Everyone who is in regular contact with young people needs to completed the Scout First Response learning (or equivalent). A full list is available in POR Appointments: Table 2. Ssome activity permits as well as first aid trainers need a 16-hour course
The trusted source for details of Scouts First Response are on scouts.org.uk.
Life support
Trauma & injury
Major illnesses
participants will have been:
Provided with relevant, simple, first aid information.
Helped to build confidence and skills in coping with emergency and first aid situations.
Equipped with the knowledge needed to manage first aid emergencies.
Face-to-face | Online | Blended
Face-to-face
Remember - you are responsible for booking and undertaking required training. Plan ahead.
Refer to My Learning to ensure you understand when your First Response expires or must be completed (if new).
^ Portsmouth Scouts and Hampshire Scouts do not charge local members for First Response training.
Portsmouth Scouts aims to deliver hyper-local training within the City. Working with a trusted external provider we offer face-to-face Emergency First Aid at Work certificate training including additional training allowing Scouts Learning Advisers to validate both Module 10A & 10B.
Sessions will be offered throughout the year, with a target of 2 per term. ^
The District Team are in the process of scheduling 2025 training.
Schedule and booking details coming soon.
Hampshire Scouts is a recognised leader in First Aid for Scouting. The Hampshire team run regular face-to-face training covering all aspects of Module 10A and 10B.
Click below to access the county booking system & explore available dates + locations. ^
Completed an external first aid certificate?
If you have completed one of the named external certificates, you can complete a short e-learning "conversion" course to validate to Module 10A.
Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day)
First Aid at Work (2 or 3 day)
Child First Aid courses
Royal Yachting Association courses
BE AWARE: if the certificate did not cover practical Child CPR, then you are required to demonstrate this separately with a Scout First Response Trainer to get Module 10B validated.
Individual completion of Scout First Response must be accredited before it can be added to a member's training record. How accreditation is granted depends on the trainer.
a Scout First Response trainer can credit training directly.
an external First Aid trainer (e.g., an Emergency First Aid at Work provider) cannot directly accredit Scout training. Some trainers will cover all the requirements of Scouts First Response, including Child CPR and will need to confirm this explicitly to the member.
To obtain validation, send the following to a Scout First Response trainer:
A certificate from the external course
Evidence of completing the required elements of Scouts Module 10B, either with the external provider, a Scouts First Response Trainer, or through a suitable conversion module
Portsmouth members should send accreditation requests and all supporting documents to Hampshire Scouts at first_aid@hampshirescouts.org.uk
Scout First Response learning can be credited by:
A Scout First Response trainer who has themselves been credited for modules 29 plus a 16-hour First Aid course and credited First Response in Scouts.
It cannot be validated by:
A Volunteer Development Team member
A Lead Volunteer
Once credited by a Scout First Response Trainer, a member record can be updated by:
Learning Assessor
