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History

Holly has been involved in first aid for many years, starting out as a volunteer Lifesaver for the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) at the age of 8, and then working her way up to qualify as a lifeguard and swim instructor. The pinnacle of her swim teaching career was coaching actor Will Smith’s children to swim.

She studied for Business Management degree at Manchester Metropolitan University and passed with 1st Class Honours which drove her to start her own business.

Becoming a Chartered Trainer and Assessor for the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) was the next milestone. Holly then took the role of North West (UK and Ireland) training coordinator for InterContinental Hotel Group, training their employees to become gym instructors as well as freelancing for the NHS as a lifestyle consultant/ smoking cessation advisor.

In 2007 Holly was sponsored by the Australian Department of Immigration to be a Safety and First Aid trainer and assessor, educating the mining industry an array of safety skills as well as working with St John's Ambulance Australia and the Australian Royal Lifesaving Society. This job took her all over the West of Oz, flying to all the mine sites and training all kinds of exciting skills like working at heights and how to descend from a cherry picker!

Leading from this extensive history of First Aid and safety experiences, Funky First Aid was born, offering a wide variety of courses for all ages and abilities to enjoy.

Emergency First Aid First Aid at Work First Aid at Work Refresher

Paediatric First Aid Automated External Defibrillator First Aid for Schools

Lifesaving, Rescue and Swimming Instruction Refresher courses