ITC Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid

Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid

This Paediatric First Aid qualification is designed for workers caring for children in the absence of their parents.

This qualification indicates an individual can undertake the role of the first aider in a position that has the responsibility of caring for infants and children. It may also have been identified as necessary by a workplace risk assessment.

The qualification will benefit all who spend time in the early years environment and with pre-puberty children.

Delivery

Topics include; planning for and dealing with first aid emergencies involving babies and children including, CPR, shock, anaphylactic shock, bleeding, choking, as well as seizures.

This qualification is designed to provide essential pediatric life-saving skills and pediatric incident management. Moreover, typical delivery methods are predominantly practical and the course is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Qualification Requirements

• Minimum tutor contact time of 6 hours (excluding breaks)
• 1:12 tutor-to-candidate ratio
• The course must be completed within 4 weeks of starting
• Each delivery session must be a minimum of 2 hours
• Successful completion will result in the candidate gaining the ITC Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid. With a valid (license to practice) lifetime of 3 years from the date of completion
• The qualification is revalidated by attending another training course after 3 years.