What First Aid course do I need? | Paddles Up

Live in England or outside the UK and need Paddle UK membership for a course? Use our speedy RapidJoin option to become a member in a few easy steps. Join Up Here

What?

Type of Course

Course

Type of Event

Date Please use the dd-mm-yyyy format

Days either side

Postcode / Location

Distance (miles)

Provider Roles

Types of Course Offered

Welcome to Paddle UK RapidJoin. The quick way to gain Paddle UK membership so you can kick off your career in paddling.

This service is for new individual English or non-UK members only. If you are a lapsed or renewing member of Paddle UK, or if you require a couples or family membership, then please use the British Canoeing membership portal here.

If you live in Northern Ireland please join through the Paddle Northern Ireland website here. If you live in Scotland join using the Paddle Scotland website here. Finally, if you live in Wales please join using the Canoe Wales website here.

The membership you will purchase is On The Water membership. It includes a waterways licence for England and Wales and public liability insurance, among other benefits. You will be asked your date of birth and allocated the correct membership type for your age. Prices are:

Individual Adult (Over 23) - £60
Young Person (18-22) - £47
Youth (Under 18) - £37

Your personal data will only be used for administering your application and providing you with your membership services. Please see the Paddle UK Privacy Centre here for more details on how we manage your data.

To start, please select your Country

Please enter your full postcode

What First Aid course do I need?

Posted on 8th September 2020

The First Aid course you need depends on what conditions you are wanting to coach or lead or take a coaching or leadership award in.

If you are booking a First Aid course for an assessment please make sure you check what length of first aid course is required before booking one, this can be found on the course page on our website or in the course documents.

For example, if you are planning on taking a Moderate Water Leader Award Assessment this requires you to have at least a 2-day First Aid course on your record.

If you are planning to take a Sheltered Water Coach Award then you would only need a 1 day First Aid course as you will be working in more sheltered conditions.

For further information on choosing a first aid course please see our page on selecting a First Aid course here.

Category: Candidates

Home

Landing page of the home of recreational paddling.

Paddle Blogs

All you need to know to help you get on the water.

PaddlePoints

Discover and create your own paddling routes and launches.

Rivers and Canals

Explore paddling on your favourite UK rivers and canals.

Paddle UK Lakes

Discover paddling launches and routes on key UK lakes.

Paddling Look Ups

Look up paddling clubs, centres, hirers, paddle-ability, and more.

Home

Landing page for Clear Access Clear Waters campaign.

Get Informed

Learn about the Clear Access Clear Waters campaign.

Online Petition

Show your MP you support us. Sign our petition.

Campaign Locally

All you need to carry out your own local campaign.

Paddle Clean Ups

All you need to carry out your own river cleanups.

Home

Welcome to the home of Paddle UK.

Join Us

Discover the benefits of membership. Join Paddle UK today.

Waterways Licence

Learn about the licence, if your waterway is covered, and what the money goes towards.

Latest Updates

Learn the latest updates from the world of paddling.

Clubhouse Login

Login only. A dedicated space for Chairs, Treasurers, Safety Officers, and other volunteers in key roles in Paddle UK Affiliated Clubs.

Home

Discover the world's largest paddling course provider.

New Starters

Paddlesport Leader, Paddlesport Instructor and Coach Award courses

All Courses

From sheltered water to white water find a course that's right for you

Develop Skills

Interactive widgets to help you plan your development pathway

SUP Courses

Focus on Stand Up Paddleboard. Courses for SUP instructors.

Contact

Contact details for the Paddles Up Training team

SSO Login

Sign in to, or check the status of, your Paddle UK Services Login account.

Register for SSO

One login, many sites. Register here for a Paddle UK Services Login.

We're Here To Chat

We're Here To Chat

OK, now we know your name, what can we help you with today?

Connecting...

Sorry, none of our operators are available at the moment. Please leave a message or try again later.

Sorry, looks like all our operators are busy at the moment. Please try again later

Hi, welcome to PaddlesUp Chat. Please complete your details to start chatting.

Thanks for chatting. Have a great day.

Was this conversation useful? Vote this chat session.

Receive the copy of the chat via e-mail