Online Beauty Therapy First Aid Level 2 (VTQ) Certification

First Aid tailored to those in the beauty industry, however the same skills can be transferred into First Aid for everyday life.

CPD Certified Provider of Training Excellence Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Beauty Therapy First Aid Level 2 (VTQ) at a Glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 2 hours and 45 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • Certified CPD time credit conformation
  • Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
  • SCORM Ready! Integrates with your LMS
  • Includes manual & other downloads
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • 100% online or add a skill session with a certified instructor
  • Videos include subtitles
  • Course manual available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Polish and Arabic
£24.95 + VAT

This course is designed for people involved in beauty therapy who require first aid training in the line of their work come across medical problems that require attention. In this course, we cover the types of problems that you could face meeting compliance needs. 

This course includes the latest CPR and Coronavirus recommendations.

All our first aid courses fully meet the latest  UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements.

We also offer a video online infection Control course for the Beauty Industry and infection control for a tattoo which is ideal for treatments such as semi-permanent tattoos.

This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.

  • Beauty Therapist 
  • Massage
  • Nail salons
  • Hairdressers
  • Pediatrist 
  • Cosmetic procedures 

This course comes with 4.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 2 hours and 45 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Below is the content of the online course. Classroom courses may vary slightly.

  • Introduction to Beauty Therapy First Aid
    • The Accident Book
    • Asking Permission to Help
    • Scene Safety
    • Chain of Survival
    • DRAB and the ABCD's
    • Accident Reporting
    • Activating Emergency Medical Services
    • Fears of First Aid
    • Barriers - gloves and face barriers
    • Initial Assessment and airway management
    • How to use face shields
    • Hand Washing
  • Cardiac Problems
    • Stroke
    • Heart Attack
    • Heart Attack Position
    • Aspirin and the Aspod
    • Adult CPR Introduction
    • Adult CPR
    • CPR Handover
    • Compressions Only CPR
    • Introduction to AED's
  • Choking Management
    • Adult Choking
  • Bleeding Control
    • Types of Bleeding
    • Serious Bleeding
    • Embedded Objects
    • Applying Plasters
    • Other Types of Injury
    • Minor Injuries
  • Injuries
    • Strains and Sprains (RICE)
    • Eye Injuries
    • Embedded Objects in the Eye
    • Burns and Burns Kits
    • Treating a burn
    • Treating a burn with clingfilm
    • Shock
    • Spinal Injury
  • Illness
    • Diabetes
    • Allergic Reactions
    • Epilepsy
    • Asthma
    • Electrical Injuries
    • Dealing with Fainting 
  • Summary
  • ProTrainings - COVID-19 Update on CPR from the UK Resus Council
  • Student Manual (V8.6) - First Aid Plus
  • EmergencySMS service leaflet
  • AED infographic will guide you through the steps
  • Adult CPR Flowchart
  • Adult CPR Flowchart handout/poster
  • Asthma UK weblink
  • CAT Tourniquet instruction leaflet
  • Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings
  • CellAED for Life membership
  • CellAED® personal AED
  • Child CPR Flowchart
  • Child CPR Flowchart handout/poster
  • Clean hand techniques leaflet
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) link to the NHS website
  • Dutch - Student manual
  • EpiPen Guide
  • EpiPen Patient information leaflet
  • EpiPen patient information sheet
  • Epilepsy Action leaflet
  • Epilepsy and education – information for parents leaflet
  • Epilepsy in Action Leaflet (register on www.epilepsy.org.uk)
  • Find a classroom course locally
  • Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally on our course finder
  • First Aid and Social Distancing poster
  • Free student first aid program leaflet
  • French - First Aid Plus student manual
  • How to register to call EMS by text
  • How to use Celox Haemstatic gauze
  • Infant CPR Flowchart
  • Infant CPR Flowchart handout/poster
  • Italian - Student manual
  • Jext patient Information Sheet
  • Link to the HSE website
  • NHS Choices Web link
  • Oxygen User Instructions - Gas rentals are available from ProTrainings, contact us for more information
  • Polish - Student manual
  • ProTrainings - Using an AED Leaflet
  • ProTrainings Defibrillator eGuide
  • Regulated - COVID 19 Pre-Screen Student Evaluation Form
  • Sign up for free Student First Aid - use code SCH-376-61-571
  • Spanish - Student manual
  • Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Arabic
  • Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Spanish
  • Student Manual (V8.3) - Pierwsza Pomoc w Pracy Ksiazka studenta - Polish
  • Student Manual (V8.6) - Anatomy and Physiology Human Body
  • Student Manual (V8.6) - First Aid - Welsh
  • Ukrainian - Student manual
  • Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
  • Web link to the Joint Epilepsy Council website - JEC
  • Workplace Emergency Contact Sheet
  • Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding
  • Zoll AED Plus user guide

What People are Saying

“Comprehensive and user friendly ”

- Kate, Aesthetics practioner

“Clear and precise course. Easy to understand and very informative ”

- Amanda from CA