St John :: First Aid Courses
125 years



It is very important to know First Aid. If someone you know were to have an accident or suffer a medical emergency — would you be ready to help?

A St John First Aid course gives you the knowledge and confidence to be ready to take the right steps and provide First Aid whenever and wherever an emergency occurs.


  • Workplace First Aid

    This course is the standard for Workplace first aiders, and those needing a first aid certificate for their vocational qualification.

    The course provides an excellent assessment standard that ensures students feel confident about providing first aid when needed and that they are qualified to do so. Every student on a scheduled Workplace First Aid course receives a personal manikin and DVD in a unique student resource kit which they keep, so they can practice their Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skills and pass on their skills to colleagues, friends and family.

    Completion of this Workplace First Aid Course qualifies a student as a trained first aid person as described in the guidance notes published by the Department of Labour to help employers comply with Health and Safety legislation.

    Duration 2 days
    NZQA Units 6400, 6401, 6402
    Price $229 inc gst

  • First Aid Refresher

    Our First Aid Refresher course provides a day of practical skills refreshment along with an update on changes to first aid practice.

    The course includes practical scenarios and individual workstations so that you can identify what you need to refresh and can concentrate on updating the skills that you need.

    The course is fun, relaxed and focuses on what you need to know.

    This course is suitable for those who require revalidation of the Workplace First Aid certificate every two years because they are a designated first aider. However, you donÕt have to be an official first aider to do our First Aid Refresher course. If you have had first aid training in the past and want to refresh your knowledge and skills, this is the course for you.

    St John recommends that you refresh your first aid training every two years.

    Duration 7 hours
    Price $139 inc gst

  • Workplace First Aid Express

    This course is ideal for first aiders in low risk workplaces.

    This first aid course has been designed to provide you with the confidence your trained first aiders are truly competent enough 'at the scene' to recognise life threatening situations and to offer vital assistance to the patient before more experienced help arrives.

    Completion of this Workplace First Aid Express Course qualifies students as a trained first aid person as described in the guidance notes published by the Department of Labour to help employers comply with Health and Safety in Employment legislation.

    Duration 8 hours
    NZQA Units 6401, 6402
    Price $149 inc gst

  • Child First Aid

    CPR for children and infants along with dealing with choking is included in this short course.

    An injured or seriously unwell child can be frightening and difficult to deal with if you don't know what to do. This course shows you what to do with common injuries sustained by children and discusses how to identify life threatening medical emergencies and how to deal with them.

    This is an ideal course for parents, caregivers, grandparents and anyone looking after children.

    Duration 4 hours
    NZQA Units 25459
    Price $65 inc gst

  • CPR

    This short course focuses on providing the skills to perform CPR. The management of adults, children or infants who require CPR or who are choking is covered.

    CPR is a life saving skill when someone has stopped breathing or their heart has stopped. Although medical conditions, such as a severe heart attack, may lead to the heart or breathing stopping, a range of other things also cause this: drowning, electric shock, poisoning, overdose, stroke, serious injury.

    For CPR to be successful, it needs to be started as soon as possible after a person's heart stops.

    CPR is not difficult to learn and we recommend that everyone be able to perform CPR when needed. Be prepared to help if someone close to you needs CPR.

    This course includes assessment and leads to an NZQA unit standard.

    Duration 2 hours
    NZQA Units 6402
    Price $50 inc gst

  • Electrical Workers Refresher

    This course has been designed to meet the requirements of the Electrical Workers Registration board with both theory and practical requirements.

    CPR is refreshed in this course and it is assumed you have already learned CPR, so time is spent on simply refreshing skills.

    Basic first aid is also refreshed by covering a few key first aid topics. These topics are rotated every two years, so that if you attend this course every two years you will cover different first aid topics each time.

    Duration 1.5 hours
    Price $75 inc gst

  • Pre-Hospital Emergency Care

    This course is designed to train a person to be capable of providing immediate advanced first aid assistance in any situation.

    Attendees are trained to a high standard of patient care with both tutor and peer assessments throughout the course.

    More than 50% of the course is practical, which enables attendees to gain the confidence and competency to use the various techniques taught throughout the course. Familiarisation of basic emergency care equipment is included along with a focus on airway care and respiratory support. The course focuses on the equipment individual participants have available to them at their workplace. Time is available throughout the course to discuss special equipment and conditions.

    Duration 3 days
    NZQA Units 14470, 14471, 14472, 14473
    Price $620 inc gst

  • Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Refresher

    This course is designed to refresh skills and knowledge for people involved in the advanced first aid/pre-hospital emergency care environment.

    The course is very practical with scenarios and practice sessions to refamiliarise yourself with pre-hospital emergency care equipment and techniques.

    There is no formal assessment on this course allowing more time to practice and discuss relevant scenarios.

    Duration 8 hours
    Price $200 inc gst

  • Resuscitation Level 4

    This course is designed for health professionals requiring resuscitation training to the New Zealand Resuscitation Council’s Level 4.

    Health professionals who usually need Level 4 include those exposed to resuscitation events and who have already received basic health related training. These people include nursing graduates, anaesthesia technicians, radiographers and other hospital and community health trained support staff.

    Attendees need to be registered nurses, medical practitioners or people who have the skills contained in the course as part of their scope of practice. It is expected that students are familiar with the scopes of Level 1 - 3 Resuscitation.

    Duration 4 hours
    Price $150 inc gst

  • Resuscitation Level 5

    This course is for health professionals requiring resuscitation training to the New Zealand Resuscitation Council’s Level 5.

    This course is designed for health professionals who are required to manage and supervise resuscitation scenarios where little immediate back up is available from higher level people.

    Attendees need to be registered nurses, medical practitioners or people who have the skills contained in the course as part of their scope of practice. It is expected that students are familiar with the scopes of Level 1 - 4 Resuscitation.

    Duration 4 hours
    Price $270 inc gst

  • Basic Life Support

    This course concentrates on the life saving skills of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to deal with other immediately life threatening conditions.

    This is a practical course in which you will spend 75% of the time practicing the techniques for CPR and choking. The use of an AED as part of CPR is included in this course along with the important concept of "Chain of Survival". In addition to these resuscitation skills, managing life threatening bleeding is also included.

    This is an ideal course for anyone that does not have the time to complete a longer, in-depth course, but wants to learn how to save a life.

    Duration 4 hours
    NZQA Units 6402

  • Advanced Resuscitation

    Tailored for your group

    What We Can Do

    The Advanced Resuscitation course is available for groups of health professionals and can be delivered to you exclusively at our place or yours.

    Course Content

    St John can help you select the content of your course. Once selected, this will determine the duration of your Advanced Resuscitation course.

    A range of advanced modules are available and these can be combined with any of our standard modules. At least one module from our advanced modules is required to provide an Advanced Resuscitation course.

    Duration Variable
    Price Variable

  • Workshops

    Workshops are a great way to provide a safety culture in your workplace or community.

    Workshops can be delivered to any company, group or organisation and can be tailored to suit the requirements of the group. Workshops are also ideal as ongoing staff development or as part of a regular health and safety training programme. Workshops also lend themselves well to conferences, training days and team building exercises.

    Course Content

    Workshops consist of one or more individual First Aid modules. We have a variety of modules, covering a wide range of topics. These modules range from "How to use a First Aid Kit" to "Oxygen Therapy" and can include any first aid topic.

    Workshops can be delivered at St John premises or your own.

    Duration Variable

  • Advanced Basic Life Support

    This course trains a person to use resuscitation equipment available in the pre-hospital environment.

    This is a short course for any person with access to basic emergency resuscitation equipment and who has a working knowledge of CPR - pool lifesavers, corporate/industrial first aiders, rescue workers, nurses, midwives etc. More than 50% of the course is practical, so that attendees gain competency with these techniques. Attendees are expected to be already able to perform CPR as this skill is refreshed, rather than taught on the course.

    This course can also be used to refresh these more advanced skills for those who have already learnt the skills but haven't used them for a while.

    Duration 4 hours
    Price $125 inc GST

  • How to use an AED

    While having an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is important, having people trained to use it is equally as important.

    This course is designed for any group who has, or may have, access to an AED. This is a hands on course to allow participants to work with an AED and includes the use of an AED in CPR situations.

    The use of an AED is an important addition to CPR and evidence shows that using an AED can greatly improve the survival chances of a patient in cardiac arrest.

    Using an AED is simple as the machine "talks" to you and guides you through the things you need to do. This course provides the opportunity to use an AED with a manikin as part of the whole CPR process. The purpose of using an AED is explained along with the steps of CPR for an adult patient.

    Duration 1.5 hours

  • Sports First Aid

    We recommend this course for coaches, managers, parents and anyone else involved with sport in some capacity.

    This course is designed to specifically focus on first aid that is relevant for the effective treatment and management of sporting injuries. ACC and Sports Medicine New Zealand have developed this course for delivery by St John.

    The course covers the types of injury and medical emergency commonly experienced in the sporting environment. The role of the sports first aider is explained. Injury prevention is based on the ACC SportSmart 10-point action plan.

    Duration 8 hours

  • Marine Medic

    This is a 4.5 day course designed to meet STW "Proficiency in Medical First Aid". This course is endorsed by Maritime New Zealand.

    The course covers a range of first aid and advanced techniques and uses up to date teaching methods. This course is available to groups of 8 or more students. Students need to hold a current Workplace First Aid (or equivalent) certificate to enrol on this course.

    Duration 4.5 days

  • Marine Medic Refresher

    This is a 2 day course designed to revalidate holders of the Marine Medic certificate.

    This course is available to groups of 8 or more students. Students need to hold a Marine Medic (or equivalent) certificate to enrol on this course.

    Duration 2 days

  • Outdoor First Aid

    This course is especially for people wanting to learn how to provide first aid in the outdoor environment.

    It is a comprehensive course suitable for anyone who spends time in the outdoor environment.

    This course is conducted for groups of 8 or more people. There are two options:

    One Day Course:

    For people who already hold first aid qualifications or for those wishing to "refresh" their outdoor first aid skills.

    Duration 1 day
    NZQA Units 424

    Two Day Course

    For people without current first aid qualifications.

    Duration 2 days
    NZQA Units 424




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