Focus Awards Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF)
Health and Social Care
Course Overview
Key Information
Level: 3
Sector: Health and Social Care
Qualification Type: Occupational Qualification
Total Qualification Time: 30
Credit Value: 3
Qualification Purpose
The Focus Awards Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) aims to develop learners’ knowledge, understanding, and skills of first aid at work. The qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to administer first aid procedures in the workplace by becoming a qualified first aider.
The Focus Awards Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) meets the Health and Safety Executive (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 in respect of First Aid at Work and is aimed at those who work, or intend to work, for a range of organisations. All employers are required by law to have a First Aid provision for their employees. In achieving the Focus Awards Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF), all learners will cover essentials of First Aid, including roles and responsibilities, incident assessment, and managing and administering First Aid to casualties in a variety of situations. These situations could relate to breathing, chocking, bleeding, shock, and minor injuries as well as casualties with sudden poisoning, anaphylaxis, and suspected major illness.
Age Ranges
Entry is at the discretion of the centre. However, learners should be aged at least16 to undertake this qualification.
Geographical Coverage
This qualification is available in England and Northern Ireland.
Learner Entry Requirements
Focus Awards does not set any other entry requirements, but additional criteria may be requested
or specified by the centre.
Guided Learning Hours: 18
Status: Available to Learners
Methods of Assessment: Portfolio of Evidence
Minimum Age: 16
Reasonable Adjustments and Special
Considerations
Please refer to the Focus Awards ‘Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations Policy’. A copy is available for download from the Focus Awards website at the following url: https://www.focusawards.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2016/08/Reasonable-Adjustments.pdf
Assessment Methods
This qualification is Internally Assessed. Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria associated with each unit.
The main pieces of evidence for the portfolio could include some or all of the following:
- Assessor observation
- Witness testimony
- Learner product
- Worksheets
- Assignments/projects/reports
- Record of oral and written questioning
- Learner and peer reports
- Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
Progression Routes
Learners seeking progress from this qualification can advance their skills further through the following:
- Focus Awards Level 2 Award in Health and safety in the workplace (RQF)
- Focus Awards Level 2 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
- Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF)
Supporting Material and Useful Websites
- https://focusawards.org.uk/supportingmaterials
- https://faaof.org/
- https://ofqual.gov.uk
