First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work courses

ITC Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) - 6+ hours

Rationale
Employers have to risk assess their workplace first aid requirements, and the 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification is one of the statutory qualifications for this purpose.

All candidates must attend the full 6-hours contact time in order to fulfill the qualification 'license to practice' requirement. As well as a full attendance requirement each candidate is continually assessed on each section of the programme.

Course development
With modern mobile communication, modern emergency service response times and the changing face of UK employment from a manufacturing to a service economy, first aid need have changed. If the risk assessment is that employees may be faced with life-threatening incidents where they have to manage the casualty for 10 minutes, or very minor incident that will not require medical assistance, then the EFAW is the course that meets the criteria. For other potential first aid circumstances the employee can phone for help and medical assistance.

If further first aid training is required the employer can decide on the full FAW (First Aid at Work) qualification.

EFAW 6-hour programme
On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:

• Understand the role of the first aider including reference to:
  - the importance of preventing cross infection;
  - the need for recording incidents and actions;
  - use of available equipment;
• Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock;
• Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters).

ITC Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) - 18 hours

Rationale
Employers have to risk assess their workplace first aid requirements and the 3-day First Aid at Work (FAW) qualification is one of the statutory qualifications for this purpose.
All candidates must attend the full 18-hours contact time in order to fulfill the qualification 'license to practice' requirement.
As well as full attendance each candidate is continually assessed on each section of the programme.

Three-day FAW Programme

First 6-hours content is EFAW as above

Further 12 hours content for FAW

• Provide emergency first aid at work (see above); 
• Administer first aid to a casualty with: 
  - injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries; 
  - chest injuries; 
  - burns and scalds; 
  - eye injuries; 
  - sudden poisoning; 
  - anaphylactic shock; 
• Recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes).

ITC Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work Requalification (RQF) - 12+ hours

Rationale
Employers have to risk assess their workplace first aid requirements and the 3-day (18-hour) First Aid is at Work (FAW) qualification is one of the statutory qualifications for this purpose. This requires requalification every 3 years and involves: 

• Completing a 2-day (12-hour) First Aid at Work course.
• All candidates must attend the full 12-hours contact time in order to fulfill the qualification 'license to practice' requirement.
• As well as full attendance each candidate is continually assessed on each section of the programme.

Candidates MUST supply their previous First Aid at Work qualification details before attending the course. If individuals book on, or are booked on by an employer, the course with an invalid certificate NO STATUTORY CERTIFICATE CAN BE ISSUED.

The full FAW and Requalification FAW certificate have valid 3 year lifetimes. 

Course programme
FAW requalification training should cover the topics of the full FAW course in sufficient detail to ensure students are competent on completion.