Optimal first Aid, a leading first aid training provider based in Devon.
Optimal First Aid a Southwest first aid training provider was founded by Toby Osborne following a successful career in the British Army. An outdoor enthusiast with medical experience developed in the British Army across a wide range of multi-cultural environments in both training and high pressure, operational environments. These included Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan along with training exercises throughout the world. In 2014 Toby proceeded to set up a training company offering an extensive range of training courses and qualifications for both workplace, urban and remote environments. More about our first aid training courses can be found by reading below or contacting us.
As well as founding Optimal, Toby has been involved in international projects. These include international design and delivery of specialist medical courses in challenging circumstances both in the classroom and outdoor environments. Most noticeably training and support of a local national company in Northern Iraq and a 3-year mentoring and training project in Saudi Arabia.
Why choose us as a first aid training provider?
Optimal First Aid training courses are based on knowledge and experience in real situations. We are subject matter experts that have a wealth of practical, hands-on real-life experience in the field.
Pre-hospital care qualifications alongside Combat Medic qualifications gained from the British Army and continuous personal development (CPD) gives us a unique edge. We aim to deliver the best training. Holding a qualification is vital but answering difficult questions or building competence and confidence requires various skills, knowledge and background.
All of our training courses for workplace such as Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at Work to our 16 Hour Outdoor First Aid are regulated qualifications.
Our accredited training courses have been approved by a professional body ensuring they are meeting the assurance of quality and standards. These accredited courses count towards professional qualifications or registration with a professional body. Our courses are externally accredited by Qualifications Network.
Guidance on delivery
Not only do we keep up to date with recently published medical articles we also continuously follow guidance from current guidelines including:
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Our training courses are delivered in pragmatic style where we interact and engage whilst using our method of practical training giving candidates as realistic as possible scenarios to develop a true understanding of an emergency situation. This is by far not just a fun way of learning but the best way to ensure delegates engage and learn.
Our courses apply knowledge and skills in realistic scenarios to develop a true understanding of the subject and build confidence in how to deal with an injured or ill casualty.
Once you have attended one of courses you will find it different to others you previously have been on, our great delegates get really involved and engage with the subject matter. The positive feedback we receive is a credit to us and our training programmes.
What Our Customers Say
EXCELLENT130 reviews on
Poppy Galbraith2024-04-18Amazing course!
Karly Pearce2024-04-18Best first aid course, I've ever attended!! Toby gave us regular breaks during the day, to make sure we didn't lose focus or get bored. Toby is easy going, has a great sense of humour, which made it way more fun and digestible 👌🏾 Thanks Toby ☺️
izaak stanton2024-04-18Toby was super helpful and made the process as fun as possible, we all learnt a lot, even those who had completed training before learnt a lot more of useful information, would 100% recommend
U7 GYM2024-04-18We had Toby complete our Emergency First Aid at Work training for our staff, and we couldn't be happier with how the course went. From start to finish, Toby ensured that the course content was engaging and relatable to our own requirements in the gym industry. Toby was friendly, relaxed, and clearly had a lot of knowledge and experience. We will definitely be using Optimal First Aid Ltd for all of our first aid and further health and safety courses moving forwards. Thanks Toby!
ian stone2024-04-04Optimal First Aid and Toby provided exceptional service. Their content was top-notch, presented in a manner that seamlessly integrates First Aid into real-life situations. This approach made the course highly engaging, instilling confidence in myself and our colleagues to effectively administer first aid should the situation ever arise.
Sal Thepal2024-03-28The Emergency First Aid at Work course with Toby was engaging, thought provoking and thorough. His life experience brought a realism and immediacy into the room. Excellent teaching.
Briony Enright2024-03-27Would highly recommend this organisation for First Aid Training, great facilitator who made the subject interesting and easy to learn.
Rachel Stammers2024-03-27Very practical and informative first aid course. Toby gave us the benefit of his real lived experience using first aid, and was very reassuring.
Jim Wilsher2024-03-26Toby and Erica ran a very well organised and hugely informative two-day course that I attended recently. Having people running the course with 'real' first-hand experience of administering first aid in the outdoors means the content is high quality, realistic and hands-on. I have been highly recommending the course to others and look forward to doing another one sometime. Thanks to the both of you.
Belinda Smith2024-03-07Toby delivered a first class course today, a great facilitator who kept us all engaged. I’d thoroughly recommend Optical First Aid to anyone looking to arrange any type of first aid course.
