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Pet First Aid Courses.

Dog First Aid Course
Friends for Pets Pet First Aid Training is great for dog owners and pet care professionals to learn the skills and knowledge to be able to deal with an emergency situation for their pet. We offer a range of courses for a range of levels from children to pet owners to pet professionals and CPD courses for Vet Nurses. We do offer some level 2 and level 3 courses that are endorsed by Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) which is an OFQUAL accredited body. We also offer a Security Dog First Aid course approved by NASDU. We are also able to offer a hosting service where one of our approved instructors will come and teach a tailored course at a venue of your choice for your company or charity for a flat rate fee leaving the profit for your company or chairty. For more information and dates of each of the courses please see below or get in touch with Tash on firstaid@friendsforpets.co.uk
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Host your own course

Choose one of the courses below and one of our approved instructors will come and teach it at your venue for you. The benefits of hosting your own course include:-
  • We are able to come to you and hold courses at a venue convenient to you.
  • We charge a flat rate so you can sell the courses at a fee chosen by yourself and make money for your company or charity.
  • You get extra opportunities to market your business or charity growing your client and network base.
  • We will provide you with electronic posters for you to use in your marketing on your website and social media. We will also share your event on our website and social media.
  • We will provide you with a Pet First Aid Instructor and run the course for you.
  • All your course attendees will receive:
  • A login to the protrainings website giving them access to all videos for eight months enabling regular CPD following the course
  • An evidence based learning certificate
  • A qualification Certificate
  • A CPD Certificate
  • The opportunity to receive a certificate to show the course is endorsed by TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated body on our accredited courses.
  • A Wallet card
  • A PDF student manual
  • Access to other downloads and links
  • Option to opt-in for weekly refresher emails
  • Discounts on other pet related courses
All you have to supply is:-
  • A venue for 4 hours
  • Refreshments
  • A Maximum of 25 students
We offer a range of Pet First Aid courses, our most popular course being the Level 2 Canine First Aid Course (VTQ) endorsed by TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated awarding body. However we can provide other courses including level 3 courses in Advanced Pet First Aid or Pet First Aid for Pet Professionals as well. If you would like to find out about our full range of courses please let us know and we can provide further information. All of our courses are CPD accredited by The CPD Standards Office. If you would like any further information on hosting or our courses please get in touch.

Pet First Aid Courses Available

  • Our Owners Evening Short Courses

    - These are held in venues around the areas we provide our pet care services and cover the Basic Skills you would require if your pet was in an emergency situation.Please note these courses are not certified. Cost £10pp.

  • Pet First Aid Level 2 (VTQ)

    A 3 hour course, run in conjunction with The Pet Academy and ProTrainings. When people think of first aid, they often do not think about their pets. Pets have accidents the same as humans and knowing what to do should the worst happen is a simple thing to learn with basic training. Pet first aid is not aimed to replace veterinary care but it will help you to recognise an emergency, calm your pet and reduce the risks of delayed treatment. Learning pet first aid is fun and informative and will give you the skills to deal with a pet emergency should it arise. This course can be taken as a classroom course with an approved and monitored ProTrainings instructor. This course is ideal for pet owners or pet professionals. It covers the main first aid subjects for Dogs and Cats but this information is also suitable for most other animals. Understanding basic first aid for your pet will give you the skills to assist them and prevent them from getting worse before professional help is given by your vet. This qualification is also available with an Endorsed Certificate from TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated body for an extra charge if required. You will have access to the videos, receive free optional weekly refresher video emails to keep your skills fresh and to update you on the latest news. All students will receive a free login area to our website where you can download a free student manual, print off their certified CPD statement and access other material. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.Cost £49.95pp

  • Canine First Aid Level 2 (VTQ)

    A 3 hour course, run in conjunction with The Pet Academy and ProTrainings, this course is similar to our Level 2 Pet First Aid course but for those who just want a course that only covers dogs. This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in first aid for dogs. It is ideal for dog owners or dog professionals. Understanding basic first aid for your dog will give you the skills to assist them and prevent them from getting worse before your vet gives professional help. The certificate is valid for three years.This qualification is also available with an Endorsed Certificate from TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated body for an extra charge if required. With our online classroom courses, you will receive free weekly refresher video emails to keep your skills fresh and update you on the latest news. All students will receive a free login area to our website where you can download a free student manual and control other settings. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.Cost £49.95pp

  • Security Dog First Aid Level 2 (VTQ)

    This course is approved by NASDU for the requirement of pet first aid in their standards. First aid is important to know for your security dog not only to comply with associations and local authorities but also for animal welfare and to help a dog in need. The nature of working with dogs will pose a risk that they may be harmed in the course of their work or transport. This course is designed to meet the NASDU learning outcomes and added a few extra modules to ensure full understanding. This qualification is also endorsed by TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated body. If you require an endorsed certificate there is an additional small charge. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement. Cost £45.00pp

  • Advanced Pet First Aid Level 3 (VTQ)

    Run in conjunction with the Pet Academy and ProTrainings, the Advanced pet first aid level 3 (VTQ) course covers much more details about the different injuries and illnesses that can affect dogs and cats. The course has been designed to give the pet owner or pet professional much more information in order to be able to detect early when something is wrong and give the appropriate care. The course also covers the anatomy and physiology of animals and different first aid treatments that are available. Although the treatment is basically the same between dogs and cats, the advanced course has a dedicated section to cats. This course is a ProTrainings Vocational Training Qualification (VTQ) and is ideal for pet professionals or individuals. This is a Blended training course where you complete the online module (6 hours) and a practical module (approx 6 hours) locally with one of our approved instructors where you also cover practical subjects to gain the full qualification certificate.This qualification is also available with an Endorsed Certificate from TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated body for an extra charge if required. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement. Cost £80pp

  • Pet First Aid for Pet Professionals Level 3 (VTQ)

    Pet First Aid for Pet Professionals Level 3 (VTQ) covers much more details about the different injuries and illnesses that can affect dogs and cats. The course has been designed to give the pet professional much more information in order to be able to detect early when something is wrong and give the appropriate care. It is aimed to meet the level 3 pet first aid requirements for pet professionals laid down by the latest government and council guidance. The course also covers the anatomy and physiology of animals and different first aid treatments that are available. Although the treatment is basically the same between dogs and cats, the advanced course has a dedicated section to cats. This course is a ProTrainings Vocational Training Qualification (VTQ) and is ideal for pet professionals or individuals. This is a blended training course where you complete the online module (6 hours) and a practical module (approx 6 hours) locally with one of our approved instructors where you also cover practical subjects to gain the full qualification certificate. This qualification is also available with an Endorsed Certificate from TQUK, an OFQUAL regulated body for an extra charge if required. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement. Cost £80pp

  • Outdoor Dog First Aid

    This course is aimed at people who work with outdoor working dogs It is ideal for dog owners or dog professionals. Understanding basic first aid for your dog will give you the skills to assist them and prevent them from getting worse before professional help is given by your vet. The certificate is valid for 3 years. Students will receive an official ProTrainings wall certificate and wallet card in the post after the course. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement. Cost £30pp

    • For information and availability on any course please get in touch on firstaid@friendsforpets.co.uk.

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FRIENDS FOR PETS PRIVACY POLICY

Friends for Pets ( "We" ) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy (together with our terms of use https://www.friendsforpets.co.uk/terms-and-conditions) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data controller is RWJW Limited of Nether Crag, School Lane, Rowberrow, Somerset, BS25 1QP. Our nominated representative for the purpose of the regulation is Rebecca Wilson.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

We will collect and process the information you give us when filling in forms on our website www.friendsforpets.co.uk or by correspondence with us on the phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide to register your interest in using our services, subscribe to our newsletter, confirming a booking with us, making a job application or franchise information enquiry and when you alert us to an issue with our website or company. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number. If you do not wish to provide some of this information it may make it more difficult for us to carry out a booking for you but we will do our best to help you with whatever information you feel happy providing. Website usage is collected using cookies. Information about our website users may be collected by google analytics to help us improve and optimise our site for our users.

SENSITIVE DATA

For people who go on to become pet carers, we ask for you to obtain and to show a copy of a CRB or DBS check certificate to the area manager. This is done at the final point of recruitment and the purpose is to promote the security of our client’s homes and pets that you have access to during your work with us. We do not store a copy of this, only that we have seen it and that it was positive. We ask team members to hold on to this copy themselves in case a client wishes to see it. If any discrepancies are highlighted in the CRB or DBS, pet carers will be given the opportunity to discuss and explain these. If the manager is unsure how to proceed they may discuss this in person, not via email, with Rebecca Wilson at head office but anonymising the pet carer in question.

HOW WILL WE USE THIS INFORMATION ABOUT YOU?

We use information you have given us to provide you with the information and services that you request from us. If you agree, we will contact you via e-mail only to send you a newsletter containing company news, changes or updates to our services, details of upcoming events and career opportunities on an infrequent basis. We use information collected from the website by cookies to personalise your repeat visit to our website. We do not share your information that we collect to third parties.

HOW DO WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION?

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Our site is secured with SSL Certificates and we review our IT security on a frequent basis to ensure that we have the latest updates and software. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. Your information will be removed from our day-to-day database and archived and anonymised after one year of you not using our services. We delete any excessive data. All paper documents will be disposed of securely. If you wish for us to keep your data for longer than this please let us know. We are happy to reinstate your information at any point in the future should you wish to use our services again.

KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION UP TO DATE

If any information about you or your pet changes then please let us know so we are able to update our records. We will ask you to fill in a registration form on an annual basis as a matter of routine just to ensure we have everything up to date.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

Your personal information can be accessed by the local franchisee or manager and Friends for Pets head office. Friends for Pets uses sub-contractors ( "pet carers" ) to carry out services for us and they will be provided with your details in case of an emergency with your pet and also so they are able to find your home to carry out your booking with us. You will have the opportunity to meet your pet carer who is carrying out a booking for you to ensure you are happy with these arrangements beforehand. If you do not wish for a pet carer to be given access to any part of your information then please let us know. In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets but as late on in the process as possible. If Friends for Pets or any of it’s franchises are acquired by a third party, the personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.

MARKETING

We would like to send you electronic information about company news, changes or updates to our services, details of upcoming events and career opportunities on an infrequent basis which may be of interest to you. We only use email marketing from email addresses from our staff, clients and people who have opted in to our mailing list. If you have consented to marketing you may opt-out at any time at a later date. For existing customers before May 2018, the ‘soft opt-in’ option will apply to those that have not taken up the opportunity to opt out of our mailing lists. You are given the opportunity in every newsletter to opt out of the mailing list. If you no longer wish to be contacted for information updates you can let us know at any time of click the ‘unsubscribe’ button in every newsletter. If you are not opted-in to our mailing list we will only contact you regarding a specific booking. We send our invoices via email to help save costs and the environment. The invoice contains your name and address. If you would prefer to receive the invoice in an alternate method please let us know.

ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION AND CORRECTION

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us using the contact details at the end of this Privacy Policy. We may make a small charge for this service. We want to make sure that all information we hold is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information that you think is inaccurate.

COOKIES

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However in a few cases some features of our website may not function as a result.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy. This privacy policy was last updated on 15th March 2019.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for newsletter purposes. We will inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by leaving ‘opt-in’ boxes un-checked on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at via email or writing to us using the details at the bottom of this document or clicking unsubscribe on all newsletters. Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

COMPLAINTS

We take the handling of people’s data very seriously so will do our very best to resolve any issue that may crop up promptly. Please contact us as soon as you can on the details at the bottom of this document. If you do not feel that we have resolved your complaint satisfactorily you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to headoffice@friendsforpets.co.uk or
Friends for Pets,
Nether Crag,
School Lane,
Rowberrow,
Somerset,
BS25 1QP.

FRIENDS FOR PETS PRIVACY POLICY

Friends for Pets ( "We" ) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy (together with our terms of use https://www.friendsforpets.co.uk/terms-and-conditions) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data controller is RWJW Limited of Nether Crag, School Lane, Rowberrow, Somerset, BS25 1QP. Our nominated representative for the purpose of the regulation is Rebecca Wilson.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

We will collect and process the information you give us when filling in forms on our website www.friendsforpets.co.uk or by correspondence with us on the phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide to register your interest in using our services, subscribe to our newsletter, confirming a booking with us, making a job application or franchise information enquiry and when you alert us to an issue with our website or company. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number. If you do not wish to provide some of this information it may make it more difficult for us to carry out a booking for you but we will do our best to help you with whatever information you feel happy providing. Website usage is collected using cookies. Information about our website users may be collected by google analytics to help us improve and optimise our site for our users.

SENSITIVE DATA

For people who go on to become pet carers, we ask for you to obtain and to show a copy of a CRB or DBS check certificate to the area manager. This is done at the final point of recruitment and the purpose is to promote the security of our client’s homes and pets that you have access to during your work with us. We do not store a copy of this, only that we have seen it and that it was positive. We ask team members to hold on to this copy themselves in case a client wishes to see it. If any discrepancies are highlighted in the CRB or DBS, pet carers will be given the opportunity to discuss and explain these. If the manager is unsure how to proceed they may discuss this in person, not via email, with Rebecca Wilson at head office but anonymising the pet carer in question.

HOW WILL WE USE THIS INFORMATION ABOUT YOU?

We use information you have given us to provide you with the information and services that you request from us. If you agree, we will contact you via e-mail only to send you a newsletter containing company news, changes or updates to our services, details of upcoming events and career opportunities on an infrequent basis. We use information collected from the website by cookies to personalise your repeat visit to our website. We do not share your information that we collect to third parties.

HOW DO WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION?

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Our site is secured with SSL Certificates and we review our IT security on a frequent basis to ensure that we have the latest updates and software. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. Your information will be removed from our day-to-day database and archived and anonymised after one year of you not using our services. We delete any excessive data. All paper documents will be disposed of securely. If you wish for us to keep your data for longer than this please let us know. We are happy to reinstate your information at any point in the future should you wish to use our services again.

KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION UP TO DATE

If any information about you or your pet changes then please let us know so we are able to update our records. We will ask you to fill in a registration form on an annual basis as a matter of routine just to ensure we have everything up to date.

WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

Your personal information can be accessed by the local franchisee or manager and Friends for Pets head office. Friends for Pets uses sub-contractors ( "pet carers" ) to carry out services for us and they will be provided with your details in case of an emergency with your pet and also so they are able to find your home to carry out your booking with us. You will have the opportunity to meet your pet carer who is carrying out a booking for you to ensure you are happy with these arrangements beforehand. If you do not wish for a pet carer to be given access to any part of your information then please let us know. In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, we will disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets but as late on in the process as possible. If Friends for Pets or any of it’s franchises are acquired by a third party, the personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.

MARKETING

We would like to send you electronic information about company news, changes or updates to our services, details of upcoming events and career opportunities on an infrequent basis which may be of interest to you. We only use email marketing from email addresses from our staff, clients and people who have opted in to our mailing list. If you have consented to marketing you may opt-out at any time at a later date. For existing customers before May 2018, the ‘soft opt-in’ option will apply to those that have not taken up the opportunity to opt out of our mailing lists. You are given the opportunity in every newsletter to opt out of the mailing list. If you no longer wish to be contacted for information updates you can let us know at any time of click the ‘unsubscribe’ button in every newsletter. If you are not opted-in to our mailing list we will only contact you regarding a specific booking. We send our invoices via email to help save costs and the environment. The invoice contains your name and address. If you would prefer to receive the invoice in an alternate method please let us know.

ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION AND CORRECTION

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us using the contact details at the end of this Privacy Policy. We may make a small charge for this service. We want to make sure that all information we hold is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information that you think is inaccurate.

COOKIES

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However in a few cases some features of our website may not function as a result.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy. This privacy policy was last updated on 15th March 2019.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for newsletter purposes. We will inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by leaving ‘opt-in’ boxes un-checked on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at via email or writing to us using the details at the bottom of this document or clicking unsubscribe on all newsletters. Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

COMPLAINTS

We take the handling of people’s data very seriously so will do our very best to resolve any issue that may crop up promptly. Please contact us as soon as you can on the details at the bottom of this document. If you do not feel that we have resolved your complaint satisfactorily you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to headoffice@friendsforpets.co.uk or
Friends for Pets,
Nether Crag,
School Lane,
Rowberrow,
Somerset,
BS25 1QP.