SIA licensing: first aid training requirement
Guidance for training providers: what you need to know to meet the SIA's rules on first aid training.
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- Security Industry Authority
- Published
- 5 March 2021
- Last updated
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Read ‘First aid training requirement for door supervisors and security guards’ to find out what you must check if you offer the training required for a door supervisor or security guard licence. This document also explains what you must do if you want to offer first aid training yourself.
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Published 5 March 2021
Last updated 62 September 2024
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2025-09-02 11:08
Updated the ‘First aid qualifications you can accept’ section to include the following text: “a training provider operating under voluntary accreditation schemes (including trade or industry bodies)”.
2024-09-06 11:51
Updated to include requirements to explicitly cover training on haemostatic dressings and keeping airways open.
2024-08-21 14:25
updated to remove contradictory information
2024-08-21 11:33
The HTML attachment has been updated to include the need to cover training on life-threatening bleeding and opening airways.
Details
Read ‘First aid training requirement for door supervisors and security guards’ to find out what you must check if you offer the training required for a door supervisor or security guard licence. This document also explains what you must do if you want to offer first aid training yourself.
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-09-02 11:08
Updated the ‘First aid qualifications you can accept’ section to include the following text: “a training provider operating under voluntary accreditation schemes (including trade or industry bodies)”.
2024-09-06 11:51
Updated to include requirements to explicitly cover training on haemostatic dressings and keeping airways open.
2024-08-21 14:25
updated to remove contradictory information
2024-08-21 11:33
The HTML attachment has been updated to include the need to cover training on life-threatening bleeding and opening airways.