Why the quality of your first aid trainer really matters.

To a lot of people, first aid training can seem like a very generic activity. It's easy to imagine all first aid courses are the same and that there is no real difference between the different trainers.

But nothing could be further from the truth.

With over a decade of experience under out belts, we understand that things like first aid & CPR training can fall into the category of something you feel you “have to do” rather than something you “want to do”. (Although we’re working hard to change this perception.)

For many people First Aid & CPR training can be mandatory for their jobs. While the training is vitally important as it can literally be a matter of life and death, but that doesn’t necessarily mean people look forward to doing it.

But that's exactly why the quality of your trainer matters so much.

Not everyone is a good teacher

If you recall being at school, there were good teachers and bad teachers.

The simple truth is that just because someone knows a subject, doesn’t mean they know how to teach it. (This is a common problem in the first aid training industry.)

So before you book a training session for your staff, take a moment to ask yourself

• Does the trainer you are considering know how to teach the subject in an interesting and engaging manner?

  
  

• Do they make the content more relevant to you and your industry by providing examples everyone can relate to?
  

• Or do they just stand up the front of the class reading facts and figures off a Powerpoint presentation in a dull and monotonous way?
  

First aid training contains vital, life-saving data. But it’s not just the data itself that’s important. It’s also the manner in which it is delivered that counts.

A trainer who commands and controls the class is best

One test of a good first aid trainer is - do they command and control the class?

You can tell a good first aid trainer by how they engage with and keep their attendees’ attention.

Conversely in a class run by a bad first aid trainer you will see people sitting slumped in their chairs, bored out of their brains, looking at their phones and wondering when it’s going to end.

A great trainer is someone who, through their sheer ability to communicate can command and control a class. If they can do it in a respectful, interesting and entertaining manner, they are more likely to get the vital, life-saving data across to people in a manner that means they will retain it.

And finally, let's not forget humour! While the subject matter of first aid training is often serious, that does not mean it has to be delivered in a serious way. Jokes, anecdotes, amusing stories about real life case histories are often a far more compelling way to deliver data in a way that will be remembered.

So that’s why you should read reviews of the trainers or the training company before you book your next corporate first aid or CPR training.

At Results First Aid training we are very proud to say we currently have over 3,700 Google 5-star Reviews. We don't believe there is another first aid training company in Victoria that can match the quality of our trainers and training.

To find out more about booking first aid training with us, please visit https://www.resultsfirstaid.com/courses