First Aid Courses in Northland
Book your course with MediTrain today and arm yourself with the first aid certificate and skills you need.
MediTrain has been teaching people in Whangarei and Northland for 18 years
MediTrain Northland is led by Kent Ericksen, a seasoned first aid trainer with over 20 years of experience. Specialising in outdoor and adventure first aid, Kent provides comprehensive and practical first aid training. His courses cater to a wide range of needs, from general first aid to specialised emergency care for remote workers.
MediTrain Northland is committed to equipping individuals and organisations with accurate, up-to-date first aid skills, essential for both everyday situations and specialised environments. Contact us to learn how our training can empower your organisation in emergency preparedness.
For expert first aid training tailored to the needs of workplaces, childhood, and care facilities, contact MediTrain Northland.
Upcoming course dates in Whangarei
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First Aid Courses Available in Northland
Comprehensive Workplace First Aid
Recommended for most workplaces. Covers CPR, choking, bleeding, shock, a wide range of injuries and illnesses, and managing multiple casualties.
Basic Workplace First Aid
The minimum required for low-risk workplaces. Covers CPR, choking, bleeding, shock and common injuries and illnesses.
First Aid Refresher
For anyone with a current certificate due for renewal. Recertify with us regardless of your previous provider.
Comprehensive Childcare First Aid
For early childhood teachers and workers. Meets the first aid requirements of the ECE licensing criteria.
CPR / Basic Life Support
A great introduction to basic first aid. Focuses on high-quality CPR and using an AED.
Why Northland teams choose MediTrain
We're a family business that has been delivering first aid training for over 30 years. As an NZQA Category 1 education provider, we base everything we teach on New Zealand Resuscitation Council guidelines, and we design all our course materials right here in New Zealand.
Learning that sticks
Our courses mix video, props, hands-on practice and real scenarios, because in an emergency you don't want to remember a boring class. You want to remember what to do.
Flexible by design
Complete your theory online whenever it suits you, then attend a single day in class. No full days lost to slides and lectures, and no starting from scratch on course day.
Engaging instructors
Many of our instructors come from paramedic, nursing or healthcare backgrounds, and all of them are skilled at adapting to how each person in the room learns best.
What our students say about us
Onsite First Aid Training for Northland Workplaces
If you have 8 or more people, we'll bring the course to your Northland workplace, school or early childhood centre. You get the same blended format, discounted group pricing, and flexible scheduling including mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends. One booking, and your whole team's certificates are sorted.
FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often from Northland customers.
Most workplace courses run from half a day to a full day in class, plus online self-study you complete beforehand. Refresher and CPR courses are shorter, around 4.5 hours.
No. Our courses suit complete beginners as well as people renewing an existing certificate.
Yes. MediTrain courses are NZQA-approved and aligned with unit standards 6400, 6401, and 6402, and are WorkSafe NZ compliant for workplace first aid.
Yes. For groups of eight or more we can deliver training at your workplace, school, or childcare centre, with optional customisation.
NZQA-Approved Category 1 Education Provider
MediTrain is a registered Private Training Establishment (PTE) and a Category 1 education provider, the highest ranking that can be given by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. We've been delivering first aid training nationwide for over 30 years.
Our training philosophy is based on guidelines from the New Zealand Resuscitation Council, the standard-setting body for resuscitation and first aid in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and all our courses meet WorkSafe New Zealand guidelines.
