Basic Life Support (BLS) & AED Training – Full Day

Basic Life Support & AED Training for Your Team

Give your staff the knowledge, confidence and practical skills they need to respond effectively when a medical emergency happens.

Our Basic Life Support (BLS) & AED Training is a practical, instructor-led Level 2 course covering essential life-saving techniques including CPR, use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), choking management, the recovery position and responding safely to an emergency.

Rather than simply learning the theory, delegates have the opportunity to practise these essential skills using training manikins and AED training equipment in a safe and supportive learning environment.

Training is delivered at your workplace or agreed venue, with travel included in the course price.

Train Up to 24 Staff in One Day

Our Full-Day BLS & AED Training package is designed specifically for organisations that need to train larger numbers of staff efficiently while maintaining smaller, practical training groups.

Your training day consists of two half-day BLS & AED training sessions delivered back-to-back:

Session 1 — Up to 12 delegates
Session 2 — Up to 12 delegates

This means you can train up to 24 members of staff in a single day, while keeping each individual session to a maximum of 12 delegates.

It’s an efficient way for workplaces, schools, care providers, healthcare settings, sports facilities and other organisations to provide essential life-saving training to more of their team with minimal disruption.

What You’ll Learn

During the course, delegates will cover the following areas:

1. Introduction to Basic Life Support

An introduction to Basic Life Support (BLS), current BLS principles and guidance, and the roles and responsibilities of someone responding to a medical emergency.

2. Scene Assessment & Safety

Learn how to assess an emergency scene, identify potential hazards, protect yourself and others, consider appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), call for help and activate the emergency services.

3. Recognising & Responding to Critical Conditions

Learn how to recognise cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest and unconsciousness, carry out a primary survey and understand when and how emergency care should be escalated.

Training considers emergency response involving adults, children and infants.

4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Practical CPR training covers:

• High-quality CPR principles
• Adult CPR techniques
• Child and infant CPR techniques
• Appropriate compression depth, rate and ratios
• Rescue breaths
• Hands-only CPR

Delegates will have the opportunity to practise these essential techniques using training manikins.

5. Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Learn how an AED works and develop the confidence to use one during a cardiac emergency.

Training includes:

• Understanding how an AED works
• When an AED should and shouldn’t be used
• Safe operation of an AED
• Correct electrode pad placement
• Considerations for adults, children and infants
• Coordinating CPR with AED use
• Practical experience using AED training equipment

6. Managing Choking Incidents

Learn how to recognise partial and complete airway obstruction and respond appropriately to a choking emergency.

Training covers choking management for adults, children and infants, including appropriate interventions and care following a choking incident.

7. Post-Resuscitation Care

Delegates will learn what to do following initial emergency treatment, including:

• Monitoring breathing and responsiveness
• Using the recovery position
• Recognising and managing shock
• Providing ongoing care while awaiting emergency services
• Effective handover to emergency responders
• Appropriate documentation and reporting

8. Practical Assessment & Review

Delegates put what they’ve learned into practice through hands-on scenarios, skills demonstrations and practical assessment.

There will also be opportunities for questions, feedback and a recap of the key skills covered throughout the course.

Course Details

Duration: 4–6 hours
Maximum delegates: Up to 24 per full training day
Delegates per session: Up to 12
Format: Two half-day sessions delivered back-to-back
Course level: Level 2
Training type: Practical, face-to-face
Certificate: 2-year certificate
Delivery: Your workplace or agreed venue
Travel: Included in the course price

Certification, Standards & Compliance

Our Level 2 Basic Life Support & AED Training provides practical, face-to-face training designed to support recognised UK healthcare, care and resuscitation requirements.

The course:

• Meets Resuscitation Council UK and CQC standards
• Supports Skills for Health CSTF compliance
• Meets the requirements for Standard 12 of the Care Certificate
• Is delivered through a Skills for Care Endorsed training provider
• Includes practical, hands-on training and assessment
• Provides successful delegates with a 2-year certificate

This makes the training particularly suitable for workplaces, schools, care homes, healthcare providers, GP practices and other organisations looking to equip their staff with recognised Basic Life Support skills.

What’s Included?

Your Full-Day Basic Life Support & AED Training package includes:

• Two instructor-led BLS & AED training sessions
• Training for up to 24 delegates
• Maximum of 12 delegates per individual session
• Practical, hands-on CPR training
• Adult, child and infant BLS training
• Practical AED training
• Choking management training
• Recovery position training
• Training manikins and AED training equipment
• Practical skills assessment
• Level 2 training
• 2-year certificates for successful delegates
• Training delivered at your workplace or agreed venue
• Travel included in the course price

Your advertised course price therefore includes delivery of the training at your agreed venue, with no additional travel charge.

Who Is This Course For?

Our Basic Life Support & AED Training is suitable for organisations that want their staff to develop practical life-saving skills and greater confidence when responding to an emergency.

The course is ideal for:

Workplaces • Schools & Colleges • Sports Clubs & Facilities • Care Homes • Healthcare Settings • GP Practices • Community Organisations

Whether you’re training a small team or looking to train up to 24 members of staff in one day, the course provides practical skills that can make a real difference when they’re needed most.

Why Choose Defib Service?

At Defib Service, emergency preparedness is at the heart of what we do.

As defibrillator specialists, we support organisations with the supply, servicing and ongoing management of AEDs — helping ensure this life-saving equipment remains maintained and rescue-ready.

Our Basic Life Support & AED Training complements that expertise by helping the people who may need to respond during an emergency develop the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to act.

The emphasis is on practical, engaging training rather than theory alone, giving delegates the opportunity to learn, practise and demonstrate essential life-saving skills.

Train Your Team. Be Ready When It Matters.

Book your Full-Day Basic Life Support & AED Training online and we’ll contact you after your order to arrange a suitable training date and confirm your venue details.

Your booking covers up to 24 delegates, split across two half-day sessions of up to 12 delegates each, with travel included in the course price.

Need to train more than 24 people, arrange training across multiple locations, or book multiple training days?

Contact Defib Service for a tailored training package.