First Aid Courses in Taranaki
Book your course with MediTrain today and arm yourself with the first aid certificate and skills you need.
MediTrain has been teaching people in New Plymouth and Taranaki for 22 years
Our Taranaki team is led by Jenny Coombe, a very experienced instructor with a paramedic background. She runs public courses in New Plymouth and delivers onsite training for workplaces, schools and early childhood centres from Inglewood to Hāwera.
Many of our instructors like Jenny come from paramedic, nursing or healthcare backgrounds, and every one of them is focused on the same thing: training that sticks when it matters. Whether you need a first aid certificate for work, a refresher before your current one expires, or training tailored to your industry, we'll make it straightforward. Call us on 06 242 1114 or book online.
Upcoming course dates in Taranaki
Pick a class that suits you and book online. Use the filters to narrow by course or venue.
First Aid Courses Available in Taranaki
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 Taranaki 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 People in Taranaki Say About Training With Us
Onsite First Aid Training for Taranaki Workplaces
If you have 8 or more people, we'll bring the course to your Taranaki 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.
Taranaki First Aid Course FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often from Taranaki 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.
Taranaki Disabilities Information Centre, New Plymouth Central (28 Young Street, New Plymouth).
Yes. A Saturday course runs in New Plymouth about once a month. The dates above show what is coming up. Public evening courses are not offered, but for groups of 8 or more onsite training can be scheduled for evenings and weekends.
Call 06 242 1114 or 0800 084 543, email enquiry@meditrain.co.nz, or book online. Enquiries for every region are handled by the MediTrain team, so you will always reach someone who can help.
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.
