MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSES
What are they? What do they involve?
Find out below, including upcoming course dates you can book onto as an individual.
If you’re an organisation you can book Mandy to deliver a course just for you and your team also. If you want more support than solely the course delivery e.g. venue booking, catering, registration and really creating a special experience for your staff; with our event services partnership with Pink Onion Creative we can organise everything for you allowing you to just focus on the learning.
Upcoming Courses
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Oct 16th & 23rd 2025
2 day course:
Thursday 16th & 23rd October.
8.30 - 4.30
Venue: Aspire, Seneca House, Buntsford Park Rd, Bromsgrove, B60 3DX
Cost: £325
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OCT 21ST, 22ND, 28TH & 29TH 2025
2 day course over 4 half days:
Tuesday 21st & 28th. Wednesday 22nd & 29th.
1.00 - 5.00
Venue: Online
Cost: £325.
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Nov 14th & 21st 2025
2 day course:
Friday 14th & 21st November.
8.00 - 4.00
Venue: Edwards Trust, 37 Calthorpe Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TS
Cost: £325
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Dec 2025
Half day Refresher course:
Wednesday 10th December.
1.00 - 5.00
Venue: Online
Cost: £150 Group Discounts available.
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FEB 2ND & 9TH 2026
2 day course:
Monday 2nd & 9th February.
8.30 - 4.30
Venue: Aspire, Seneca House, Buntsford Park Rd, Bromsgrove, B60 3DX
Cost: £325
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FEB 17TH, 18TH, 24TH & 25TH 2026
2 day course over 4 half days:
Tuesday 17th & 24th. Wednesday 18th & 25th.
1.00 - 5.00
Venue: Online
Cost: £325
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The MHFA England Instructor Training Programme has diversity and inclusion at its core, built on fifteen years of experience. The programme was created with input from people with lived experience of poor mental health.
Having attended the programme gives Mandy the skills, knowledge, and tools to train MHFAiders® in the workplace so that people can speak more freely about mental health, and seek support when needed. Training as an MHFA England Instructor Member allows Mandy to drive change within organisations and develop people’s mental health Knowledge, awareness, and skills.
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You will have an opportunity to gain a range of skills, knowledge, and tools to become a MHFAider® in the workplace. It will help you so speak more freely about mental health, and seek support when needed.
You will gain the knowledge and skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health, be confident to start a conversation, and signpost a person to appropriate support. Those who attend the course gain access to MHFAider® support and benefits for three years, which includes exclusive resources and access to the MHFAider Support App®.
What can you gain? Choosing the course means you gain an accredited Certificate through Mental Health First Aid England. You also become part of the Association - Englands first and only membership body dedicated to empowering the MHFAider community.
Mandy delivers the MHFA course, which gives attendees the knowledge and skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health, be confident to start a conversation, and signpost a person to appropriate support. Those who attend the course gain access to MHFAider® support and benefits for three years, which includes exclusive resources and access to the MHFAider Support App®.
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The course can be delivered online and in person over a 2 day or 4 half day period. There are options of open courses and closed ones specific to an Organisation or Sector.
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Mandy is a qualified MHFA England Instructor. MHFA England are the sole provider of licensed Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training in England and their programme is accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health.
Mandy has also taught and facilitated courses in Training and Education for nearly 30 years and has an extensive track record. She was nominated in TES awards 2020 for Teacher of the year and has created, developed and delivered courses to a high quality. Mandy also has a background in Mental Health Nursing, a Degree in Mental Health and ground roots experience of working alongside mental health systems.
Mental health first aider in the workplace course
“The RSPH accreditation of our Instructor Training programme is important because it demonstrates that MHFA England instructors have been through a rigorous training and assessment process to ensure they have the Knowledge, skills and values needed to deliver our gold standard Mental Health First Aider courses.”
How paying for a course works:
Select ‘Book Now’ on your desired course and fill in your details. You will then be sent an invoice for you to pay by bank transfer. This is our prefered method and would greatly appreciate you paying via invoice.
However we understand sometimes this isn’t possible so if you need to pay via card you can do so HERE.
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what do our clients say?
“I just wanted to say thank you so much for an amazing MHFA course and making us all feel so welcome and supported during our learning.
Each of us got so much out of the course and will be having a debrief when we’re back in the office today, but I just wanted to Let you know that it was a really positive experience for us all and something I know we can be proud to use both personally but also in the workplace. Thank you.
Thanks again for an insightful two days and for equipping us with some essential new skills 💖✨ xx”
-DONNA FISHER, SMILE BOX UK
“I attended the MHFA training facilitated by Mandy Gutsell.
It was a very unique experience and I found it very informative and engaging. It was a real eye-opener for me. This course enabled me to recognize mental health issues people may go through. It also gave me confidence in dealing with people who may have various challenges with their mental health.
Mandy also made sure that we knew how to signpost the issues we may come across. Simply this means we can now share this with people who want us to help them, when they are facing their mental challenges.
I would highly recommend the course which Mandy Gutsell delivers.”
-JOANNA WOJTAS-TURSKIS Msc, ASSISTANT FACILITIES Manager, FIRCROFT COLLEGE
Congratulations to our lovely Courtney Rousell for passing her Mental Health First Aiders course! 🎉
Courtney was full of compliments for the course leader, Mandy Gutsell, a testament to Mandy’s passion for wellbeing in the workplace, not just through training courses but through her professional coaching.
We hope to work with Mandy on a future staff wellbeing workshop this coming academic year 💙
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“I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for the recent delivery of the Mental Health First Aid England course you delivered to 2 of my colleagues. We take mental health very seriously at Orbits IT and had used a trusted supplier for these courses over the last 5 years, but as is the ethos of BNI I wanted to give you the opportunity when it arose. I am very glad I did.
The feedback from my colleagues Mya and Dylan was excellent with them praising you for the way you made the sessions engaging yet fun. The structure of spreading the sessions over 4 half days as opposed to 2 full days really worked for us and I have no doubt we will be putting other employees on to the course with you in due course.
For anyone with staff, I urge you to prioritise Mental Health and there is no better way than by having Mental Health First Aiders in your organisation, trained by Mandy.
Thanks again Mand – great service and delivery.”
-JIM LEWINGTON, dIRECTOR , ORBITS IT
“It has been an extremely insightful course and has given me the confidence to know I will be able to support my colleagues, friends and family in regard to their mental health queries. Mandy has been very helpful and ensured the course was full of engagement while giving all participants the opportunity to speak their mind regarding the content. I will absolutely be recommending this course to others! Thank you, Mandy!”
-MYA HACKETT, ORBITS IT
“The course was very helpful and full of useful information about mental health. I learned how to notice signs of different mental health problems and how to support myself or others. It also taught me different ways to cope, like talking to a professional or getting support from others. Overall, it was a great learning experience.”
-DYLAN HUGHES, ORBITS IT
“Thank you Mandy Gutsell for this fantastic course. Working with young people, this is a course I have wanted to do for a while, however, I would recommend this to anyone in any field of work. This course not only empowered me to reflect on what we are doing well, but also gave me tools to develop this further to support our students.
Thank you once again!”
-SEEMA DRUBHRA, SIXTH FORM PASTORAL MANAGER, DEPUTY DSL, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL.
Alex Parry Talent Acqusition Lead at PM Groups said:
“The course with Mandy was brilliant has helped me learn a great deal about Mental Health and it's importance for everyone in both my personal and professional life.Mandy was brilliant and kept us engaged throughout.
-ALEX PARRY, TALENT ACQUSITION LEAD, PM GROUPS
Phone: +44 (0) 7951 229941
Email: mandy@knowlimitscoach.com
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