4th February 2009, 01:57 PM
If you haven't made provision to renew your certificate I'd urge you to really try to scrape the money together to do so unless you've already found someone pay for it as time is short. It's not garanteed that a new employer will renew it for you just because you've been a First Aider X number of years. Having to pay for the full course again is a much worse option. Not only is it expensive but you lose nearly a week again and unscrupulous employers may make it difficult to take the time off. In the end having the valid certificate can make the difference between getting the next job or not, besides, I'm sure you'd like it for your own peace of mind.