Frequent hands-on practice, including CPR, AED and realistic scenarios, helps attendees remember the skills and feel confident using them at work or in everyday emergencies. They describe trainers as knowledgeable, friendly and engaging, using humour, real-life experience and clear demonstrations to make serious content accessible. Attendees also value the balanced theory and practical work, supportive questions and well-paced delivery.
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About this course
The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners by enabling them to attain the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations and/or take on the role of emergency first aider in the workplace.
What you will learn
This qualification forms part of the QA First Aid suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of:
• Resuscitation Council (UK)
• Skills for Health Assessment Principles for First Aid Qualifications
This QA qualification is:
• For people who deal with emergency first aid at work enabling them to be workplace emergency first aiders under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
• Based on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) training standard for delivery of Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) 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.
This qualification specification provides information for Centres about the delivery of the QA Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (QCF) and includes the unit information, assessment methods and quality assurance arrangements.
The aim of this qualification is to prepare the Learner to develop the skills and knowledge needed to administer emergency first aid.
Intended audience
This qualification is for people who have a specific responsibility at work, or in voluntary and community activities, to provide basic first aid to people in a range of emergency first aid situations
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