FAIB Online Learning
Give employers more flexibility with FAIB Online Learning. Our blended courses allow students to complete the theory part of the course online before attending a shorter face-to-face session for practical training and assessment.
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Built for Training Providers
The simplest way for FAIB Training Providers to deliver blended learning that already meets our Quality Assurance Standards.
Track student progress, manage your students and purchase licences directly through your own FAIB Online Learning account.
With audio, video, quizzes and interactive content throughout, the online learning is designed to keep students engaged and make completing the theory from home or the workplace simple and accessible.
What your learners get
- Learning they can start, pause and resume on any device
- Self-checks through the course and a final assessment
- A downloadable certificate for the online element, which their trainer needs to see
- Their full qualification certificate from you after the practical assessment
Blended First Aid Courses Include
First Aid at WorkFAW RequalificationEmergency First Aid at WorkPaediatric First AidPaediatric with FAWPaediatric with EFAWForest School First AidOutdoor First Aid
Stand-alone Online Courses Include
Annual First Aid UpdatesEarly YearsSafeguardingFood SafetyFire SafetyPrimary Care
Fourteen courses in total, all owned and delivered by Elearn Here and offered by FAIB under licence. Most carry CPD accreditation held by Elearn Here.
How to get set up
Any FAIB Training Provider can use FAIB Online Learning for their blended courses.
- Email faib@elearnhere.co.uk with your company details, listed below.
What to include in your email
- Company name
- Company address
- Contact name
- Contact telephone number
- The email address you would like to use to access your account
- Your company logo in PNG or JPEG format
- Elearn Here set up your FAIB Online Learning Account.
- Buy your licences through the FAIB Online Learning website. Prices start at £4 + VAT — see the course price list.
- Auto-enrol your learners and they will receive an email inviting them to log in and start the course, or download enrolment keys and email them to your learners with instructions for registering on the FAIB Online Learning website.
Learning hours
FAIB Online Learning courses are set up as follows.
| Course | Online | Face to face | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Aid at Work | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| First Aid at Work Requalification | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Emergency First Aid at Work | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Paediatric First Aid | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Paediatric First Aid with First Aid at Work | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Paediatric First Aid with Emergency First Aid at Work | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Forest School First Aid | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Outdoor First Aid | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Emergency Paediatric First Aid is not accepted as blended learning.
Whether the minimum face-to-face contact hours are sufficient depends on the specific needs and capabilities of the students attending. The Training Provider makes that decision, in consultation with the employer, and the final decision rests with the Training Provider rather than the client.
Quality Assurance Standards for FAIB Training Providers
Full standards can be found in our guidance sheet linked below.
Learning hours and employer responsibility
Blended learning is an opportunity to offer flexibility for employers and individuals wanting to achieve a first aid qualification. It will not suit every employer or individual, and it must not compromise the minimum overall learning hours required by the HSE and the Department for Education.
Under Regulation 13 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers are required to allow paid time for employees to complete first aid training. Employees must not be expected to undertake the online learning element in their own time.
Theory: the online learning element
To deliver a FAIB-regulated first aid course that incorporates blended learning, the Training Provider must use an online learning package approved by FAIB, covering all relevant non-practical learning outcomes.
Students must complete a secure built-in multiple choice assessment to demonstrate their knowledge. Completion times are recorded, to reflect the standards of classroom based written tests. All results are stored securely and made available to FAIB on request.
Auditable evidence must be generated, in the form of a certificate or other supporting documentation, confirming that the student has completed the online learning element and achieved the relevant non-practical learning outcomes.
Practical: the face-to-face element
First aid practical assessments must be carried out in person, as strongly recommended by the HSE. Once the student has successfully completed the online theory element, the face-to-face section is used to teach and then assess the remaining learning outcomes relating to practical skills.
Technology, suitability of students and prevention of fraud
Training Providers must ensure that students are able to use the technology required to access and complete the online learning, and that appropriate support is available throughout the course. A robust system must also be in place to confirm student identity and prevent fraud.
Previously approved online learning
Before the current system was introduced over two years ago, FAIB approved a small number of blended-learning packages developed by individual FAIB Training Providers. These approvals were granted solely for the provider’s own use and do not permit the packages to be sold, licensed or otherwise supplied commercially to other Training Providers.
FAIB will allow these existing packages to continue to be used, but only by the Training Provider for whom they were originally approved and only with their own students.
These packages must still be submitted to FAIB for re-approval whenever relevant first aid guidance or provisions are updated by the appropriate medical bodies.
FAIB no longer approves individual blended-learning packages created by Training Providers.
Definitions
Online learning refers to e-learning or distance learning, delivered via the internet.
Face-to-face learning refers to being physically present in the same room.
Email Elearn Here with your company details and they will set your FAIB Online Learning Account up.
Email faib@elearnhere.co.ukQuestions about the standards? Contact FAIB at info@faib.co.uk or call 0161 494 9045.