QA Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care.Endorsed by The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care.Designed for those for those looking to progress their career within the NHS or private ambulance services.QA Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care.Designed for those who are looking to work within specialist roles in the military, police and fire services. 

This qualification contains 1 mandatory unit (split into 3 components) with a Total Qualification Time (TQT)
of 180 hours.

Learners must complete all assessments successfully within the registration period to achieve the
qualification.

The maximum period to achieve this qualification, including any referrals is 12 months.

TQT is the total number of hours required for a Learner to achieve this qualification. It has 2 elements:

• Guided Learning Hours (GLH) is the time a Learner is being taught and assessed under the immediate
  guidance of a Trainer/Assessor, which for this qualification is 39 GLH (minimum), and
• The number of hours a Learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation and study, including
  assessment, as directed by, but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of a Trainer,
  e.g. pre-course reading, research, assignment completion, mentored practice/work experience, etc. which for this qualification is 141 hours.

Learners must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the training.

Learners must have successfully completed the QA Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) qualification or a QA recognised equivalent and provide continuing professional development (CPD) profile containing evidence of 100hrs study and/or contextualised practice before they can begin the QA Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) qualification.

There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 2 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent and a basic understanding of first aid.

Once achieved this qualification is valid while the Learner maintains a CPD portfolio and has attended annual refresher training. Training should include the assessment and treatment of cardiorespiratory arrest and life threatening injury/illness. This may include an Immediate Life Support qualification

Each Learner will need access to suitable learning materials to support their progress through the qualification. As a minimum we recommend:

• Generic Core Material – Prehospital Emergency Care Course by Faculty of Prehospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh or
• Ambulance Care Practice, 1st edition by Richard Pilbery and Kris Lethbridge

As well as

• Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness, 12th edition by Ross and Wilson
• UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines (current edition) by JRCALC, AACE and University of Warwick

These can be purchased at the time of booking or purchased independently.