Once you’ve completed each course you will receive a free first aid & CPR certificate which you can download and print.
LoginRegisterBasic online first aid course
Our basic online first aid course provides an introduction to basic first aid skills and covers key lifesaving techniques. Topics covered by our basic online first aid course include:
- Incident management
- Infection control procedures
- The recovery position
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Major bleeding & shock
Advanced online first aid course
Our advanced online first aid course builds upon the knowledge and skills gained in our basic training course. Topics covered by our advanced online first aid course include:
- Roles and responsibilities of a first aider
- Clinical observations: pulse, respiratory rate and level of consciousness
- Record keeping and documentation for first aiders
- Traumatic injuries
- Medical conditions
Pediatric online first aid course
After many requests from visitors we have now developed an online pediatric first aid course. Topics covered by our pediatric online first aid course include:
- The recovery position for children and babies
- Baby CPR
- Child CPR
- Common medical conditions affecting children
Online Automated External Defibrillator (AED) course
Our free online course covers the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
AEDs are lifesaving devices used to help victims of sudden cardiac arrest. We felt this course was needed to help raise awareness of AEDs which can be used by anyone.
Our free online AED course covers:
- Cardiac arrest
- The chain of survival
- How defibrillation works
- Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Online CPR Course
Our free online CPR course will teach you how to perform CPR on an adult, child or infant. Our free course also explains the science behind resuscitation and includes an interactive quiz and videos.
Our free online CPR course covers:
- What is CPR and how does it work?
- How to perform adult CPR
- How to perform child CPR
- How to perform infant CPR
NEW: Online Anaphylaxis Awareness
Our Online Anaphylaxis Awareness training course covers the recognition and management of Anaphylaxis, a severe whole-body allergic reaction.
Our Anaphylaxis Awareness training course covers:
- What is Anaphylaxis?
- Living with Anaphylaxis
- Insect stings
- Recognition of Anaphylaxis
- Management of Anaphylaxis using autoinjectors
NEW: Online Asthma Awareness
Just launched! Our Online Asthma Awareness training course covers the recognition and management of asthma.
Our Asthma Awareness training course covers:
- What is Asthma
- Living with Asthma
- Common asthma triggers
- Signs and symptoms of asthma
- Management of asthma attacks
How do i get my certification after I have completed my first aid?
Hello,
In order to download your certificate you need to make sure you have marked all the units as ‘completed’. They should all appear with a green tick next to them on the course homepage.
You can find out more on our help pages: https://www.firstaidforfree.com/help-faq/
Once you’ve marked all the units as completed you will be emailed a link to download your certificate. Please note this email may take a couple of minutes to arrive. If you do not receive an email then please check your ‘spam’ or ‘junk’ box.
Yours sincerely,
John & the firstaidforfree.com team
Really a great effort… Well done
brillant learnt loads thankyou
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including heart attack or near drowning, in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
Jhon & cpr-professionals.com Teams
thankyou very helpful! good refresher!
This is really great.i completed this as i wanted to do ny refresher very informative i reccomend this.
The beginning first aid course is great. We homeschool and are using these courses for health. We just finished the beginner course, and will start the advanced course this week. Such a wonderful resource and for free. Wonderful. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this wonderful course. It has added value to me and hope to be helpful to my community.
Awesome! We think everyone should know basic first aid 🙂
These certificates dont show the percentage you get when the course is completed??
Hi Melissa,
I’m afraid that is correct at the moment. This is something we may look at in the future 🙂
Thank you for your feedback,
Kind regards,
John
Thanks……….great courses for my refresher!
No problem! Glad you found our courses useful
You are awesome man….!!! Appreciated budy…I really learned a lot through these courses..!!
No problem! 🙂 Thanks for your kind words!
Can you reset the course and take it again with a new date on the certificate??
Hello, yes this is possible. Send us a message using our contact form and a member of our team can reset your account for you.
Kind regards,
John
how do I start over since the answers I marked ended up marking the nothing that I selected so I want to start over with the whole quiz can you please let me know trying to get get certified thank you!!
Hi there,
Take a look at our help pages 🙂 They provide lots of information and troubleshooting help. If you are still experiencing problems then please use our contact form to get in touch with a member of our support team.
Kind regards,
John
This course is very good for those that need the basics. Very good information and easily read.
Thank you.
Thank you! 🙂
Thanks I liked courses very much. I studied them all and recomended them to some of my friends!!!! Thank You.
Hi John thanks for the great job your doing .I really enjoyed the course.you helped me alot because I couldn’t afford some of the courses you offered for free.why do the certificate comes with no id number
I need to change my username so that my proper name prints on the certificate. How can I change this.
Thank You
Hi there,
If you update your name in your site profile, it will then update on the certificate if you download it again
Hope this helps,
Thanks
John
Thank you very much
No problem, glad you enjoyed our training courses 😀
This is an amazing refresher course and i am only eleven years old and I am an advanced first aider.
I did all the courses and got all the certificates
Great as a refresher course.
Top work! Glad you enjoyed our free first aid courses 🙂
Awesome page!!!! Super little refresher courses!
Glad you enjoyed our free courses! 🙂
Nice job on the first aid courses .. Really learnt a lot as a fresher
Great! Glad you found our courses useful 🙂
Awesome! Glad you found the courses useful 😀
Hi there Mr. First. I already downloaded my CPR certificate but the school I work for says it needs an expiration date in order for it to be valid, at least for them. At first they said any website is fine, including this free one, but now they are saying they need an expiration date to validate it. Is there any way you can help me? I know most of them expire in two years but they insist that the date be printed on there. I thank you in advance.
-Francisco
Hi there,
As there is no skills assessment our certificate does not have an expiry date. We would suggest reviewing the material every year.
Thanks,
John & the team
*Furst. My phone autocorrected this thinking it was wrong.
As a veteran of the armed forces, we learn a lot of first aid techniques that focus more on hemorrhaging, fractures, so forth.
An acronym that stuck with me is “Really Bad Boys Should Find Better Habits”
R: Responsiveness – B: Breathing – B: Bleeding – S: Shock – F: Fracture – H: Head Injury
Anyway, im working in a security company now and wanted some kind of certification in regards to the civilian approach of First Aid (Military equivalent is called CLS [Combat Life Savior]).Going through the program (Basic and Advanced First Aid at the moment) I found myself where I learned quite a bit. Could definitely use what I learned here and continue on what I learned from the past in my CLS training.
Medical, First Aid, Responders, and etc. has always been one of my top listed things that everyone should know. My presedence of situational assesment is “Life, Limb, and Property” in that order. Anyway, that doesn’t really matter and I’m ranting.
What i mean to say, in short. I wanted a generic certificate for the resume, but turns out i’ve learned a lot more than anticipated due to the level of “People Care” implemented into the program.
Thank you for setting this all up for the rest of us.
Brilliant refresher and more thank you so helpful x
A good detailed refresher for me. One comment I would like to make is that the certificate to look more official with your signature and a mark of official creditation which I think it is worthy of. I have done various first aid at work courses since 2000 and this was well detailed and covered everything you need to know to be able to respond in an emergency.
i didn’t receive any link to download my certificate,i have checked spam and trash folder.i have competed all the module and units and green ticks appeared next to each unit.please help.
thank you,
Najir Hussain
Hello,
In order to download your certificate you need to make sure you have marked all the units as ‘completed’. They should all appear with a green tick next to them on the course homepage.
You can find out more on our help pages: https://www.firstaidforfree.com/help-faq/
Once you’ve marked all the units as completed you will be emailed a link to download your certificate. Please note this email may take a couple of minutes to arrive. If you do not receive an email then please check your ‘spam’ or ‘junk’ box.
If you continue to have problems please reply and we will do our best to help
Yours sincerely,
John & the firstaidforfree.com team
Hello, course developer . Thanks for your effort. I really enjoyed and found the course very useful. But I am confused about wasp sting . Normally wasps won’t leave their stings . So you may be referring to honey bees who always leaves theirs stings
You have made the term KISS (Keep it simple, Stupid) materialized in this course. God Bless you mate. Solid simple materials.. better than being too scholarly or having Scholastic articles that confuses people more.. this is the best. Kinda sad that this is not accredited.. why not make a premium package learning account for the ones people can get certified online.. I’m sure people will pay for it if its worthy? now that MOOC’s culture is everywhere.. but hey, its just a thought… thanks again man.
Glad you enjoyed our free courses! We have designed them to be easy and accessible for all 🙂
Thanks for your feedback
John & the team
I would like to thank John Furstcas I have managed to do all the modul as I work in security and the pediatric section helps with my children thanks once again
No problem, glad you found our pediatric first aid course useful!
Thanks
John
This is just excellent …. very impressed
Karen 👏🏻
Hi Karen,
Thank you for your kind words!
John & the team
Thank you so very much for this resource! I am still on an official waiting list after 4 years at the same workplace to do first aid training despite my eagerness to learn. I found this really helpful and I’m learning a lot!
Hi there, glad you found our free courses useful! 🙂
Thanks,
firstaidforfree.com team
This was a great refresher especially the CPR and AED. Easily explained! Thank you so much
Hi there, thanks for your kind words, I’m glad you’ve found our free resources useful 🙂
Thank you so much! This has helped me get a small job – completed the basic and advanced training courses in about an hour. Really made the difference when I went for my interview!
thank you for the first aid classes it really helps i will be doing all of the classes and will pass on the url to everyone to get first aid training thank you so much john
I Thoroughly enjoyed doing the Basic First aid course and like most have said everyone should do this as i highly recommend it,and thank you so much as I’m not an academic person,but its obvious I’ve learnt and studied to achieved this basic course and I’m seriously going to consider do other courses so thank you again
Thankyou so much for offering us these courses. As a grandmother to my one year old grandson, I was concerned about not knowing what to do if his life was in danger. He keeps putting things in his mouth so I wanted to know how to help him in the event of an emergency. My friends who are foster parents had to learn First Aid and CPR. I wonder why it isn’t mandatory for everyone and all parents. This information was so useful! As a parent I probably should have learned this stuff too. Thank you again, you have helped us all immensely!!
I have finished everything when do I get my certificate
In order to download your certificate you need to make sure you have marked all the units as ‘completed’. They should all appear with a green tick next to them on the course homepage.
You can find out more on our help pages: https://www.firstaidforfree.com/help-faq/
Once you’ve marked all the units as completed you will be emailed a link to download your certificate. Please note this email may take a couple of minutes to arrive. If you do not receive an email then please check your ‘spam’ or ‘junk’ box.
Hi this is all good experience for me a enjoy all o
Thank you very much for the course and certificate, It’s really helpful and I love the videos as well, totally recommended!
Thank you!
I THANK YOU SOM MUCH FOR YOUR COURSES, I NOW HAVE SKILLS ON FIRST AID WHICH I NEVER HAD
I enjoyed all the courses, its a good thing to have epilepsy awareness if you are working or volunteering with adults or children. As I need to have due to being a volunteer for rainbows
Thank you for this short and informative course it has helped feel confident that i can support a young person in my class should they need assistance with Anaphylaxis. I will recommend this to others.
are we able to take these courses yearly and get an updated certificate each time?
Yes! Simply get in touch using our contact form and we can reset your account for you
i finished my first aid course yesterday ,how do i download my certificate?Thanks
In order to download your certificate you need to make sure you have marked all the units as ‘completed’. They should all appear with a green tick next to them on the course homepage.
You can find out more on our help pages: http://www.firstaidforfree.com/help-faq/
Once you’ve marked all the units as completed you will be emailed a link to download your certificate. Please note this email may take a couple of minutes to arrive. If you do not receive an email then please check your ‘spam’ or ‘junk’ box.
I hope this helps,
Kind regards
Hi, John thanks for this training it’s so helpful I work at INGOs and see this really crucial skill to carry with.
Appreciated also the certificate.
good afternoon
how can I change name on certificates as they have printed my username
Hi there,
If you update the name in your site profile then this will update on your certificate if you download it again. I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
John & team
This course is really very gd …i learned it very well and i will save our people.
Thank you, we’re glad you have enjoyed our free online training courses
– John & the team
Dear John,
Thank you very much for online free training and certifications.
I need to change the name on my certificate. It’s using my username
Hi there,
If you update your name in your site profile, it will then update on the certificate if you download it again
Hope this helps,ThanksJohn
I need to retake the training. Is that possible?
Hello,
Yes it is, send us a message using our contact form and we can reset your account for you.
Kind regards,
Does anyone know how long the basic first aid course or any of the other courses take to complete?
Hi there,
Each course will take approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete depending on the prior experience of the learner.
Kind regards,
thank you for these courses, I have learned a lot. I enjoyed all of the courses, most especially the one on stroke and cardiac arrest, It was a little bit scary but is good to know these things.
Hi there,
We’re glad you have found our courses useful.
Stay safe!
John & the team
Thanks so much, you and your team are doing a great job. I want to change the name on my certificate, the surname is Davies not Davis.
Thank you! If you update your name in your site profile, it will then update on the certificate if you download it again. Make sure you are downloading a new copy of your certificate to see the updated name.
Kind regards,
Great courses. Easy to follow and complete. As can’t attend First aid course because of corona virus this is great until I can attend one in person
Thank you so much
I enjoyed doing this
Gained knowledge
Fantastic, informative and exciting courses! I am learning new skills for great knowledge!
Hi, Thank you so much for your online free app!
I’m only 13 but I’ve learned more than my older sister with this app
Thank you sooo much
excelentes cursos, felicidades¡¡¡ saludos desde MEXICO
Awesome Your Article is Really Researched About Courses and I will try to learn accordingly thanks .…
2021 and I am using this free online first aid course. full of info and great learn.
hey can u do a course on O.Ds and Alchohal Poisoning
and maybe one on mental health
and palliative care first aid/last aid
thank you so much for your courses. i did these a year abd a half ago and am now doing them again as a refresher. these are brilliant as i want to be a 999 ambulance dispatcher when i grow up (i am 14). again, thank you so much john!
Thank you for having this accesible to public and at no cost. This is amazing and very educational.
I have taken the first aid course in the past. I am required to take it again. However, it keeps showing I have completed it and shows me my test scores. Is there a way to reset it? Thank you for doing this. It is a very helpful course.
Of course, send us a message using our contact form and we can reset your account for you.
– John
Hello. Regards from Africa. Am very delighted to know this in such a simple way. Thank you doctor.