All first aid courses
Our first aid courses will give you lifesaving skills. Courses are held at venues nationwide and we offer in-person, online, or hybrid courses. Depending on numbers, we can also come to you. Book now or browse all our first aid courses.
Looking for mental health and wellbeing courses? Visit our Mental Health and Wellbeing page for Psychological First Aid, De-escalation Training, and more.
For help selecting a course, enquiring about a group course, or for more information, call 0800 RED CROSS (733 27677) or email firstaid@redcross.org.nz.
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Who it's for
- High-risk workplaces and emergency response teams
- Health and safety officers meeting compliance requirements
- Anyone wanting the most thorough first aid training
What you'll learn
- CPR, choking, and life-threatening bleeding for all ages
- Workplace trauma: fractures, burns, head and spinal injuries
- Environmental emergencies: hypothermia, heat stroke
- Complex multi-casualty scenarios
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Who it's for
- Low-risk workplaces and community groups
- Individuals wanting practical emergency skills
- Anyone building confidence to respond at home or work
What you'll learn
- CPR and defibrillator use for adults, children, and infants
- Common injuries: burns, fractures, bleeding
- Medical emergencies: heart attacks, strokes, choking
- Practical skills for work, home, and community
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Who it's for
- Anyone with Comprehensive or Essential First Aid certification
- Workplaces maintaining staff compliance
- Certificate-holders needing 2-year renewal (proof required)
What you'll refresh
- CPR and life support through hands-on practice
- Emergency response with realistic scenarios
- Complex medical and trauma situations
- Latest techniques and best practices
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Who it's for
- Quick workplace compliance needed
- New learners wanting basics fast
- Community members building emergency preparedness
What you'll learn
- CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Defibrillator (AED) use with confidence
- Choking response for all ages
- Stopping life-threatening bleeding
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Who it's for
- Complete beginners wanting practical skills
- Anyone building personal confidence to help
- Community members preferring informal learning
What you'll learn
- When and how to perform CPR
- Using a defibrillator (you'll practice!)
- Helping someone who's choking
- Stopping serious bleeding before help arrives
Want NZQA certification? See our Save A Life course.
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Who it's for
- Parents of babies, toddlers, and young children
- Grandparents, whānau, and family caregivers
- Anyone responsible for young children's safety
What you'll learn
- Infant and child CPR (different from adults)
- Choking rescue for babies and children
- Childhood emergencies: allergies, asthma, seizures
- Burns, bleeding, fractures, and poisoning
Need unit standards for in-home childcare? Book Essential First Aid.
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Who it's for:
- Emergency response teams and high-risk industry workers
- Those working in remote or specialist rescue environments
- Experienced first aiders wanting advanced clinical skills
What you'll learn:
- Advanced patient assessment and life-threat management
- Specialist equipment: airway devices, oxygen, monitoring tools, tourniquets
- Multi-casualty response, trauma management, and safe patient transport
Course prerequisite: Current Comprehensive First Aid certificate (Unit standard 6400 or 23406) or similar Revalidation certificate. Pre-course reading required.
Actual course delivered in a classroom.
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NZQA Standards:
Who it's for
- Current PHEC certificate holders needing 2-year renewal
- Emergency responders maintaining advanced clinical competency
- Those working in high-risk or remote environments
What you'll refresh
- Advanced airway management, CPR with adjuncts, and patient assessment
- Specialist equipment use and trauma management techniques
- Decision-making under pressure through realistic scenario challenges
Course prerequisites: Current PHEC or PHEC Revalidation certificate and pre-course reading required.
Actual course delivered in a classroom.
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