Choosing the right health & safety course

Picking the right course is usually simpler than it looks. It comes down to two questions: what's the legal duty you're trying to meet, and what's this person's role? Here's how our courses map to the most common needs.

Start with the duty

Most workplaces have recurring obligations: someone trained to deal with injury or illness, someone trained to deal with fire, staff trained in food hygiene if you handle food, and a general duty to give everyone health and safety information and training. Each maps to a course below.

First aid — which level?

Basic Life Support (half day, £50): CPR, defibrillator and catastrophic bleeds. For anyone who needs a basic life support qualification, and a good way to give a whole team the confidence to act.

Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day, £70): the standard first aider qualification for lower-risk workplaces — offices, shops, small sites.

First Aid at Work (3 days, £195): the full qualification for higher-risk environments, supervisors and site-based staff, and for anyone whose certificate has already expired.

First Aid at Work requalification (2 days, £140): only for people whose FAW certificate is still in date. See how many first aiders you need to work out numbers.

Fire marshal — for fire wardens & marshals

Choose this if: you've been appointed a fire warden or marshal, or you're a manager responsible for fire safety and evacuation. Our Fire Marshal course (1 day, £70) covers prevention, evacuation and practical extinguisher use to help you meet the Fire Safety Order. No prior experience needed.

Food safety — for anyone handling food

Choose this if: your staff make, process, serve or sell food. Our Level 2 Food Safety course (1 day, £90) is delivered to the right specification for your setting — catering, manufacturing or retail — helping you meet your due-diligence duty.

Health & safety and manual handling

Choose this if: you need to show that staff have had health and safety training, or you're a supervisor taking on responsibility for a site. The 1-day Health & Safety course (£90) suits general staff; the 3-day version (approx. £220) suits supervisors and managers. Teams that lift and move loads should add Manual Handling (half day).

Personal licence — for selling alcohol

Choose this if: you'll be named on a premises licence, authorise alcohol sales, or sell hot food and drink after 10pm. The Award for Personal Licence Holders is a one-day course with the exam on the day.

Still not sure?

If you're training a mixed team, covering several duties, or you're not sure which level fits a particular role, that's exactly what we're here for. Tell us about your workplace and we'll recommend the right courses — and give you a clear group quote if you're training more than a couple of people. Courses can be tailored to your site, and construction courses like SMSTS are available through our partner network.