Training levels
Within your first couple of months as a member of the RAF Air cadets you will have gained a first aid qualification. This is a basic award that allows you to have the knowledge to preform CPR, help somebody who is having a heart-attack, suffering from severe bleeding, choking, and how to put somebody into the recovery position until help arrives. Once you complete this award you will receive a badge for your uniform to show that you have been trained. As with all of our training, you start with the basics and you can progress through, this is the same for the first aid training.
Blue Badge
The blue Heartstart badge is the introduction to First Aid in the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. The award is an initiative coordinated by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to promote and develop Emergency Life Support (ELS) The training will be delivered over 2-hours.
The blue Heartstart badge is the introduction to First Aid in the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. The award is an initiative coordinated by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to promote and develop Emergency Life Support (ELS) The training will be delivered over 2-hours.
Bronze Badge
The aim of this award is to provide enhanced first aid training. The qualification is valid for 3-years. The training will be delivered over 12-hours, To gain this award the cadet must have completed the heartstart course. This course is called Youth First Aid, and is usually run over one weekend.
The aim of this award is to provide enhanced first aid training. The qualification is valid for 3-years. The training will be delivered over 12-hours, To gain this award the cadet must have completed the heartstart course. This course is called Youth First Aid, and is usually run over one weekend.
Silver Badge
The aim of this award is to provide comprehensive first aid training. The qualification is equivalent to First Aid at Work. The training will be delivered over 18-hours. To gain this award the cadets must have completed the Youth first aid Course. This course is called Activity First Aid, and is usually run over 2 weekends.
The aim of this award is to provide comprehensive first aid training. The qualification is equivalent to First Aid at Work. The training will be delivered over 18-hours. To gain this award the cadets must have completed the Youth first aid Course. This course is called Activity First Aid, and is usually run over 2 weekends.
Gold Badge
This award provides training that will allow a cadet to become an instructor and assessor for Youth First Aid. In order to gain this award the cadet must be 16 years of age, a master cadet or above, and have achieved their silver - Activity First Aid Course. This course takes place over a week long residential.
This award provides training that will allow a cadet to become an instructor and assessor for Youth First Aid. In order to gain this award the cadet must be 16 years of age, a master cadet or above, and have achieved their silver - Activity First Aid Course. This course takes place over a week long residential.