Frequently Asked Questions
Honest question. Yes, hundreds of reviews can't be wrong across Google and ProTrainings. We provide quality staff, quality venues and quality qualifications. Our staff are outdoor instructors, college lecturers and healthcare professionals. We use an Area of Outstanding National Beauty as our backdrop.
Yes. For our outdoor training we maximise our time outside in all weathers, journeying through wonderful settings, working through realistic scenarios adding as much realism as safely possible.
We use to four regular venues, Aston Rowant Nature Reserve in Oxfordshire, The Horse Trust in Buckinghamshire, Path Hill OEC in Berkshire and the Glan Aber Hotel in North Wales. They have indoor space, parking, facilities and acres of varying terrain. By using Aston Rowant and the Horse Trust we are supporting their causes.
No problem, we use a custom built training room belonging to the Horse Trust, with on site parking, kitchen, lift, climate controls and facilities. It's use supports the work being done by the Horse Trust, which is the oldest horse charity in the world.
Yes, we need to engage in professional development for our own clinical competency, so we study the current research into prehospital and wilderness medicine which we will share with you, and our training adheres to the latest Resuscitation Council Guidelines so you are ahead of the curve.
Our 16-hour Outdoor First Aid course is quality assured and widely accepted for outdoor leadership and National Governing Body requirements. For more information on Mountain Training Association guidelines click HERE. You can find us on the members pages of MTA, PaddleUK, MIAs, and BMC.
For those specifically requiring a regulated qualification under the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), our Advanced Outdoor First Aid (FROS) and FREC programmes provide that pathway.
Yes. If you specifically require a regulated Outdoor First Aid qualification, we can provide certification through Qualsafe Awards for an additional £6 to cover registration and examination fees.
Most outdoor leadership bodies accept our standard quality-assured certificate. If you are unsure, we recommend confirming your requirements before booking.
The course is delivered through ProTrainings UK, with structured quality assurance processes in place.
As an approved instructor, delivery is subject to external audit and monitoring, alongside standardised assessment criteria and certificate verification.
This ensures consistent standards while allowing practical, scenario-based training in real outdoor environments.
Yes. The course may be recorded as 16 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Many instructors, teachers and healthcare professionals log this as self-declared CPD within their professional portfolios.
Our FREC courses and any course through Qualsafe come with UCAS points.
No. While outdoor instructors need to have a two day outdoor first aid qualification for their governing bodies.
The course is suitable for anyone who works or plays in the outdoors where immediate help may not be available.
We can certificate for Forest Schools, we can add a +F for those working in forestry and we can run bespoke courses for climbing walls and high ropes centres.
It is also ideal for adventurers who would like a little more knowledge should it all go wrong.
And if the fact that we will train you, continue to support your learning and help you through post incident stress is not enough, enter Larry.
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No problem, email us with your details and we will send you the code, if your organisation is not listed please contact us with details of who you are and what you do and we can look at offering a discount code for your team. Alternatively you can sign up for our ProDeal and receive 15% discount.
For your convenience, Home Farm Camping & Glamping offers:
Tent pitches
Van spaces
Shared glamping
Shepherd’s huts
Located just 15 minutes from our training venues. Contact them directly to book your stay.
For our local courses you train in the heart of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at:
The Horse Trust, near Speen, Buckinghamshire
Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, Near Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire
Pathhill Outdoor Education Centre, near Reading, Berkshire
The Horse Trust and Aston Rowant Nature Reserve are just minutes from M40 junctions 5 & 6, making travel easy from London, Oxford, and the wider South East.
For our mountain courses we use Snowdonia, we have a deal with Glan Aber Hotel and Bunkhouse, where you receive 10% discount when booked on a course.
Short answer: It is possible, but it is highly unlikely — if you act in good faith, you are protected.
No first aider has ever been successfully sued in the UK for trying to help. The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism (SARAH) Act 2015 exists to reassure people to act, not hesitate. You would only risk legal action if you acted maliciously or recklessly.
In emergencies, early action matters: severe bleeding can be fatal in minutes, and cardiac arrest causes brain damage within five. Basic first aid (CPR, AED use, choking) is legally safe. Advanced skills may require insurance if used professionally
“What a fantastic course with Bruce today. Lots of laughs and very knowledgeable. The location and equipment were outstanding. Very practical & engaging. I wouldn’t want to do my first aid training anywhere else!”
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