Blended course - Online learning + classroom-based practical assessment + micro-teach

Become competent and confident to deliver basic life support training within your organisation or training service.

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer Level 3 course combines online learning with a face-to-face practical assessment and micro-teach session at The Mandatory Training Group's Coventry Training Centre. This course is also known as Adult Resuscitation Train the Trainer and is designed for you, with relevant health, social care, first aid, resuscitation, or workplace training experience, who need to train others safely, confidently, and within clear governance arrangements.

After purchase, you will receive immediate access to the online learning component through ComplyPlus™ LMS. This covers core adult basic life support knowledge, trainer responsibilities, safe practice principles, CPR and AED guidance, assessment requirements and quality assurance expectations. Once you have completed the online learning and knowledge assessment, you can attend the Coventry practical session to demonstrate competence, complete practical assessment activities and deliver a short micro-teach.

This course supports trainers and organisations in building internal basic life support training capacity while maintaining clear role boundaries, evidence of trainer competence and quality assurance arrangements.

No certificate is issued after completion of the online element alone. Certification is issued only after successful completion of all required online, practical assessment and micro-teach elements.

Important: When attending the practical session, please bring your booking confirmation, a valid form of photo identification, and your certificate from the online training course, either printed or available on your mobile device. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the course starts and wear suitable clothing for practical activities.

Course content

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer Level 3 course covers:

Introduction to basic life support and adult resuscitation training

Trainer roles, responsibilities and boundaries

Current adult basic life support guidelines (RCUK 2025)

Recognition of clinical deterioration, unresponsiveness and cardiac arrest

Calling for help and emergency escalation

CPR techniques, compression quality and rescue breaths, where appropriate

Safe use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

Adult choking response and recovery position

Airway opening and safe ventilation principles, where relevant

DNACPR and ReSPECT awareness within role boundaries and local policy

Infection prevention and safe use of resuscitation training equipment

CSTF adult basic life support outcomes and workplace expectations

Adult learning principles and inclusive training methods

Planning structured BLS training sessions

Demonstrating CPR and AED skills safely

Observing learners and correcting unsafe techniques

Assessing learner knowledge and practical competence

Giving constructive feedback

Micro-teach planning and delivery

Training records, competence sign-off and quality assurance

Maintaining trainer competence and CPD.

Who is this course for?

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course is suitable for:

In-house resuscitation trainers

Experienced health and social care professionals looking to become BLS trainers

Existing trainers who want to deliver basic life support training

Independent training providers

Subject matter experts with relevant resuscitation experience

Experienced nurses, healthcare assistants and clinical support workers with training responsibilities

Care home, domiciliary care and supported living trainers

GP practice, dental practice and primary care trainers

Clinical leads or practice educators, where relevant

Learning and development staff

Managers responsible for staff training and competence

Organisations developing internal basic life support training capacity.

You should have relevant experience in basic life support, adult resuscitation, first aid, health and social care, or workplace training, and should work within their competence, role and organisational policies.

Course aims

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course aims to:

Prepare learners to plan and deliver basic life support training that is safe, up to date, and aligned with relevant resuscitation guidance, CSTF expectations, professional standards, and workplace requirements

Develop trainer-level competence in assessing learning needs, preparing training materials, teaching, demonstrating, observing, assessing and recording learner competence

Support trainers and organisations to evidence trainer competence, practical assessment, training quality and compliance with governance and workforce assurance expectations.

Learning objectives

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course will:

Explain the trainer's role, responsibilities, boundaries and scope of practice

Introduce current adult basic life support guid

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