Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)

Course Overview

1 Day Course (9am-4.30pm)

This qualification is for people who deal with first aid at work enabling them to be emergency first aiders under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

This regulated qualification forms part of our First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of the Resuscitation Council (UK) and Assessment Principles for Regulated First Aid Qualifications.

Based on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) training standard for delivery of First Aid at Work (FAW) courses for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
This qualification should enable Learners to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations. Learners should be able to demonstrate the practical administration of safe, prompt, effective first aid in emergency situations with an understanding of the role of first aider.
Learners must be at least 14 years old to register for this qualification. There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 1 in literacy or numeracy or equivalent.

Assessment

Practical assessments – observed by the Trainer throughout the course.

There are 4 practical assessments for this qualification:
• CPR and safe use of an AED
• Unconscious casualty
• Wounds, bleeding and shock
• Choking casualty

Optional extra – Catastrophic bleeding

Formative assessments – a range of informal assessment procedures employed by the Trainer/Assessor during the learning process to measure each Learner’s knowledge, skills and understanding related to the assessment criteria.

Theory assessment/multiple choice question papers – there is 1 paper per unit for each Learner and Learners should answer all the questions under ‘examination’ conditions.

Maximum time allowed for is 25 minutes

Minimum mark is 11 out of 15 in order to be considered for an overall ‘Pass’