About Invenio Training
Outdoor & Wilderness First Aid Training — Built for Real Environments
Based in the South East, with venues across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, and regular delivery in North Wales, Invenio Training delivers outdoor and wilderness first aid training for people who work, teach and play beyond immediate help.
We train outdoor professionals, independent schools and adventurers to manage first aid and medical emergencies where conditions are challenging, resources are limited and decisions matter.
Our focus is simple:
Confidence, competence and calm decision-making when it counts
Why We Do This
Life can change in an instant.
While volunteering with a Lake District Mountain Rescue Team, I attended an incident involving a newly engaged couple. As the man stepped back to take a photograph, he fell into a ghyll. His injuries were unsurvivable.
No one expects the worst day of their life to unfold in an ordinary moment — yet accidents often happen suddenly, in remote places. You never know when you may become the first responder, and when your actions, judgement and calmness can directly influence outcomes for someone else.
That reality underpins everything we teach.
What We Do
Adventure-related incidents don’t happen in classrooms. They happen on hillsides, in forests, on crags and in remote or austere environments — often when people are tired, under pressure, and responsible for others.
Invenio Training exists to close that gap.
Our training is practical, scenario-led and delivered outdoors wherever possible, focusing on:
Outdoor and wilderness first aid
Decision-making and leadership under pressure
Psychological first aid and human factors
Prolonged care when help is delayed
You don’t rise to expectations — you fall to the level of your training.
Who You’re Learning From
Invenio Training is led by Bruce Petty, a practising healthcare professional and outdoor instructor with experience spanning outdoor leadership, pre-hospital care and mountain rescue.
Training is calm, practical and grounded in reality — focused on what actually works when things don’t go to plan.
About the Founder
Bruce Petty delivers outdoor and wilderness first aid training for people who may need to manage medical incidents in remote or challenging environments.
His work focuses on helping participants develop the confidence, judgement and decision-making skills needed when help is delayed and conditions are far from ideal. Training is practical and scenario-based, designed for outdoor professionals and adventurers operating beyond immediate emergency support.
Experience and Perspective
Bruce’s approach is shaped by a background that combines outdoor leadership in the UK and abroad with emergency medical response. After serving for nine years in the Army and six years in the Home Office, Bruce changed career and focussed on teaching outdoor activities, from instructor to head of centre. Along the way he collected six years’ experience volunteering with a Lake District Mountain Rescue Team and more than 15 years working in emergency and pre-hospital care. He remains clinically current and continues to maintain pre-hospital experience with the East of England Ambulance Service.
This experience supports training that reflects the realities of delayed help, limited resources and the responsibility of caring for others under pressure.
Teaching Approach
Training is delivered in a calm, practical and supportive way, prioritising realism, adaptability and clear decision-making. Sessions are hands-on and interactive, encouraging participants to think, communicate and adapt rather than rely on rigid checklists.
The aim is simple: to help people leave training better prepared to act when it matters — not just to pass an assessment.
What Makes Invenio Training Different
Outdoor-first approach — training reflects real environments
Outcome-focused learning — confidence and capability, not just certificates
Judgement and psychological first aid — because incidents affect people, not just injuries
Research-led delivery — current best practice, not outdated routines
Purpose-led training — supporting mountain safety and conservation
Ongoing learning — workshops and refreshers to reduce skill fade
A no-nonsense guarantee — 100% money-back if you’re not satisfied
Join Us and Be Adventure Ready
If you’re responsible for leading others — or just out to enjoy adventure with your friends — in outdoor environments, and you want first aid training that reflects that responsibility, you’re in the right place.
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Bruce Petty
Founder, Invenio Training
“I recently attended the 16 hour outdoor first aid course with Bruce. This is the 6th one of these courses that I have attended, all previous ones were with various providers. I can honestly say this one was hands down the best course I have attended by a long way. Bruce has exceptional knowledge and real world experience of the subject matter and provided a really practical and hands on approach to teaching first aid. I highly recommend this course to new and experienced first aiders. Thanks Bruce, I will be back!”
Thomas
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