Learn first aid as a school
Would your school like to teach your students or teachers more about first aid? Belgian Red Cross-Flanders ! We offer a wide range of training courses designed to enable you to apply first aid immediately in school settings—both to learn first aid yourself and to train your students.
In certain fields of study, students are required to have a certificate in "life-saving techniques for infants and young children" before beginning their internship. Do you have any questions about this? Please contact onderwijs@rodekruis.be.
Train the Trainer
As a teacher, do you want to learn how to inform your students about first aid in case of accidents? Then we at the Red Cross can help too. Depending on the age of your target group, we offer a different training with a focus on didactics at first aid. Below you can find the overview of training courses.
First aid teacher Education
What will you learn?
You will learn everything you need to teach your pupils and students first aid. You will need to work through the theory of the First Aid and Helper courses on an independent basis in a self-study course before the start of the course.
In practical terms, this means you need to prepare before the course begins. You will study the first aid material on your own using the book *Help! First Aid for Everyone* and the course textbook. You can purchase both books through the online store using your school’s login credentials.
It is an intensive course that will give you the necessary baggage to give quality first aid to your students.
In the first part of the course, we immerse you in first aid techniques and first aid content from Belgian Red Cross-Flanders and you take a practical exam. In the second part, we zoom in on teaching first aid to your target students or pupils through microteaching. When you successfully complete the training, you will be certified and can call yourself 'First Aid Teacher Education'. This allows you to organize the courses 'First Aid' (basic course), 'Helper' (advanced course) and 'Resuscitation and defibrillation' for pupils or students of your own educational institute and to hand out your certificates!
All these courses are suitable for pupils or students aged sixteen and over, or who turn sixteen in the calendar year in which the course starts. To the students of the second grade you can award the certificate "Junior Helper". In addition, you also get access to all the didactic material of Belgian Red Cross-Flanders. Together we work on the first aid and resuscitation skills.
How long?
4 days of classes, each from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where and when?
Cost?
The four-day course is completely free. Before the course begins, you must have a copy of the handbook *Help! First Aid for Everyone* and the course textbook.
First aid in preschool education
What will you learn?
Together with Brecht the bear who knows all about first aid, you will teach preschoolers the first steps in first aid. During this course you will be introduced to a wide range of fun didactic methods and attractive teaching materials. Through stories, games, songs, poems and worksheets, your preschoolers will learn the first steps of first aid. This will turn your preschoolers into proud helpers!
How long?
1 day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where and when?
Price?
200 euros per person, including a manual and seven storybooks
Would you like this training program tailored to your school? We can make that happen! The cost is 600 euros for a full day or 400 euros for a half-day, for up to 12 participants. Interested? Contact onderwijs@rodekruis.be for more information.
First aid in primary education
What do you teach?
Teaching your students first aid from first grade? You can! During this training you learn first aid techniques - including CPR - and you are introduced to a range of fun and playful didactic methods. So you are armed to work with first aid in your classroom. In this way we work together on the first aid attainment levels in primary education and you make your students more helpful.
How long:
1 day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where and when?
Price?
110 euros per person, including a manual and workbooks
Would you like this training tailored to your school? We can make that happen! The cost is 510 euros for a full day or 300 euros for a half-day, for up to 12 participants. Interested? Contact onderwijs@rodekruis.be for more information.
First aid in secondary education
What do you learn?
Would you like to give first aid lessons to your secondary school students, but you're not sure how to get started? No worries! During this practical TTT training we will work together with the new attainment targets around first aid. You learn first aid techniques - including CPR - and get to know a range of fun and playful didactic methods. So you are armed to get to work in your classroom with first aid afterwards. This is how you make your students helpful.
How long:
1 day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where and when?
Price?
110 euros per person, including a manual and three workbooks
Would you like this training tailored to your school? We can make that happen! The cost is 510 euros for a full day or 300 euros for a half-day, for up to 12 participants. Interested? Contact onderwijs@rodekruis.befor more information.
First aid initiation for teachers
As a teacher, it’s important to know a few basic rules about first aid in case of accidents. Our first-aid training consists of two parts. In the first part, we teach you the basic principles of first aid. In the second part, we delve into specific topics. Because we believe it’s important to tailor the training to your specific needs, we take a demand-driven approach. Examples of topics we can cover include:
- Bleeding and skin wounds
- Injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Burns
- Faint
- Hyperventilation
- Concussion
- Foreign object in the wound
- Choking
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Insect bite and tick bite
- Contents of school first aid kit
- CPR and defibrillation
We also like to give you already some additional information about this course:
- Target audience: teachers - you do not need any prior knowledge of first aid
- Duration: 3 hours
- Attestation: participants will receive a certificate of attendance
- Price: flat rate of 360 euros for 15 participants - each participant receives the 'First Aid for Teachers' manual
- Number of participants: up to 15
- Language: Dutch
Additional information for teachers
Looking for more information and resources for your classroom?
Curriculum Pathways
Belgian Red Cross-Flanders Red Cross Youth a curriculum on first aid. The curriculum is designed to provide teachers with a framework for implementing learning objectives and standards in a practical way.
Educational materials following a training session or introductory course
Did you complete a Train-the-Trainer course or a Junior Helper / Helpertje introductory course? You can find additional teaching materialshere.
Red Cross themes
Our organization has a lot to offer in terms of education on various Red Cross topics:
Ready-to-use lesson plans or other interesting materials
Are you looking for ready-made lesson plans or other interesting materials for your classroom? Find more information on the Red Cross Youth website.
Youth On The Run (YOTR)
Youth on the Run is a unique immersive experience. As a participant, you step into the shoes of someone who has been forced to flee: you are given a new identity and a new family, and together you work to find solutions. Learn more.
Educational Package: First Aid for Difficult Emotions
In addition to first aid training courses, we also offer a course on providing emotional support.
Questions? Feel free to contact us
- 015 44 39 22
- onderwijs@rodekruis.be