A Day in the Life of a First-Aid Trainer

Sara Okonkwo shares what a typical teaching day looks like, and why no two courses are ever the same.

By Sara Okonkwo , Lead First-Aid Instructor · 14 May 2026

People often ask me whether teaching the same course over and over gets repetitive. It never does — because the delegates change everything.

Every group brings its own questions, its own near-misses, and its own reasons for being in the room. That is what keeps the job alive, and it is what makes the training stick.