Online First Aid at Work Course

An online first aid course teaches first aid through lessons you take online at your own pace, rather than in a classroom. Echo3’s First Aid at Work course takes 60 minutes. It covers checking the area is safe, primary and secondary surveys, and what to do for cardiac arrest, stroke, external bleeding, fractures, burns and allergic reactions. Pass the 15-question quiz with 80% or more and we email your CPD-accredited certificate, valid for 3 years.

Yes. The course is accredited by CPD Group and listed on the CPD Register. When you pass, we email you a QR-coded certificate, valid for 3 years, that you can show as evidence of training for audits, inspections and health and safety records.

However, this isn’t a substitute for the full First Aid at Work in person course. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommends an 18-hour face-to-face course for anyone qualifying as a First Aid at Work first aider. To check whether the course is enough for your role, read our guide to finding the right first aid course.

The course is suitable:

• for offices and other small, low-risk businesses with fewer than 25 staff
• for remote workers and small remote teams
• for every employee in a higher-risk business
• as part of a blended training programme that includes face-to-face practice
• as an annual refresher for first aiders
• for the person appointed to manage first aid arrangements

Employers have a legal duty to give their staff appropriate training. That starts with a First Aid Needs Assessment, which shows the right training for each job role.

If you’re not sure whether the course is right for your job role, check with your employer first. If you’re a contractor working for a larger organisation, ask the duty holder whether the course suits their working environment.

The course is made up of 5 short video units:

• Introduction: workplace first aid and the regulations that govern it
• Surveys: checking the area is safe, then carrying out primary and secondary surveys
• Life-threatening emergencies: cardiac arrest and CPR, heart attack, stroke, external bleeding and shock
• Non-life-threatening injuries: fractures, sprains, unconsciousness, burns and allergic reactions
• Best practice: contacting the emergency services, reporting under RIDDOR and supporting an employee’s return to work

Yes, it works on phones, tablets and computers, so you can complete it anywhere with an internet connection.

First Aid at Work covers life-threatening emergencies and goes further into injuries that aren’t life-threatening. Emergency First Aid at Work focuses on life-threatening emergencies, with a shorter look at the rest.

At Echo3, both courses are online and take 60 minutes. This course covers heart attack and cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillator (AED) use, breathing difficulties, stroke, external bleeding, shock, unconsciousness and anaphylaxis, then sprains, strains and fractures, seizures, burns, cuts and electrical injuries, and earns 3 CPD credits. Our Emergency First Aid at Work course covers cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillator (AED) use, respiratory emergencies, stroke, external bleeding and shock, then seizures, unconsciousness and the recovery position, and earns 2 CPD credits.

Employers use their First Aid Needs Assessment to choose the right course for the risks in their workplace.

Yes. Every Echo3 order includes our Learning Management System (LMS). Enrol your staff, track their progress and see who’s trained and who’s overdue at a glance, with email reports to keep you in the loop. Find out how to train your team with Echo3.

The course teaches you what to do in a workplace emergency, from primary and secondary surveys to cardiac arrest, stroke, fractures and burns, in 60 minutes. It’s CPD accredited and includes free unlimited retakes, and we email your certificate, valid for 3 years, as soon as you pass. All for £15 + VAT.

Echo3 designs every course around how people actually learn: concise lessons, no unnecessary repetition, and motion graphics that explain key concepts.

For employers, Echo3’s Learning Management System (LMS) lets you enrol staff, track their progress and keep training records in one place.

It is important to note as well that many roles need more than first aid training. Taking the First Aid at Work Course Online alongside courses such as Fire Safety Awareness or Health and Safety Awareness builds a workplace training programme that supports both compliance and staff development.