Annual First Aid Refresher in Reading
Keep your team’s life-saving skills sharp with our three-hour first aid refresher at our Eastern Avenue training centre in Reading. Located just off the M4 and a short trip from Reading station, we provide a convenient hub for staff at local employers like Microsoft, Oracle, or the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. This HSE-recommended annual top-up ensures that designated first aiders from Wokingham to Maidenhead remain confident in managing workplace emergencies between their full training cycles. Note: this 3-hour refresher tops up your skills between certificates — it does not renew your in-date First Aid at Work or Emergency First Aid at Work qualification.
Upcoming Dates
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Training venues in Reading
British Red Cross Centre
90 Eastern Avenue, Reading, RG1 5SF
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First aid training across Greater Reading and surrounding areas
Our trainers run public Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid and Mental Health First Aid courses at central Reading venues throughout the year — with on-site delivery available anywhere across the wider region. Whether you're booking a single seat or training a whole team, you'll get a practical, HSE-aligned session led by an experienced instructor.
We support employers, schools, nurseries, charities and event organisers right across Greater Reading, from city-centre offices to industrial sites on the outskirts. On-site team training keeps your people in their own environment, cuts travel time to zero and works out significantly cheaper per person than sending staff to public courses — ideal for groups of six or more.
Why Train in Reading?
Reading is a major Thames Valley hub with one of the UK's highest concentrations of technology, professional services and pharmaceutical employers. Training your team locally at our Eastern Avenue venue or on-site at your office ensures minimal downtime while meeting HSE obligations. Whether you are at Oracle, Microsoft, PwC, the University of Reading or the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, our EFAW courses are tailored to the office-based, laboratory and light-industrial environments common across Berkshire.
As a cornerstone of the UK's Silicon Valley in the Thames Valley, Reading has a high concentration of office-based and technology-focused businesses. Meeting the HSE's first aid regulations is therefore a fundamental aspect of corporate responsibility and risk management for companies here.
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Getting here
The British Red Cross Centre on 90 Eastern Avenue is easily reached from the M4 at Junction 11 via the A3290 and A4. Reading station—one of the UK's busiest interchanges offering Elizabeth Line, Great Western Railway and CrossCountry services—is a short bus or taxi ride away. Direct trains reach London Paddington in around 25 minutes. Local buses serve Eastern Avenue frequently, and the venue provides free on-site parking for those travelling by car from Wokingham, Bracknell, Newbury or Maidenhead.
Onsite first aid training in Reading — we come to your workplace
HSE strongly recommends an annual refresher between full Emergency First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work requalifications. This Reading session is built around hands-on practice rather than theory, with small groups, adult and child manikins and a live AED trainer. It complements (it does not replace) your 3-year certificate.
- Onsite first aid training across Greater Reading — trainer travels to your workplace
- In-house EFAW (1-day) or First Aid at Work (3-day) courses, 4–12 learners per session — most cost-effective from 6+
- Evening, weekend and INSET-day delivery available — minimal disruption to your team
- One fixed price — includes trainer, manikins, AED trainers and HSE-aligned certificates
per group · ex VAT
- Certified trainer on-site
- Manikins, AED trainers & PPE
- Certificates issued on the day
Free, no-obligation · most quotes within 1 hr
Industries we train across Reading
Industries we train in
- • Information Technology
- • Telecommunications
- • Professional Services
- • Retail
- • Pharmaceuticals
- • Engineering
Local employers we've worked with
- • Oracle
- • Microsoft
- • Verizon
- • PwC
- • University of Reading
- • Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- • Reading Borough Council
- • Thames Water
- • PepsiCo
- • Ericsson
About Annual First Aid Refresher training in Reading
3-hour HSE-aligned Annual First Aid Refresher in Reading. Hands-on CPR, AED, choking and bleeding practice for current EFAW/FAW certificate holders. Open courses and on-site delivery available across Reading.
Course overview
Course overview — Annual First Aid Refresher
Keep your first aid skills current with annual refresher training
What you'll learn
What's included
- Qualified instructor
- Practical CPR/AED practice
- Attendance certificate
- Small class sizes (maximum 12 learners)
- Same-day digital certificate where possible, with a printable PDF to follow
- Free re-sit if you don't pass first time
Who it's for
Course syllabus
Reading Annual First Aid Refresher — questions answered
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Reviewed by the Brity Training Team
Our training content is reviewed by experienced first aid instructors and training specialists to ensure accuracy, relevance and alignment with current workplace first aid guidance, the Resuscitation Council UK 2025 Guidelines and HSE L74 first aid regulations.
Last reviewed: June 2026
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