Emergency First Aid at Work Course in Bristol

Bristol is the economic engine of the South West — a city of around 470,000 people with strong aerospace and engineering clusters around Filton and Aztec West, a thriving creative and tech scene in Stokes Croft, Bedminster and the Harbourside, a growing financial and professional services sector around Temple Quay, and major logistics operations through Avonmouth. Training your team locally — at our Clifton or Warmley venue, or on-site at your premises — keeps staff travel time and downtime to a minimum, while still delivering a fully, HSE-recognised course accepted by employers throughout the UK. Local delivery means a quicker start, less disruption, and a course built around your real workplace risks.

Bristol is served by two mainline railway stations — Bristol Temple Meads (national services including London Paddington in around 90 minutes and direct to South Wales, Birmingham and the South Coast) and Bristol Parkway in the north of the city (inter-city services to London, the Midlands and South Wales). Our Clifton venue (Engineers House, BS8 3NB) is about a 24-minute walk from Clifton Down station with the Percival Road bus stop one minute away. Our Warmley venue (Bradbury House, BS30 8XP) is on the eastern side near the A4174 ring road, with Warmley Station car park 6 minutes'' walk away. By road, Bristol sits at the M4/M5 intersection — quick access from M4 J19 (Almondsbury), M5 J17/J18 (Filton/Cribbs Causeway), and M5 J19 (Gordano) for traffic from South Wales and Devon.

Onsite first aid training in Bristol — we come to your workplace

We deliver across all of Bristol''s main employment areas — the city centre, Temple Quay, the Harbourside, Clifton, Bedminster, Stokes Croft, Aztec West, Bradley Stoke, Filton, Cribbs Causeway, Avonmouth Docks, Keynsham, Portishead and into Bath. Course scenarios can be tailored to your sector: corporate offices, financial and professional services, creative agencies and film/TV production, aerospace and engineering workshops, green-tech and life-sciences labs, hospitality and retail teams, healthcare employers, and warehousing/distribution. On-site group delivery is available at any business address in Greater Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Clevedon and the surrounding South West area.

• Onsite first aid training across Greater Bristol — 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

Our Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course in Bristol is delivered at two well-equipped venues — the British Red Cross Centre, Bradbury House (BS30 8XP) on the east side of the city near Warmley, and Engineers House on Clifton Down (BS8 3NB) on the west, opposite the Downs. Both venues offer step-free access, on-site or nearby parking, and good public transport links. The 1-day, 6-hour recognised course meets Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommendations for lower-risk workplaces and is recognised by employers throughout the South West and across the UK. Successful candidates receive a nationally recognised certificate valid for 3 years. We deliver public open courses at both Bristol venues and on-site closed group training across the wider region — including central Bristol, Clifton, Bedminster, Stokes Croft, Temple Quay, Harbourside, Aztec West, Bradley Stoke, Filton, Avonmouth, Portishead, Keynsham, Bath, Weston-super-Mare and the M4/M5 logistics corridor. On-site sessions can be tailored to your workplace risks, whether you operate from a corporate office, a film or creative studio, an engineering workshop, a green-tech lab, a hospitality venue or a warehouse. Typical clients we train in Bristol include the NHS and Bristol-area universities, aerospace and engineering employers around Filton and Aztec West, financial and professional services in Temple Quay and the Harbourside, creative agencies and TV production teams in Stokes Croft and Bedminster, hospitality and retail teams across the city centre, and warehousing operators in Avonmouth. Course content covers the role and responsibilities of a first aider, primary survey, CPR and AED use, the recovery position, choking, wounds and bleeding, shock, minor injuries, and incident reporting — all delivered through practical, scenario-based teaching led by an experienced Bristol-based instructor.

What you'll learn

What's included

• Fully qualified, experienced instructor
• All training equipment and consumables (manikins, AED trainer, bandages)
• Comprehensive course manual
• HSE-aligned 1-day syllabus
• 3-year certificate
• Same-day digital certificate where possible, with a printable PDF to follow
• Small class sizes (maximum 12 learners)
• Hands-on practical assessment built in — no separate exam
• Free re-sit if you don't pass first time
• Optional add-ons on selected courses (e.g. Mental Health for First Aiders module)

Who it's for

Course syllabus

We are an aerospace / engineering employer near Filton — is EFAW enough?

Can you deliver the EFAW course on-site at our Bristol workplace?

How long is the EFAW certificate valid for?

I am travelling in from Bath or Weston-super-Mare — is the Bristol venue accessible?

What is the difference between EFAW and First Aid at Work (FAW)?