Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (FREC3)
This Level 4 Pre-Hospital Care Qualification is designed for those looking to work as Emergency Care Assistants (ECA’s) intermediate ambulance practitioner, event medical provider or those working in specialist roles within military, police or fire services.
About the course
The Level3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) is a nationally recognised pre-hospital care (PHC) qualification…
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Course Entry Requirements:
Learners are required to evidence the following before they can be accepted on to the course:
Be 18 years of age (or older)
Learners are not required to have any formal qualifications in literacy or numeracy; however as a Level 3 Qualification you will be expected to demonstrate an adequate level of English to communicate with your patients, and understand various medical words.
Learners are also expected to have access to a laptop and have basic IT skills as we use Microsoft Office 365 to facilitate elements of the course, course material and host your portfolio which you are required to complete.
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£495 + VAT
0% interest free payments
Course Summary:
Regulated RQF Qualification
Classroom
35 GLH hours
180 hours TQT
Non Expiring Certificate
Course Delivery Options
Part Time:
Delivered over 5 days, usually over weekendsÂ
For Example:
- Weekend 1
- Saturday & Sunday
- Weekend 2
- Saturday & Sunday
- Final Weekend
- Saturday OR Sunday
Full Time:
Delivered usually over 5 consecutive days Monday – Friday, alternatives can be considered.
Bespoke:
If your availability doesn’t fit into the options above, we can schedule courses to suit a group.
This can also include the use of Live online classrooms for theory sessions (i.e. MS Teams) to help reduce travel.
Chat to us about your requirements and we can devise a schedule to suit your group and their availability.
How the course is assessed
Learners are assessed by formative and summative practical assessments conducted by your facilitator, invigilated exams, and 3 post-course workbooks
Formative Assessments:
Formative assessments are an ongoing, overall observation of your skills, abilities, attitudes and working practices; this is done by your facilitator throughout the course to ensure that you have the right attributes appropriate to the role.
Even if you pass all assessments, you still need to demonstrate to your facilitator that you are responsible and capable of the role, otherwise you could still be referred
Invigilated Exams:
There are two invigilated examinations conducted under exam conditions throughout the course including
- ECG Recognition
- Applied anatomy & physiology (short answer questions)
Summative Assessments:
Summative assessments are final assessments of skills where you have opportunity to demonstrate to your facilitator that you have learned the required knowledge, either by demonstrating activities such as:
- Immediate Life Support (ILS) Practical Skills Test
- Immobilsation and extrication equipment practical skills test
- Assisting a clinician with advanced procedures practical skills test
Post-Course Workbook Assignments:
Following the conlusion of your course, or elements of you course, you will have come to understand various elements of the taught components in class; during the breaks where you are expected to consolidate your learning, you can start to prepare answers for your workbook assignments:
There are 3 workbooks all based around the 3 components above
- Patient assessment & management
- Focused Emergency Care
- Emergency Trauma Care
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These workbooks are completed in your own time, whilst doing research, using course textbooks and other sources where you can evidence your knowledge and understanding to your facilitator.
What your course fees cover
- Access to the scheduled classes as part of the Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
- Registration fee with the Awarding Organisation (Qualsafe)
- One attempt at each Multiple-Choice Question Paper (MCQ) as timetabled
- Two submissions for the review of written work products (Workbook Assignments)
- Assessment and sign off of your portfolio (By Group or Cohort) *
- Quality Assurance of your portfolio (By Group or Cohort) *
- Electronic Certificate (E-Certificate
For the duration of your qualification you will have access to our Microsoft Office 365 platform which will provide you with:
- Office 365 Licence:
- Access to online versions of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Access to your Portfolio
- Access to Electronic course materials (Textbooks etc)
Certification
Successful learners will receive a Regulated Qualsafe Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Emergency Care (RQF) e-Certificate.
Certificates can be validated on the Qualsafe Website here.
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- Risk assessment process
- Factors to consider when claiming exemptions
- Justifying the use of exemptions
- Audible and visual warnings
- Using audible and visual warnings to facilitate safe progress
- Using emergency response ambulance vehicle exemptions
- Facilitating an emergency call reprioritisation
- Giving directional information to an ambulance driver
- Applying directional information from a colleague
- Using navigational aids
- Reflecting on own driving practice
How the course is assessed
Formative Assessments:
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Summative Assessments:
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Invigilated Exams:
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Final Independent Driving Assessment
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What your course fees cover
You are not paying for a certificate or qualification, your course fee does not entitle you automatically to a qualification or certificate
Your course fees allow you to access and participate on a course of study that may lead to the achievement of a qualification at the end. Whether this happens or not depends on you successfully achieving the assessment criteria laid out in the qualification specification. Your course fees cover the following:
- Access to 120 guided learning hours on the course with one of our facilitators
- Registration fee with the Awarding Organisation (FutureQuals)
- One attempt at each Multiple-Choice Question Paper (MCQ) as timetabled
- Two submissions for the review of written work products (including diaries)
- Assessment and sign off of your portfolio (By Group or Cohort) *
- Quality Assurance of your portfolio (By Group or Cohort) *
- Electronic Certificate (E-Certificate)
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For the duration of your qualification you will have access to our Microsoft Office 365 platform which will provide you with:
- Office 365 Licence:
- Access to online versions of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Access to your Portfolio
- Access to Electronic course materials (Textbooks etc)
Certification
Successful learners will receive a Regulated Qualsafe Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) e-Certificate.
Certifcates can be validated on the Qualsafe Website here.
From £550 + VAT
Pay a deposit to secure your place
Course Summary:
Regulated RQF Qualification
Classroom / Blended / On The Road
120 hours
150 hours
The qualification remains valid provided that learners evidence regular CPD and an annual ILS Certification.
Course Delivery Options
Part Time:
Usually Delivered over 3 weekends with a break in between delivery to allow you to complete workbooks and consolidate your learning.
For Example:
- Weekend 1
- 2 Week Break
- Weekend 2
- 2 Week Break
- Final Weekend
Bespoke:
If your availability doesn’t fit into the options above, we can schedule courses to suit a group.
Chat to us about your requirements and we can devise a schedule to suit your group and their availability.
