James
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| posted on 9/2/12 at 06:57 PM |
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Wtd: Cheap First Aid course
My girlfriend and I (and maybe a few others) need to go on a first Aid course to help us get our next Savate (French kickboxing) instructors
certificates.
It only needs to be a very basic course (I'm yet to see much more than the odd nose bleed/broken nose in 11 years of doing the sport!).
This, however, seems to be a surprisingly expensive thing to do (I'm often seeing £80 per person).
I make no money out of being an instructor and I'm frankly broke after several months of redundancy so I'm not really able to justify this
expense. I know a lot of employers put their people through courses so I suspect the prices are increased as companies normally pay.
Anyone know of any way of doing a course really cheaply? It only needs to be the most basic of courses, a couple of hours at most really.
Thanks! 
James
[Edited on 9/2/12 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 9/2/12 at 07:29 PM |
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St John's?
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MikeR
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| posted on 9/2/12 at 07:40 PM |
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did a red cross first age course for children two weeks ago - cost 49 quid. I'd expect the adult amuse to cost the same. Got a certificate after
spending a saturday with them.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/2/12 at 07:55 PM |
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I just checked the Red Cross and a basic 5 hour course for a member of the public is £37.50+vat.
Make sure you choose "General Public" in the course finder or you don't get the "First aid for adult" listed in the
box.
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v8kid
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| posted on 9/2/12 at 10:07 PM |
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Blimey that's good value I think the missus and I will do the baby and child one for the grand kids. Funny we never bothered when they were our
own....................
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/2/12 at 10:27 AM |
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My wife did the St.Johns course when she was a school dinner lady years ago and it was a good grounding for the subject.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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MikeR
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| posted on 11/2/12 at 07:35 PM |
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If you do the baby / child course just be aware the first hour is the worst. They start off with what happens if your baby stops breathing / heart
stops. Having an 8 month old I dote on ........ well, it wasn't nice to be thinking about it and practicing on the dummy.
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