Mental Health

At RTG, we offer a range of Mental Health courses designed to cover a variety of scenarios including first aid for mental health, supervising first aid for mental and awareness courses. Our courses range in duration from 3 hours to 3 days. All courses we offer result in a FAA award upon successful completion. Find out more about our courses:

First Aid For Mental Health

First Aid For Mental Health

This qualification is regulated in the UK and awarded by First Aid Awards. FAA are an Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation.

The qualification has 6 assigned guided learning hours (GLH) and 7 hours total qualification time (TQT).

FAA Level 2 Award in First Aid For Mental Health (RQF) & Award in First Aid For Mental Health at SCQF level 5.

A range of subjects are covered that will equip delegates to:

  • Understand the reasons for safe manual handling
  • Understand how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety
  • Understand the principles, types of equipment and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety
  • Be able to apply safe manual handling principles

Practical assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating with a written test. This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.

Supervising First Aid For Mental Health

Supervising First Aid For Mental Health

This qualification is regulated in the UK and awarded by First Aid Awards. FAA are an Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation.

The qualification has 12 assigned guided learning hours (GLH) and 14 hours total qualification time (TQT).

FAA Level 3 Award Supervising First Aid For Mental Health (RQF) &  Award In Leading First Aid For Mental Health At SCQF Level 6.

A range of subjects are covered that will equip delegates to:

  • Understand the reasons for safe manual handling
  • Understand how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety
  • Understand the principles, types of equipment and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety
  • Be able to apply safe manual handling principles

Practical assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating with a written test. This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.

Mental Health Awareness

This qualification is regulated in the UK and awarded by First Aid Awards. FAA are an Awarding Organisation regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation.

The qualification has 4 assigned guided learning hours (GLH) and 5 hours total qualification time (TQT).

FAA Level 1 Award in Awareness of First Aid For Mental Health (RQF) & Award in Awareness of First Aid For Mental Health SCQF Level 4.

A range of subjects are covered that will equip delegates to:

  • Understand the reasons for safe manual handling
  • Understand how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety
  • Understand the principles, types of equipment and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety
  • Be able to apply safe manual handling principles

Practical assessment is on-going by the instructor, culminating with a written test. This qualification does not expire, but refresher training and keeping up to date with changes to policies and procedures is vital to keep the qualification current.

Contact us to about booking your Mental Health Course.