If you are in Wickford or Rayleigh, Essex Medical Training is your local first aid training centre. We are based at Battlesbridge, on the Wickford side of the River Crouch, about ten minutes from Wickford town centre and fifteen from Rayleigh. Scheduled courses run here every month, and we also deliver training at workplaces, schools and nurseries across Wickford, Runwell, Shotgate, Rayleigh, Rawreth, Hullbridge, Hockley and South Woodham Ferrers.
Every course is taught by a healthcare professional from a frontline ambulance or emergency department background. Learners spend most of the day practising on manikins and each other, with scenarios built around the kind of workplace they come from.
See Upcoming Course DatesWork Out How Many First Aiders You Need
First Aid Courses In Wickford
All scheduled courses run at our Battlesbridge centre. Prices are per person and exclude VAT. Course books, certificates and refreshments are included.
First Aid Cover For Wickford And Rayleigh Workplaces
Wickford and Rayleigh have a mix of lower-hazard and higher-hazard employers side by side: shops, offices, GP and dental practices, schools and care homes in the town centres, and manufacturing, vehicle, trade and storage businesses on the industrial estates at Wickford, Shotgate, Rayleigh Weir and along the A127 and A130.
For a lower-hazard workplace, HSE’s suggested starting point is an appointed person where you have fewer than 25 employees, at least one first aider trained in Emergency First Aid at Work from 25 to 50, and at least one first aider with the full First Aid at Work qualification for every 100 employees once you have more than 50. For higher-hazard work, such as engineering, vehicle repair, warehousing or construction, the thresholds fall: at least one first aider from five employees, and one First Aid at Work first aider for every 50 above that.
Those are starting points, not the answer. Shift patterns, lone workers, visitors and customers on the premises, and holiday and sickness cover all push the number up. Schools must also allow for pupils, and early years settings have their own paediatric first aid requirement.
Our free first aid needs assessment calculator turns your staff numbers, hazard level and working pattern into a written result you can file with your risk assessments.
Finding Us
Essex Medical Training
Unit 3, Mayphil Industrial Estate, Hawk Hill, Battlesbridge, Wickford, Essex SS11 7RJ
We are on Hawk Hill, just off the A130 at Battlesbridge, at the rear of the Phoenix Fireplaces site. From Wickford town centre it is about three miles and under ten minutes; from Rayleigh, about five miles via the A1245 and usually around fifteen minutes. Parking on site is free.
By train, Battlesbridge station is one stop from Wickford on the Crouch Valley line and a short walk from the centre. From Rayleigh, change at Wickford.
First aid courses run from 09:00 to 16:00, with tea and coffee provided.
Training At Your Premises In Wickford Or Rayleigh
Because we are so close, local employers have a real choice: send people to us a few at a time as places come up, or have us bring the course to your site when you have a group. On site, nobody travels, the scenarios can be built around your own building and risks, and you choose the dates.
We bring the trainer, manikins, defibrillator trainers and all other equipment. You provide a room. The price is one fixed fee for up to 12 learners, with no travel charge in Wickford, Runwell, Shotgate, Rayleigh, Rawreth, Hullbridge, Hockley or South Woodham Ferrers.
For Emergency First Aid at Work, on-site training costs less than individual places once you have seven or more people to train. For the three-day First Aid at Work course, the figure is eight. With fewer people than that, booking places on our scheduled courses is usually the better value.
Why Local Employers Use Us
Trainers Who Have Done It
Our team comes from frontline emergency ambulance and busy emergency department work. They have treated the cardiac arrests, bleeds and seizures they teach.
On Your Doorstep
We have trained from Battlesbridge since 2017. Many of our learners walk in from the station or drive over from Wickford and Rayleigh in minutes.
Prices You Can See
Per-person and group prices are published, with books, certificates and travel included. We are not the cheapest and we do not try to be.
Hands-On From The Start
Learners spend most of the course practising on manikins and each other, with scenarios drawn from their own kind of workplace.
Reviews From Our Learners
Wickford And Rayleigh First Aid Training Questions
Where Is The Nearest First Aid Course To Wickford?
Our training centre is in Battlesbridge, Wickford, SS11 7RJ, about three miles from the town centre and one stop by train on the Crouch Valley line. Scheduled courses run here every month.
Do You Run First Aid Courses In Rayleigh?
Our scheduled courses run at Battlesbridge, about five miles and fifteen minutes from Rayleigh. For groups we deliver on site anywhere in Rayleigh, Rawreth, Hullbridge and Hockley for one fixed fee with no travel charge.
How Much Does First Aid Training Cost?
On a scheduled course, Emergency First Aid at Work is £125 + VAT per person and First Aid at Work is £265 + VAT. On-site group training starts at £750 + VAT for up to 12 learners.
Can I Book A Single Place For Myself?
Yes. Individuals can book and pay online for any scheduled course, and because we are local it is easy to pick a date that suits you.
How Long Does A First Aid Certificate Last?
First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work and Paediatric First Aid certificates all last three years. HSE strongly recommends annual refresher training in between.
Is There Parking At The Training Centre?
Yes, parking on site is free. We are at the rear of the Phoenix Fireplaces site on Hawk Hill, just off the A130 at Battlesbridge.
Book First Aid Training In Wickford Or Rayleigh
Book a place online, or tell us the course, the number of people and the dates you have in mind for on-site training and we will reply with availability and a price.
Call us: 0800 820 3692
