First Aid Training
General Public
Many people have been faced with the situation; where they come upon a medical emergency or accident at home, at work or on the street and don’t know how to act. A simple procedure such Asses, Alert and Attend can save someone’s life.
Employers – Public and Private Sectors
In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993), Regulations 3 (1 & 4) of the General Safety Regulations every business (including Government) is required to have their personnel trained in first aid.
The Department of Employment & Labour are continuously inspecting companies to see that they comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The inspectors can fine companies up to R 50 000,00 for non-compliance to the act.
What will the student be able to do after completing a course?
The student will have the knowledge and skills to enable them to:
Recognise when first aid is needed;
Give first aid at the scene of an accident or sudden illness;
Recognise when more qualified help or medical assistance is required; and
Prevent accidents through the development of safety-oriented life style.
Each student will receive:
- Training Manual / Learner Guide; and
- On going support
- eCertificate.
The certificates issued are valid duration from 2 years onwards, depending on the course completed. Please check individual courses for specifics.
With the ending of First Aid Level 1, 2 and 3 courses at the end of 31 March 2021, refresher courses can no longer be offered. BLS Medical is able to offer Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), for the “old” certificates, if they are still valid for conversion to the equivalent Unit Standard course.
BLS Medical can offer a discounted rate for all RPL Training, contact us for details.
Unfortunately our registration and accreditation rules require that the student redo the course in full.
With the ending of First Aid Level 1, 2 and 3 courses at the end of 31 March 2021, you or/ your employee will need to complete the appropriate Unit Standard course, contact us for details.
Yes and No!
“Public” courses are scheduled every month and are held at our training venue; these courses are normally for individuals or small groups.
“Closed / In-House” courses can be scheduled by you at a requested date & time at your venue or at a venue arranged by ourselves. Please note that there are terms and conditions applicable and is also subjected to the availability of training staff.
All our courses are presented in English. Should you require the course in another language, this can be arranged however there may be cost involved for a interrupter.
The cost of a course includes all instruction, manuals and notes, and certificate.
On Public & Closed Courses presented at our venue, we will provide only Tea & Coffee, Lunch will be the employers / students responsibility.
Travel & Accommodation will be added to quotations, where training takes place away from our registered offices.
Blended & Online Training
Logging In:
To access the course you need to login onto to the BLS Medical website: https://blsmedical.co.za/login/
a) Username: as created on registration and emailed to you
b) Password: as created on registration and emailed to you
Once logged in you will be directed to a student landing page, where you will be able to navigate to the course you wish to start or continue with?
To reset your password, use this link: https://blsmedical.co.za/login/?action=lostpassword
You will be blocked from the site, if attempting to access it more than 5 times for the following reasons:
- Not registered on the site
- Incorrect Username Used
- Incorrect Password Used
The remedy is:
- The block will be lifted automatically after 60 minutes as the site detects the IP address of the device you are using, then you can re-attempt to log in again.
- Request an unblock from and we will do it manually. However, we are not always immediately available to do it immediately.
Please close and reopen your browser before attempting to log in!
The electronic copy of the Portfolio of Evidence can be found in Module 00 of the course that you are taking and can be downloaded from there by clicking on the download button.
Do you have a question specific to your situation?
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