The First Aid Team

The First Aid Team: certified first aid and Driver CPC training from Kent

The First Aid Team is a training provider that teaches first aid and Driver CPC courses to companies and individuals nationwide. Its stated aim is to deliver fully certified first aid instruction, and its course catalogue spans workplace, paediatric, mental health and driver-focused programmes. The business is based at Tranquil Cottage on Broad Street in Sutton Valence, Maidstone, in Kent.

Workplace and paediatric first aid courses

The catalogue lists a broad set of first aid qualifications. Workplace-oriented options include Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work Requalification and a First Aid Refresher, alongside Basic Life Support, Citizen Aid and Defibrillator Courses. For those working with children, the provider offers Emergency Paediatric First Aid and Paediatric First Aid, plus combined programmes that pair paediatric content with workplace training: Combined Emergency Paediatric and Workplace First Aid and Combined Paediatric and First Aid at Work. A Forestry First Aid (+F) course also appears in the list.

Blended learning and open venues

Some courses are delivered in a mixed online and classroom format. The provider describes its Blended Paediatric First Aid course as requiring twelve hours of contact time: the first six are completed online at the learner's own pace, with the option to revisit material, and the remaining six (plus breaks) are taught in class as a group, where the practical elements and assessments take place. Open-venue sessions for this blended paediatric course are run in Hastings and Maidstone. The provider notes that a Paediatric First Aid certificate is a legal requirement for newly qualified nursery staff and for childminders.

Driver CPC and mental health training

Beyond first aid, the team runs Driver CPC modules covering Code of the Road, Efficient Driving, Emergency First Aid at Work, Highways Emergencies and Understanding Mental Health. Mental health appears as a separate strand as well, with Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health First Aid courses listed.

First aid requirements calculator

The provider offers an online First Aid Requirements Calculator intended to help organisations work out the first aid provision they need in the workplace. The tool is presented as a three-step process that takes a few minutes to complete, framed around the legal requirement to have adequate first aid cover for employees.

The team behind the training

The business is run by a small team. Jeremy acts as lead trainer and manages the finances, and with Fiona and Freddie plans the strategy and growth of the business. He is a fully qualified teacher and has worked as an event first aider at events ranging from rugby festivals to village fetes, experience he brings into the classroom. Fiona handles internal quality assurance, checking that trainers deliver courses to the required standard, and manages the company's social media presence; her background includes nursing, occupational health nursing and first aid training. Lydia joined at the beginning of 2025 as Office Manager, following freelance work in the health and wellness sector.

Course diary, testimonials and news

The site maintains a course diary and a testimonials section. Among the feedback quoted, a participant on a First Aid at Work course in Hastings on 7 and 8 October 2026 described the trainer as excellent and the training as knowledgeable, engaging and memorable, while an attendee of an Emergency First Aid at Work course in Hastings on 6 October 2026 highlighted the amount of practical work and the use of mannequins with bras and breasts. The news section carries articles on beach flags, a product safety recall of Reliwipe Alcohol-Free Wipes and guidance on when a cut needs stitches.