Ensuring that our members have access to first aid cover at all Scouting events is a key aspect of providing Safe Scouting. Anyone with a role in Scouting that is ‘youth facing’ will be required to hold a Scout First Response qualification (or equivalent).
Birmingham Scouts provides free first aid training courses that cover all the elements of the Scout First Response qualification and are delivered by professional first aid trainers. These courses are delivered across the city and so there should be one that is running near to you.
This is an in-person course that covers all the requirements for the Scouts First Response. It runs over 1 day from 9am to 4pm.
To help us balance the attendance at these courses, if you are renewing your First Aid please can you try and book on a course that is nearest to your expiry date or no more than 3 months before.
89th Birmingham Scout Group, Skip Marklew Scouting Centre B28 0BY next door to Yardley Wood Station
2nd Sutton Coldfield Scout HQ, The rear of 39 Highbridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5QB
195th St John Scout Group, The Scout Hut, Turves Green, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 4DG
2nd Sutton Coldfield Scout HQ, The rear of 39 Highbridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5QB
The Village, Fosse Way Drive, off Court Lane, New Oscott, B23 5LD
237th Birmingham, Scout House, Brownsover Close, Birmingham B36 9EF
195th St John Scout Group, The Scout Hut, Turves Green, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 4DG
100th Birmingham, Laurel Grove, Bournville, B30 1LE
2nd Sutton Coldfield Scout HQ, The rear of 39 Highbridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5QB
If you have completed a first aid course externally to Scouts, this may not have covered all the requirements of First Response. Please refer to the First Aid checklist and First Aid flowchart to ensure your course meets the requirements and how to validate it..
Getting Started is the essential toolkit for new leaders. A series of online modules that provide
the basics skills for your first months in a role. This includes
This in-person 1-day course covers the following essential skills for leaders
This in-person 1-day course covers the following essential skills for leaders
This one day course is aimed at developing your skills and experience in running fun and safe residentials and activities.
To help support our volunteers in manager and supporter roles, the West Midlands region offers three courses to provide additional training in the skills for these roles. More information about these courses can be found here. To book onto a course, please use the link at the bottom of the table.
More information on the individual courses can be found at this link.
| MONTH | DAY | DATE | VENUE | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Sat | 24th | Walsall | Meeting the Challenges |
| Sun | 25th | Walsall | Achieving Growth | |
| March 2024 | Sat | 23rd | Warwick | Skills of Management Day 1 |
| Sun | 24th | Warwick | Skills of Management Day 2 | |
| April 2024 | Sat | 20th | Stoke on Trent | Achieving Growth |
| Sun | 21st | Stoke on Trent | Meeting the Challenges | |
| September 2024 | Sat | 21st | Walsall | Skills of Management Day 1 |
| Sun | 22nd | Walsall | Skills of Management Day 2 | |
| October 2024 | Sat | 26th | Warwick | Achieving Growth |
| Sun | 27th | Warwick | Meeting the Challenges | |
| November 2024 | Sat | 23rd | Stoke on Trent | Skills of Management Day 1 |
| Sun | 24th | Stoke on Trent | Skills of Management Day 2 |