About this Qualification
The Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work meets The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 in respect of First Aid at Work and is aimed at individuals who intend to develop and gain formal recognition of their knowledge, understanding and skills of first aid at work. The course duration is a minimum of 3 days and the qualification is applicable to those who work or intend to work for a range of organisations, as all employers are required by law to offer First Aid provision to their employees. By completing the two mandatory units, all learners will cover the essentials of First Aid, including roles and responsibilities, incident assessment and managing and administering First Aid to casualties in a variety of situations. These situations could relate to breathing, chocking, bleeding, shock, minor injuries, burns, scalds, poisoning, illness and anaphylaxis. Objectives of the qualification include preparing learners to progress to a qualification in the same subject area but at a higher level or requiring more specific knowledge, skills and understanding, meeting relevant programmes of learning, preparing learners for employment and supporting a role in the workplace.
Progression
Learners who achieve the Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work can progress to other qualifications in the sector, including the Level 2 Award in Activity First Aid the Level 2 Award in Paediatric Emergency First Aid and the Level 2 Award in Paediatric First Aid .
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Structure
To achieve the Level 3 Certificate in First Aid at Work , learners must achieve a minimum of 3 credits from the two mandatory units.
This qualification is not graded successful learners achieve a pass.
Mandatory Units
– Emergency First Aid in the Workplace
– Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace
Assessment
Assessment of this qualification is by Portfolio of Evidence and Practical Demonstration/ Assignment which is quality assured by us. The Achievement Record Workbook provided by us, and available to download from the website, should be used by centres to record all assessment. All assessment criteria must be met.
The demonstration of practical skills: These can be assessed during or after delivery, a record of the learner’s performance must be completed by the assessor in the Achievement Record Workbook.
Internal Verification must be carried out in accordance with centre procedures. All Assessment is subject to external quality assurance by us.
The knowledge-based components: These can be assessed by written question and answer or by oral questioning; questions are available in the Achievement Record/Workbook. If using written question and answer this should be internally marked by the assessor. If using oral questions and answer the answers should be recorded as well as marked by the assessor in the Achievement Record/Workbook.
Assessment must be reliable and robust and must meet the requirements of the Assessment Principles for First Aid Qualifications. Further guidance for each unit can be found in the assessment guidance relevant to each unit. All Assessment Criteria must be met in both units to achieve this qualification.
Learner Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements. However, learners should be able to work at level 2 or above. They must be physically capable of completing the practical activities involved.