Who requires First Response?

The full requirements list is found in the POR Chapter 16 Teams Table

• Common roles which DO require first response are:
  • Group Lead Volunteers
  • Section Team Leaders
  • Section Team Members (including those who were previously Section Assistants)
• Common roles NOT requiring first response (unless one of the roles above are held) :
  • Trustees
  • Non-member – requires disclosure
  • Retired members, Presidents & Vice presidents
  • Group/District Leadership Team members without other roles
  • District Programme / Volunteering Team / Support Team members

I need to complete First Response training:

• GLSW provide First Aid training, free of charge, to leaders requiring First Aid.
• Young Leaders receive Module K training via the district young leader training scheme, or they may also attend the county training – however this will be at a cost.
• Those who do not need First Response but would prefer to have this qualification may also take this training but this will be at a charge.

All of the GLSW courses are advertised here. If none are showing at the moment, the next term’s training has not been loaded yet, check back in a few days.

FirstAidEasy – GLSW First Aid Training

I completed a GLSW course but First Response is not showing as completed on My Learning.

• This training has to be credited manually – and it can typically take up to a week to show up on the system.
• Unfortunately the system is not easy to use for those crediting the account, and so occasionally learning might not save correctly.
• If after 7 days it has not appeared on My Learning, please email firstaid@croydonscouting.org.uk with your name and membership number and this can be checked for you.
• Do not email the course organisers. Once they have completed the course with you, their responsibility ends and they cannot credit First Response on the system – this is done by the district team. 

I have completed a course outside of GLSW. How can I get this credited?

External first aid courses must be validated by the County First Aid assessor as follows.

• Complete any necessary conversion course (more on this below)
• Upload any relevant information such as certificates and syllabuses, and any conversion course (more on this below) certificate, to the My Qualifications section of My Membership
• Email paul.green@glswscouts.org.uk
• (If required) the county team will arrange to complete a child and/or adult CPR assessment with you.
• County team will notify the District team once your first aid has been approved.

Conversion courses: As Scouts’ First Response syllabus is heavily tailored towards Scouting, there are elements which are not usually covered on commercial courses. You can therefore complete the blended e-learning module on learn.scouts.org.uk to cover the areas not typically covered in FAW/EFAW or vocational first aid.

There are a variety of first aid courses / qualifications available with some examples below:

Does Croydon District provide grants for external training courses, or where a course is completed by someone who does not need it for their role?

Where you have, or have applied for a permit which requires a 16 hour or similar course, the standard Croydon Training Grant scheme will apply.

Otherwise, Croydon District will not provide a grant towards courses taken outside of the subsidised county provision. Your group may be able to support you, please speak to your Group Lead Volunteer.

Can I use my scout First Response training to provide EFAW cover at work.

No – the scout course is heavily tailored to scout requirements around programme and policy and does not meet the HSE’s requirements for Emergency First Aid at Work.