TRAINING

Become CPR confident and let us demystify defibrillators with you at our cardiac arrest awareness sessions;
Would you know what to do if somebody's heart stopped beating? Learn with us, for free!

You can join our certified trainers in small, friendly groups of 10 or less to learn how to save a life. Our sessions are a mix of theory and practice and you will learn:​

•  how to spot the signs of a cardiac arrest 

• how to manage a cardiac arrest emergency

• how to perform CPR

• how to use a defibrillator

• the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest 

• baby and child CPR

• how to help someone who is choking

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We welcome people of all ages to our training (whether you are 5 or 105) but please note that children and young people under the age of 16 will require a parent/carer present at all times. Our friendly, informative training sessions truly are accessible for all! Our trainers are fully certified to deliver basic life support skills sessions.

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Booking and cancellation

When you complete your booking, you will be taken to a confirmation page. Please make sure you select the ‘Add to Google Calendar’ option so that the date and time are saved in your diary and you remember to attend! If you don’t use an online diary, please make sure you add the date and time to your paper calendar.

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Unfortunately, we have recently experienced a high number of no-shows for our training sessions. This is incredibly unfair and disrespectful to our charity and our volunteers, as well as to others who could have benefited from those spaces. When someone doesn’t attend and doesn’t cancel their booking, a valuable training place is wasted and someone else misses out. You will receive a booking confirmation email after booking. Please check your spam/junk folder if you don’t see it, as this email will contain all the relevant information, including our cancellation policy.

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You will also receive two further reminder emails before your booked training session. These may also go into your spam/junk folder, so please make sure you add us as a ‘safe contact’ to ensure you receive all important emails and reminders.

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We know that sometimes you may book onto a session and then find that you’re unable to attend. If this happens, please call us on 07754 796550 or email clare@thepaulalanproject.org at least 48 hours before the session to let us know you won’t be able to attend. This allows us to offer your space(s) to someone else and helps us ensure our sessions can start on time.

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Our training is free but of great value. Our trainers are volunteers who give up their own time to provide BLS sessions free of charge. Please respect the time, effort and commitment of our trainers and other attendees by letting us know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend.

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​Group training

As well as providing individual training, for a donation to our defibrillator and bleed kit appeal, we also train in schools (staff and pupils), workplaces and organisations/clubs. If you are interested in group training, please get in touch today: clare@thepaulalanproject.org​