QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid for Work (UC01U01B)
Course overview
QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
1 Day course
Certificate valid for 3 years
Ofqual regulated
Is your Workplace Prepared?
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 require all employers to make arrangements to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. This includes carrying out a risk assessment, appointing a suitable amount of first aiders and providing appropriate first aid training. However, having the correct first aid provision in the workplace is not just a legal requirement, it is incredibly important for the safety of all members of staff!
The QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)qualification is designed for individuals who wish to act as an emergency first aider in their workplace. Upon successful completion of this qualification, candidates will be equipped with the essential skills needed to give safe, prompt and effective first aid in emergency situations.
What's more, as a regulated qualification, employers can book this course for their employees and rest assured that they have fulfilled their legal responsibilities for providing quality first aid training, without having to undertake any lengthy due diligence checks.
Where Uckfield College, Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3DJ.
When
Saturday, 09:30am - 5:30pm on 23rd November 2024 for 1 day.
Cost
The full fee is £115.00.
What you will learn
- The role and responsibilities of a first aider
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
- CPR and defibrillation
- Recovery Position
- Choking
- Seizures
- Shock
- Wounds and bleeding
- Minor injuries, including cuts, grazes and bruises and minor burns and scalds
How you will learn it
Through a variety of teaching methods including group work, presentation and demonstration, discussion and practical skills application.
You will be assessed during the course on your practical skills and at the end of the course there is a short multiple choice paper to complete and pass. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a Level 3 EFAW award which is valid for three years.
Bring to the first session
REGULATED QUALSAFE AWARD COURSE REQUIREMENT
- Please bring one form of PHOTOGRAPHIC ID with you on the day.
- paper, pen and a clipboard or something to lean on
- wear comfortable clothing
Please note this course requires a demonstration of competency in administering Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) which involves kneeling on the floor. You may choose to bring a mat / cushion with you. If you are unable to kneel, please inform the tutor who will endeavour to ensure that any disability does not prohibit participation.
Extra study or practice
To consolidate the teaching and learning during the course, there is an expectation that you complete at least 2 hours of post course reading with provided materials.
How to enrol
You can enrol by phoning ACRES' House on
01825 761820 on Monday to Friday between 9:30 am and 4 pm. Alternatively, to register your interest in a course please email
adultlearning@acres.org.uk with the course title and your contact details and a member of the team will call you back to enrol you on your chosen course.
Previous students say
"increased confidence, developed new skills"
"It is useful to have this knowledge updated regularly. I am fortunate that I have never needed it, but I feel more confident that I could do it if I had to."
"Mark was so interesting, he had lots of real life stories to tell us that made it easier to relate to possible situations."
Next steps within this subject with ACRES
Looking for a bespoke First Aid course?
ACRES can arrange a course in your workplace with a 15% discount for groups of 8 people.
Learning onsite with colleagues how to deal with those emergency First Aid situations everybody hopes will never happen. Contact us to find out more.
Future steps beyond ACRES
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