Our Buccal Midazolam Train the Trainer Course prepares experienced professionals to deliver safe, engaging and properly assessed epilepsy and emergency seizure medication training.
The programme leads to the:
Also known as our EBMI Instructor Programme, this course combines supported blended learning with practical teaching and competency assessment.
The programme may be suitable for:
Every application is reviewed individually. Your approved delivery scope will depend on your experience, professional background, insurance, and clinical governance arrangements. If you aren’t sure about eligibility, please get in touch and we can help you.
Buccal midazolam is an emergency seizure medicine used for certain prolonged or cluster seizures. Safe administration depends on staff understanding the person’s seizures, individual emergency management plan, prescribed instructions, escalation procedures and ongoing monitoring.
NICE Guideline NG217 identifies buccal midazolam as a first-line benzodiazepine option for convulsive status epilepticus in community settings where an individualised emergency plan is not immediately available.
The 2026 ESNA Best Practice Guidelines introduce stronger expectations around trainer competence, face-to-face skills validation, clinical oversight, quality assurance, continuing professional development and revalidation.
We redesigned our Buccal Midazolam Train the Trainer programme in response to these changes. It assesses whether trainee trainers can apply their knowledge, teach practical skills and make safe assessment decisions. Certification is not based on attendance alone.
During this Train the Trainer course, learners will develop the knowledge and competence needed to:
Detailed programme content, assessment requirements and teaching resources are provided to candidates. All resources and information are updated regularly as new legislation and recommendations are introduced, meaning that our courses are always modern and contain all best practices and guidance.
Our programme includes:
A detailed programme specification and quotation will be provided following an eligibility review.
The Level 4 Buccal Midazolam Train the Trainer course uses a supported blended-learning model.
It includes:
The face-to-face stage allows trainee trainers to demonstrate their competence in a realistic teaching environment with the support of a Registered Nurse Educator.
Exact dates, assessment arrangements and submission requirements are confirmed when a booking is agreed.
We recommend this course for:
We work with NHS services, health and social care providers, supported-living services, hospices, education providers and specialist community services throughout the UK.
Applicants must normally have:
Eligibility requirements vary according to whether the applicant intends to work as an organisational or external trainer.
Applicants who need a recognised teaching qualification can ask us about completing the Level 3 Award in Education and Training.
Buccal Midazolam training can be delivered externally in some circumstances. The programme is not limited to in-house trainers.
Eligible healthcare professionals may apply for approval to deliver epilepsy and buccal midazolam training across different organisations. External delivery is not approved automatically. Each applicant’s proposed delivery scope is assessed and confirmed separately.
Experienced non-healthcare professionals may be approved to deliver training within their own organisation under appropriate healthcare-professional oversight. Current ESNA guidance does not routinely recommend unrestricted external delivery by non-healthcare trainers.
Following successful completion and written approval, trainers may deliver epilepsy and buccal midazolam training within their agreed scope.
All training must:
Licensed resources may only be used within the trainer’s approved scope. They must not be shared, resold or altered in a way that changes their clinical meaning.
Certification is issued once all required evidence has met the programme standard.
The certificate confirms achievement of the Level 4 programme. The trainer’s permitted delivery scope will be confirmed separately where approval is granted.
The qualification does not itself:
Guardian Angels Training provides more than just course attendance and a set of slides. Our blended approach is the best way for candidates to learn, and no information will be skipped or given less focus than it should.
Trainee trainers receive:
Guardian Angels Training holds the Skills for Health Quality Mark and is a Skills for Care Quality Assured Learning Service.
Our aim is to develop trainers who can teach clearly, assess fairly and work safely within their professional boundaries.
It is a blended programme, but it cannot be completed entirely online. Practical skills and teaching competence must be assessed face to face.
Yes, eligible healthcare professionals may apply for external trainer approval. Approval depends on their professional background, experience, teaching competence, insurance and governance arrangements.
An experienced support worker may be approved as an organisational trainer, provided the necessary experience, organisational authorisation, indemnity and healthcare-professional oversight are in place.
This depends on your intended role and existing experience. We will review this during the eligibility process. A Level 3 Award in Education and Training pathway can be provided where required.
Formal revalidation is required every two years, supported by continuing professional development and quality assurance.
No. You must successfully complete the programme and receive confirmation of your approved delivery scope. Organisational authorisation, insurance and clinical governance must also be in place.
This is a trainer-development programme. Staff who may administer buccal midazolam must complete suitable learner training, demonstrate competence and be authorised by their employer. They must always follow the person’s current prescribed instructions and emergency management plan.
Whether you are developing an organisational trainer or applying to provide training externally, we can review your experience and advise whether the programme is suitable.
Contact Guardian Angels Training to request an eligibility review, available programme dates and a quotation.
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