Convert Your First Aid Tutor Status to STA

Looking to convert your first aid tutor status to an award winning awarding body? Convert today, free of charge!

As an STA tutor, you will be able to train the next generation of leisure industry staff. There are many opportunities for employment—from working within large leisure providers to deliver their training, to taking the first steps to running your own business. However you choose to progress your career, it’s certain to be an interesting journey.

In order to arrange, deliver or assess a Safety Training Award qualification, you must be linked with an Approved Training Centre. For more information on the Approved Training Centre process please see here.

Deliverable Qualifications

Upon successful application, you will be eligible to deliver the following regulated qualifications:

• Adult and Paediatric Emergency First Aid
• Adult and Paediatric First Aid
• Outdoor Emergency First Aid (if qualification is held)
• Outdoor First Aid (if qualification is held)
• Activity Emergency First Aid
• Activity First Aid
• First Aid at Work
• Emergency First Aid at Work
• Paediatric First Aid Award
• Emergency Paediatric First Aid Award
• Basic Life Support including AED
• Basic Life Support including AED and Management of Anaphylaxis

Interested? Before You Get Started…

You’ll need to make sure you’ve met the following requirements before submitting your application:

• Be at least 19 years of age
• Hold current membership of STA
• Hold a First Aid Instructor / Tutor certificate with another awarding organisation with delivery experience
• Hold a minimum of the Level 3 Award in Education and Training qualification or acceptable equivalent
• Hold the First Aid at Work qualification or acceptable equivalent
• Have occupational competence showing experience working within a first aid role
• Tutored a minimum of 1 regulated Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work or Paediatric First Aid qualification (or acceptable equivalent) within 6 months; and 36 hours overall (6 x 6-hour days) of teaching First Aid within the last 3 years
• Have completed the STA First Aid Tutor Upskill available on STA Online
• Have completed the STA Tutor CPD available on STA Online.

Validity of Tutor Status

To maintain the validity of status as an STA tutor, tutors must:

• Attend updates and refresher courses, as and when required by STA
• Hold current membership of STA.