MHFA England (Adult Course) Refresher Training

Course Summary

This course is being delivered by Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire and is aimed at people wanting to support others aged 18+ in a club, community or workplace setting.

Eligibility

Participants are asked to declare that they are in either employed, voluntary, or trainee roles that positively impacts individuals in the community (within Herefordshire and Worcestershire), to benefit health and wellbeing outcomes.

To qualify for the subsidy you must be based within Herefordshire and/or Worcestershire and working to:

> Improve physical activity levels and tackling inequalities

> Improve outcomes within communities with high levels of deprivation

> Supporting individuals or groups with physical or mental health challenges

There are some general questions to answer at the Eventbrite registration check out to assess this funding eligibility.

Places are limited so if you can commit to attending, book early to secure your place.

To take part you must be over 18 and to have completed an accredited less than 3 years ago. You will be asked to provide proof of attendance and register your details with MHFA England.

Date: Tuesday 7th October 2025

Time: 09:30 - 14:00

Cost: Subsidised ticket of £75.00* - Standard ticket £150 per person

Location: University of Worcester (Venue tbc)

Instructor: Natalie Smith

Closing date: 30/09/2025 at 15:00pm

Course Overview:

This four hour in-person course is aimed at Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders®) to refresh their skills and update their knowledge. It's recommended MHFAiders® 'refresh' their qualification every three years.

The Refresher course has been updated by MHFA England in June 2024

• Renew your skills

• Update your knowledge of mental health support

• Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan

• Access three years of MHFAider® Support and Benefits - Including access to the MHFAider Support App, webinars, newsletters, plus a workbook and E-Manual (all included in the ticket cost).

This video summarises the course format.

Terms and Conditions

*This course is partially subsidised by Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire as an investment in people contributing to change in the sport and physical activity industry or within VCSE sector across the two counties and meet the subsidised terms and conditions.

Full details are in the entry requirements and are assessed through check out questions on Eventbrite.

We reserve the right to cancel the course if we don't meet the minimum delegate numbers. If this happens you will be notified as soon as possible.

If you are booking a place on this course, using the link to Eventbrite, and the booking is being made on behalf of someone else, you must have obtained their consent to provide us with their data before progressing the booking.

We please ask that when booking you supply an e-mail address for the individual that will be attending the course, so that we can contact them directly with course information. Each candidate's name and organisation will be shared with the course tutor for course registration purposes.

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Cancellation:

The deadline for cancellations is 7 working days prior to a course. If notification is received after this period, we will not be able to issue a refund or transfer the booking to another course. We will only issue refunds or transfers in circumstances that are in our control or whereby the fault lies with us e.g. we cancel a course.

Payment for the course will be requested at check out on Eventbrite and must be received prior to the date of the course.

To pay via PayPal does not require you to have a Paypal account.

If you do need to cancel please let us know as soon as you are able, so that we can aim to re-allocate the place.