatic Emergency First Aid & Basic Life Support Award
RCR Training and Consultancy
RCR Services
Aquatic Emergency First Aid & Basic Life Support Award
RCR Services
REC
Rescue Emergency Care Level 2 & Level 4 First Aid
various
Red Cross
"any course of one day or more in length"
various
RLSS
National Beach Lifeguard Qualification
RLSS
RNLI
RNLI Casualty Care
RNLI
Scout Association
First Response for Scout Leaders, 6 hour course
Abacus Training
Seafish
Sprecial Rescue Group ‐ St Lazarus Corps
Basic First Aid First Aid certificate
Sprecial Rescue Group ‐ St Lazarus Corps
SQA
L5 Certifcate in Outdoor First Aid
ITC
St Andrews
St John Ambulance
"one ‐day or more courses"
Activity First Aid
Essential First Aid* Basic First Aid* St Andrews
St John Ambulance St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance
St John Ambulance *Must hold both certificates
Sports First Aid
STCW
Elementary First Aid
various
STCW
Medical Care on board Ship
various
STCW
Medical First Aid
various
Swiss Red Cross
Smaritan course
Samariter Association
The College of Search & Rescue Immediate Emergency Medical Course
Medicine
(Basic & Intermediate Courses)
The College of Search & Rescue Medicine
Trauma Resuscitation Services
States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Intermediate Emergency care, level 2
If certificate is more than 5 years old then evidence of refresher training must been seen
If certificate is more than 5 years old then evidence of refresher training must been seen
If certificate is more than 5 years old then evidence of refresher training must been seen
Trauma Resuscitation Services
Intermediate Emergency ‐ Advanced
Trauma and Resuscitation Services
TUV, Germany
First aid Training (valid 2 years)
Red Cross and Johanniter‐Unfall‐
Hilfe, Germany
US Dept of Transportation
Wilderness first responder or above
US National Ski Patrol
Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
Part of US outdoor Training
National Ski Patrol
NB ‐ If your certificate isn’t listed here, please check the list of unacceptable certificates to see if it has already been considered for approval.