Mental Health Training

All ages

Falkirk Foundation are proud to be able to deliver mental health training to our staff, coaches, and the wider community. We can deliver four different Qualifications Scotland accredited awards:

Level 4 Award in Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
Level 5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health
Level 5 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health
Level 6 Award in Leading First Aid for Mental Health

All awards are valid for 3-years after qualification, though refresher courses are recommended where possible.

Level 4

This course is delivered over 4 hours in one session. It provides participants with basic information on mental health and how to start supportive conversations. Deliverable to age 14+.

Level 5

These courses are delivered over 7 hours each. We can deliver these in one full-day session or two shorter sessions. They provide participants with the knowledge of different mental health conditions, information to signpost people to for support, and a guide on how to have supportive conversation. Deliverable to age 14+.

The Youth Mental Health course also focuses on topics from a young person perspective and explores other youth related topics.

Level 6

This course is delivered over 14 hours. Typically, this is 2 full day sessions, but we can split this is into shorter sessions. We can also deliver this course over 2-weeks opposed to two consecutive days. It provides participants with the skills to identify different mental health conditions, signpost to additional support, the ability to deliver first aid for mental health, and how to create a mentally positive environment. Deliverable to age 16+.

This course qualifies participants as First Aiders for Mental Health.

We deliver courses on a regular basis. There is a cost for this training.

Level 4 – £50pp
Level 5 – £60pp
Level 6 – £100pp

We are also able to work with local organisations and charities providing alternative rates and bespoke courses. Please reach out for more information.

For more information on our next course dates or the qualifications themselves, email wellbeing@falkirkfoundation.org.

Please note: These courses are similar to the Scottish Mental Health First Aid course available from Public Health Scotland. However, they are not the same. SMHFA courses are not formally regulated and accredited.

Nuco Training provide our instructor training, verification, and on-going monitoring. (www.nucotraining.com)

Programme Feedback

We always love to hear feedback from our community, here are just some of the things people have been saying about this programme:

The FDAMH mental health training was extremely powerful, insightful and made a huge impact on the young people who attended. Julie the trainer managed to engage the young people by delivering awareness sessions on a number of mental health issues but in a fun, interactive and enjoyable way.

Grant Ferguson - Falkirk Foundation Physical Activities & Wellbeing Officer

Robert from SAMH made everyone feel at ease and it’s obvious he’s done this type of session many times and was very comfortable with his delivery, good points, well-made and received by everyone. Personally, I was just happy to be there with members of staff from the foundation, the football club side and stadium staff, it was good to interact and get to know everyone, I feel everyone from all departments should have met before this and maybe something along similar lines or just informal event should be done more often.

John McGlynn - Falkirk FC First Team Manager

The main takeaway point for me was the importance of communication, to give employers and employees the opportunity to speak openly and freely about their mental health.

Gareth Davies - Falkirk Foundation Administrator