Types of First Aid Qualification - PDF

**Types of first aid qualification** - **Different types of emergency care (eg first aider, first responder, pre-hospital care)** - **PHEM framework ()** 2. **Role of HSE and DfE** - **Selecting a first-aid training provider: A guide for employers - GEIS3 ()** - Early years...

**Types of first aid qualification** - **Different types of emergency care (eg first aider, first responder, pre-hospital care)** - **PHEM framework ()** 2. **Role of HSE and DfE** - **Selecting a first-aid training provider: A guide for employers - GEIS3 ()** - Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework () - Impact on employers - Impact on first aid training 3. **Awarding organisations** (Ofqual definition: ) - **Regulation: Ofqual, CCEA, Qualifications Wales, SCA** - General Conditions of Recognition - Key concepts: - Validity - Reliability - Comparability and Level of Demand - Manageability - Minimising Bias - Relationships: - Regulators - Employers - Centres - Learner 4. **To the awarding organisation** - **Centre agreements eg CTQ Centre Agreement** 5. **Delivering exams** - **JCQ Instructions for Conducting Examinations ()** 6. **Policies and procedures^6^** - Appeals - Complaints - Data protection - Equality & diversity - Quality Assurance 7. **Health and Safety** - Completion of a risk assessment - Enforcement of health and safety regulations 8. **Security of assessment materials** - Compliance with JCQ Instructions for Conducting Examinations () - Compliance with Awarding Body regulations 9. **Validity and reliability of assessment** - Does the assessment meet the course learning outcomes? - Is marking fair, transparent and just, and made against the set criteria? 10. **Responsibilities to the centre** - Compliance with legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities - Preparation and management of teaching and learning - Administration and record keeping - Following and implementing policies and procedures - Preparation and management of learning materials 11. **Responsibilities to learners** - Promoting equality and value diversity - Identifying and meeting individual learner needs - Teaching the right thing - the importance of correct information - Maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment 12. **Responsibility to the awarding organisation** - Maintaining the integrity of the qualification - Ensuring that the assessment records are fit for purpose meets awarding body guidance - Maintaining CPD - Management of assessment materials - Ensuring the quality and consistency of assessment - Ensuring that requests to the awarding body for certificates are based on assessments of consistent quality 13. **Responsibility to learners** - Identifying and supporting candidates requiring reasonable adjustments/special considerations - Providing regular formative checks on learning - Assessing fairly and objectively - Providing regular feedback