Assessing the links between first aid training and community resilience 27 3.3.5 Economic wellbeing and equality of access to first aid training > As previously shown, one-third (33%) of all respondents attended or will attend first aid training for their jobs or to help find work. This is considered to contribute to facilitating the economic wellbeing of the respondent by assisting with employment. > People who attended or will attend first aid training for their job or to help find work were significantly more willing and confident than those who attended because of a course they were on.23 However, levels of willingness and confidence were similar between economic and the other reasons for attending training. > The importance of first aid training for people seeking employment was illustrated in the focus groups. For one respondent, “it shows you can do something”, and for another, who was seeking work as a carer, “everywhere that you go for a job they ask you if you have done Removing financial barriers to accessing first first aid training”. They also noted that they aid learning and providing this skill to those thought employers would particularly respect seeking to enhance their employability are both first aid training delivered by the British Red community resilience indicators. Their presence Cross because it is a reputable organisation. in British Red Cross first aid training is clearly positive evidence of the presence and potential > In addition to help with employment, the growth of these community resilience elements whole CBFA approach to first aid training, in our current approach. which offers free training to people considered by the British Red Cross to be vulnerable to a first aid emergency but who might not 3.3.6 Effect of community type on otherwise be able to afford it, is designed to community resilience reduce inequality in the access to first aid training. > Communities based, at least in part, on where the respondent lived geographically scored > The importance of offering free or lower on nearly all community resilience 24 affordable training was illustrated in the measures than other types of communities. qualitative analysis. One respondent stated: > Geographic communities were also “The only thing preventing people attending significantly less likely than other types of first aid courses may be cost. If training could community to have access to a first aid kit be arranged in large community groups and (59% compared with 76%, respectively) or costing could be brought down, there may have taken steps to reduce health and be more people joining in.” 24 Mean is displayed within the range of 1-5. Feel part of community, based on where live 4.2: not based on where live 4.4, t(568)=2.91, p<0.01. Members know me, based on where live 4.0: not based on where live 4.3, t(565)=4.26, p<0.01. Watch out for each other, based on where live 4.0: not based on where live 4.1, t(563)=2.48, p<0.05. Willing to 23 Mean willingness score is displayed within the range of 0-40, and the help each other, based on where live 4.0: not based on where live 4.2, confidence intervals are 31.2-33.8 (mean 32.5) for ‘course’, and 35.1- t(568)=2.76, p<0.01. Willing to provide first aid to each other, based on 36.4 (mean 35.7) for ‘job or to find work’ (at the 95% confidence level). where live 3.8: not based on where live 4.0, t(515)=3.31, p<0.01. Rely The mean confidence score is displayed within the range of 0-20, and on each other to provide first aid, based on where live 3.6: not based the confidence intervals are 14.8-16.1 (mean 15.4) for ‘course’, and on where live 3.9, t(518)=4.84, p<0.01. People know respondent had 16.2-17.0 (mean 16.6) for ‘job or to find work’ (at the 95% confidence first aid training, based on where live 2.6: not based on where live 3.3, level). Confidence intervals give an estimated range of values in which t(397)=6.40, p<0.01. Know someone to go to for first aid help, based on the ‘true’ value is likely to fall. Because neither of the confidence intervals where live 3.7: not based on where live 4.0, t(540)=3.72, p<0.01. People for willingness or confidence to give first aid for people who attended for know how to give first aid, based on where live 2.9: not based on where a course or for a job overlaps, we can be 95% confident that the scores live 3.2, t(410)=2.86, p<0.01. Take action in scenario, no significant are significantly different from each other. difference.