May 25 2011

Basic emergency first aid programme for CACHE students

CACHE, Students, Success

Pictured are the current CACHE students with the schools First Aid trainer Mrs Geraldine Egan following the presentation of their Basic First Aid Certificates which students were actively encouraged to sign up to by their course teachers Mrs B Fegan, Mrs M Tate, Miss G O’Neill and Mrs F Mackin.

Currently many students leave school without having been offered the opportunity to learn any emergency life support skills that could save someone’s life. All too often we have heard the comment ‘if only I had known what to do’.

Together with the British Heart Foundation the staff in St. Paul’s welcome, promote and encourage students’ continual personal development through emergency life support programmes. For the students in the CACHE programme these life saving skills include essential or desirable work related skills which are seen by the teaching staff and potential employers as important and in parallel with their academic achievements.