Level 3 Paediatric First Aid - 2 Day Course
This course has been developed for those who are working with children and infants. It will be of particular interest to teachers, child minders, crèche assistants, playgroup personnel and anyone else who has a responsibility for their welfare whilst in your care.
It is ideal for individuals who are responsible for children and infants, who wish to gain a nationally regulated Level 3 Award.
This two-day course satisfies the guidelines and criteria as laid down by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Ofsted. In order to obtain this qualification, you must attend both days and complete the two units of accreditation.
This course runs over a minimum of 12 hours making up these two units consisting of theoretical and practical work. should be run over two consecutive days, but we have the flexibility to accommodate your specific needs if you need, providing it is completed within 6 weeks of starting the course.
A comprehensive fully illustrated training book to supplement the Paediatric First Aid course is included for every learner.
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Responsibilities and reporting
- Resuscitation
- Assessment of the situation
- Fainting
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Choking
- Head injuries
- Diabetes
- Infantile convulsions
- Foreign bodies
- Control of bleeding
- Anaphylaxia
- Eye injuries
- Fractures
- Heat and Cold
- Asthma
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Meningitis
- Burns
- Shock
Certification
Summative practical assessment is included by the instructor, along with a written assessment. A three year Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment.
Numbers
A maximum of 12 students are allowed and must be a minimum of 16 years of age and a certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
Location
We are able to deliver this course on your site, subject to a pre-course assessment of your premises, reducing your costs in respect of additional time out and travelling. For individual course places please see our course finder facility, or for group bookings, please contact us for a quote.
In-House / On-site courses
If you have several employees that you wish to qualify, you could consider an onsite course. We can provide training at your premises, at a time and date to suit your requirements. Should you require a number of courses, we can offer you corporate rate discounts.