Generic Instructor Course &
Out of Hospital Neonatal Life Support Training
The Network is pleased to be coordinating training bursaries to support development of instructors for Neonatal Life Support (NLS) and Generic Instructor Course (GIC) training programmes, and to enable community colleagues to undertake Out of Hospital NLS (OHNLS)
There are four streams available:
Stream A – For individuals identified as having Instructor Potential (IP) from NLS/OHNLS to undertake GIC.
Stream B – For experienced NLS/OHNLS instructors aiming to become GIC instructors.
Stream C – For qualified neonatal GIC instructors to be released from clinical practice to teach GIC.
Stream D – For community midwives and paramedics to undertake OHNLS.
Available Courses
Below is a collated list of courses that the ODN has been made aware of. These are RCUK courses run by accredited providers, and are not being provided by the network. As well as applying for the bursary, candidates must apply through the course provider. Please direct any queries to the course provider directly.
This area will be continually updated as course dates are released, please check back if a date and location suitable for you is not yet advertised.
Cornwall
15 - 16th January 2026
Generic Instructor Courses
UHBW
29th - 30th April 2026
8th - 9th July 2026
10th - 11th Dec 2026
Plymouth
May 2026
Exeter
2nd - 3rd July 2026
Out of Hospital Neonatal Life Support (OHNLS)
Exeter
26th - 27th March 2026
Swindon
1st - 2nd October 2026
This initiative is funded collaboratively by the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly (CIOS), Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Bath Swindon & Wiltshire (BSW), and Bristol North Somerset South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) using national NHSE funding, and is available to staff working within these ICB geographies