4th and 5th October 2025
Our Level 3 Outdoor First Aid 2 day/ 16 hour courses are all run in a practical, hands-on manner, using multiple role-play scenarios to give candidates opportunities to practice the application of a variety of First Aid techniques in an outdoor environment.
We will spend some time in the classroom covering theory sessions, and as much time as we possibly can outdoors, applying practical First Aid skills and incident management techniques to a variety of scenarios. You’ll update what you have forgotten and practice doing what you need to do when it all goes wrong.
The Provider are a registered Centre with ITC First who are an Awarding Organisation Regulated by OfQual and SQA Accreditation.
16 hour Outdoor First Aid course covers adults.
The 2 day Outdoor First Aid Course is accepted by the UK Outdoor National Governing Bodies for their instructor awards these include:
Mountain Leader (ML);
Walking Group Leader (WGL);
Single Pitch Award (SPA);
Mountain Bike Leader (MBL);
Mountain Bike Trainer (MBT);
Mountain Bike Instructor (MBI);
Basic Expedition Leader Award (BELA);
Forest School Practitioner (FSA);
And many more.
DURATION:
2 days/ 16 hours combined training and assessment
PRE-REQUISITES:
None required
Our 2 day (16 hour) Level 3 Outdoor First Aid course is suitable for Forest School Leaders, British Canoeing Leaders and Coaches, Mountain Bike Leaders, Ski Instructors, Sailing Instructors and almost all UK-qualified outdoor instructors, Duke of Edinburgh Leaders and Participants and Teachers requiring a 16 hour First Aid certificate.
SESSION TOPICS:
A range of outdoor First Aid related subjects are covered including:
- First Aid Equipment
- Assessment of the situation
- Prioritising treatment
- Environmental factors
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Bandaging
- Moving a casualty
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Heart attacks
- Choking
- Control of bleeding
- Head injuries
- Eye injuries
- Poisoning
- Chest injuries
- Abdominal injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Burns and scalds
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Heat exhaustion
- Bites and stings
- Minor injuries
