Emergency First Aid at Work Course in Leeds

Leeds is the commercial capital of West Yorkshire and the second-largest financial and professional services centre in the UK outside London, with major NHS, university, legal, retail, hospitality and logistics employers concentrated in a compact city centre and a tight ring of business parks. Training Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) locally — at the British Red Cross Centre on Armley Road (LS12 2LB) — saves staff travel time, keeps people inside the LS postcode area, and lets us deliver on-site closed courses across the wider West Yorkshire region for groups of 6 or more.

Leeds is one of the best-connected cities in the North. Leeds station is a major national rail hub with direct services from London King's Cross, Manchester, York, Sheffield, Newcastle and Edinburgh. By road the city sits at the meeting point of the M1, M62 and M621, with the A1(M) a short drive east via the A64. The Armley Road training venue is around 1.5 miles west of the city centre — easiest by frequent bus along Armley Road / Canal Road from Leeds City Bus Station, with free on-site parking for delegates arriving by car.

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

Public courses are delivered at the British Red Cross Centre, Armley Road, Leeds LS12 2LB — a dedicated training facility with on-site parking, accessible classrooms and direct bus links into the city centre. On-site closed group courses are delivered across central Leeds (Wellington Place, Park Square, the LS1/LS2 retail and hospitality core, Trinity Leeds and Victoria Gate), Holbeck Urban Village, Thorpe Park Leeds (LS15), White Rose Office Park (LS11), Hunslet, Stourton, Cross Green and out across Wakefield, Bradford, Castleford and the M62 distribution corridor. Course scenarios are tailored to your sector — office and tech, NHS and primary care, hospitality and F&B, retail, manufacturing, warehousing/logistics, education and community settings.

• Onsite first aid training across Greater Leeds — 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

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) training in Leeds is delivered at the British Red Cross Centre on Armley Road (LS12 2LB), a dedicated training facility roughly 1.5 miles west of Leeds city centre with on-site parking and frequent bus links along Canal Road and Armley Road into the centre. The 1-day, 6-hour course is recognised, aligned with the Health and Safety Executive's First Aid at Work Regulations 1981 (as amended) and awards a 3-year nationally recognised certificate. It is the right qualification for low-risk workplaces — offices, retail units, hospitality venues, gyms, salons, schools and community settings — across Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford and the wider West Yorkshire commuter belt. The course is taught by experienced instructors and covers the primary survey (DR ABC), unresponsive casualty management and the recovery position, adult CPR with AED familiarisation, choking in adults, control of bleeding and shock, burns and scalds, minor injuries and seizures. Delivery is hands-on with practical assessment and an instructor-led knowledge check throughout the day, so there is no formal written exam — candidates are signed off on observed competence. We can also deliver EFAW on-site for groups across Leeds, including the financial and legal district around Wellington Place and Park Square, the LS1/LS2 retail and hospitality core, Thorpe Park Leeds (LS15), White Rose Office Park (LS11), Holbeck Urban Village and the manufacturing and logistics estates at Hunslet, Stourton and Cross Green. Public courses run regularly through the year and are typically booked by NHS Trust staff, University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett departments, retailers around Trinity Leeds and Victoria Gate, hotel and F&B teams, Channel 4 and the surrounding media employers, accountancy and law firms in the LS1 core, and warehousing teams along the M1/M621 corridors. For groups of 6 or more it is normally more cost-effective to book a closed in-house course at your own premises — we can travel anywhere across LS1–LS28 and the surrounding LS postcodes, and the qualification, certificate and assessment standard are identical to the public course.

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

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