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Mental Health First Aid – Level 1 & 2

These qualifications equip learners with the knowledge and confidence to recognise a range of mental health conditions, start supportive conversations, and understand when and how to signpost someone to professional help.

Learners will:

• Recognise and manage stress
• Understand the impact of substance abuse on mental health
• Learn and apply the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan
• Identify when someone may have a suspected mental health condition
• Offer reassurance, practical support, and guidance on where to get help
• Explore how to promote a positive mental health culture in the workplace

Learners will not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. The course focuses on awareness, early support, and appropriate signposting.

This qualification is UK regulated and awarded by First Aid Awards (FAA), regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation, and sits on both the RQF and SCQF frameworks.

Find your course here:

Online:

March 2nd, 9:30am – 4:30pm

March 3rd – 9:30am – 4:30pm

In Person:

March 9th – 9:30am – 4:30pm

March 16th – 9:30am – 4:30pm

Entry Requirements

• Learners aged 14+
• Recommended minimum Level 1 literacy or equivalent

Qualification Validity

• Valid for 3 years from completion

Suitable for individuals, volunteers, and workplaces looking to build mental health awareness and supportive environments.

Please note: This training is worth £85pp (level 1) and £125pp (level 2), with the cost being covered by BAVO. Due to this cost, we ask that you complete a bursary application via a Microsoft form which will be sent via email after signing up on Eventbrite. Any queries, please email either Lucywilliams@bavo.org.uk or Alisonmawby@bavo.org.uk.

Adult Safeguarding training opportunities available for 2025!

Bridgend County Borough Council is pleased to offer a comprehensive training session on Adult Safeguarding, tailored for individuals in Group C under the All Wales Safeguarding Standards. Facilitated by Mike Lewis, the training will equip participants with the skills and confidence to recognise and refer safeguarding concerns, explore current policies and practice issues, and utilise the All Wales Safeguarding Procedures effectively.

Who’s eligible? 

Roles and responsibilities:

Group C practitioners are those who have direct responsibility for safeguarding people who:

• Have an assessing role that’s linked to the safeguarding process;
• Are operating at a level where they can give advice about safeguarding to those in group A and group B;
• Are in a setting they work in or manage;
• Spend a lot of time unsupervised and there may be safeguarding concerns.

An overview of Adult Safeguarding

By the end of the training participants will:

• Have explored the context of adult safeguarding in terms of recognition and referral;
• Have explored current policy and practice issues in Adult Safeguarding including the exploration of some recent practice reviews;
• Be confident in using the All Wales Safeguarding procedures;
• Have identified future learning needs in relation to Adult Safeguarding.

Dates available (please choose ONE):

Wed 22^nd January 2025

Friday 7^th February 2025

Monday 17^th  March 2025

Wednesday 30^th April 2025

Tuesday 20^th May 2025

Tuesday 17^th June 2025

Tuesday 15^th July 2025

Location: Halo, Bridgend

Times: 09:15am for 9:30am start – 4:30pm finish

Target Group: Group C under the All Wales Safeguarding Standards

Nomination Form: Please complete the nomination form here and email it to SCWDP@bridgend.gov.uk no later than 4 weeks before start of each course.

Lunch will not be provided.

Refreshments will be provided.

If you require any further information, please email SCWDP@bridgend.gov.uk

New launch – Check out our extensive Autumn Training programme!

Take a look at our newly launched and extensive training programme by visiting our Training web page HERE

There are over a dozen to choose from, whether you want a quick ‘bite’ size refresher, or an accredited course – there are plenty of options available!

All of our sessions are heavily subsidised which means we can offer many of them at a low cost or free of charge.

Please remember though, it still costs our charity substantially more to run them.

Unfortunately we have had far too many instances where people have cancelled with very short notice or have not turned up at all. This makes a session costly and unviable.

As such we have had to amend our policy to account for those late cancellations and no-shows. Our training figures are affected
in these situations and we need to re-coup the costs and arrange a re-run of the session.