First Aid Courses in Wellington
Book your course with MediTrain today and arm yourself with the first aid certificate and skills you need.
MediTrain has been teaching people in Wellington for 22 years
MediTrain Wellington is led by Peter Monk, who has taught first aid for more than 20 years after a 40 year career in business. Peter is very experienced with qualifications in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care and Adult Education.
The Wellington team runs public courses in the city and delivers onsite training for workplaces, schools and early childhood centres from Masterton to Paraparaumu. Our instructors in Wellington come from paramedic and healthcare backgrounds, and every one of them is focused on the same thing: training that sticks when it matters.
Call us on 04 242 0302 or book online.
Upcoming course dates in Wellington
Pick a class that suits you and book online. Use the filters to narrow by course or venue.
First Aid Courses Available in Wellington
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.
Where Our Wellington Courses Are Held
We run public courses from the city centre out to the Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast, so you can get certified close to home.
Akau Tangi Sports Centre
72 Kemp Street
Johnsonville Community Centre
3 Frankmoore Avenue
Hutt City Baptist Church, Lower Hutt
132-146 High Street
Coastlands Aquatic Centre, Kapiti Coast
10 Brett Ambler Way
Linden Community Centre
10 Linden Avenue
Thistle Hall Community Venue
293 Cuba Street
Wellington Central Baptist Church
46-48 Boulcott Street
Why Wellington 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 Wellingtonians Say About Training With Us
Onsite First Aid Training for Wellington Workplaces
If you have 8 or more people, we'll bring the course to your Wellington 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.
Wellington First Aid Course FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often from Wellington 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.
At venues across the region: Akau Tangi Sports Centre, Johnsonville Community Centre, Lower Hutt, Coastlands Aquatic Centre on the Kāpiti Coast, Linden Community Centre, Thistle Hall Community Venue and Wellington Central Baptist Church. Full addresses are listed above.
Call 04 242 0302 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.
