The following list is taken from the ‘First Aid Assessment Principles’ document produced by Skills for Health which states that:
“Trainers/Assessors must:
1) be occupationally competent in the area of first aid. This can be evidenced by:
- holding a FAW certificate issued by either HSE or an Awarding Organisation/Body
or having:
- registration as a doctor with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- registration as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
2) be occupationally competent in the area of training and/or assessing in line with the Learning and Development NOS 9 Assess Learner Achievement. This could be evidenced by holding a qualification listed below (please note that this list is not exhaustive).
- SQA Accredited Learning and Development Unit 9DI – Assess workplace competences using direct and indirect methods – replacing Units A1 and D32/33
- SQA Accredited Learning and Development Unit 9D – Assess workplace competence using direct methods – replacing Units A2 and D32
- QCF Qualifications based on the Learning and Development NOS 9 Assess Learner Achievement
- Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment (QCF)
- Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement (QCF)
- Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment (QCF)
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (QCF)
- A1 or D32/D33
- A2 or D32
- Further and Adult Education Teachers Certificate
- Cert Ed/PGCE/B Ed/M Ed
- PTLLS/CTLLS/DTLLS
- S/NVQ level 3 in Training and Development
- S/NVQ level 4 in Training and Development
- IHCD Instructional Methods
- IHCD Instructor Certificate
- English National Board 998
- Training Group A22, B22, C21, C23, C24 TQFE (Teaching Qualification for Further Education)
- NOCN Tutor Assessor Award
Trainers/Assessors should also be able to provide a detailed, chronological list of evidence to show that they have regularly provided EFAW/FAW assessments during the previous three years. If this is limited, evidence of other first-aid assessments may be provided.”
[Ref: Assessment Principles for First Aid Qualifications, December 2012, v2]Please be assured that all the trainers/assessors at Firstaider Training are appropriately qualified and that you can be sure of a positive learning experience with us. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.