St John Ambulance is holding first aid courses at its headquarters in Valletta.

A morning course starts on Tuesday 10 April at 9.30am and will run twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Evening courses will start on Monday 9 April at 6.45pm, running twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays; and on Tuesday 10 April at 6.45pm, running twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

A course consists of nine lectures of about two hours each. The fee for the entire course is Lm15, which includes training material and certification. St John Ambulance first aid courses are recognised locally by government regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Legal Notices and also by EU regulations.

More information can be obtained by phoning on tel.: 7944-8310 or 2124-5740. An application can be downloaded from the website www.StJohnAmbulanceMalta.com or obtained by applying to Training@St

JohnAmbulanceMalta.com, or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Franco J. Piccinino, Hon. Secretary, Courses, 5 Independence Square, Valletta. The office will also be open for registrations on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.