Our induction training for new members takes only 8 hours and typically includes the Emergency Aid course and Principles of Manual Handling course. After passing the Essentials of Care Assessment a member is qualified to treat, under supervision, on duty.
All members have to be assessed as competent every year to treat on duty.
After a little experience on duty members are advised to go on to the First Aid at Work course. This is a HSE registered course and qualifies you to be a First Aider in the workplace. St. John members do this four day course as it is very comprehensive and acts as a foundation for everything else you will learn. The committee trys to progress all its active members towards being qualified for unsupervised duty as a first aider. Members are told by the committee when these courses are and everyone who needs them is encouraged to attend.