Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care 2025 - Requal

Join us for a Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 (FREC3) requalification event running in Cannock, Staffordshire. This in-person event is for those who need to refresh and requalify their valuable knowledge and skills in pre-hospital emergency care.

Our experienced instructors will guide you through the course, covering topics like CPR, trauma management, and more. Don't miss out on this opportunity to refresh and requalify your emergency care abilities. Sign up now!

Qualification Summary

Fully updated and re-launched in 2025, the new Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) enables learners to requalify in the knowledge and competencies needed to operate in a clinically governed prehospital emergency care setting.

It is ideal for those looking to equip themselves with lifesaving skills to prepare them to be amongst the first to arrive at a scene of an emergency, including first responders such as police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services and search and rescue personnel.
It is also ideal for those providing event medical cover or roles such as First Responders, Door Supervisors, Close Protection Operatives and Security Guards, as well as those working in high-risk environments including the military, power stations, offshore renewable energy, agriculture and manufacturing settings.

The Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) can also act as a stepping stone to working within the private medical world in roles such as Patient Transport.

If you do not already have a copy of the recommended learning materials from your original course then you will be required to purchase these on top of the course price.

Who Should Take This Qualification ?

You should take this qualification if you are working (or plan to work) within the private medical sector. It is ideal for those working within the event environment, but can also be suitable for those looking for Patient Transport work or COVID swabbing (with additional training).
The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) (FREC3) is also recognised by the HSE as meeting the requirements for First Aid at Work.

Prerequisites

To attend the Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) you must already posses a valid, in date Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care Qualification or similar.

If you are in any doubt about the prerequisites please get in touch with us. We will require to see you current certificate before you start the Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) to confirm eligibility. If you do not meet these criteria then you will need to complete the full five day Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 qualification.

You will be required to complete practical activities & assessments during the Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification). Learners should be physically capable of performing this tasks, which may include bending, kneeling and lying on the floor. If you qualification or course includes a CPR assessment, this will be required to be completed on the floor and may last for a minimum of 2 mins.

Learners do not need good literacy skills to complete the Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification), but there will be a multiple choice paper at the end of the course. Should anyone experience difficulties with this style of assessment this can be completed verbally in certain circumstances. Please contact us for further details. We would strongly recommend that learners have a minimum of Level 1 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent.

For learners with English as a second language, a small pocket dictionary may be useful to help translate. If you feel you would benefit from receiving any course materials prior to starting your training then please get in touch.

Learners must be at least 17 years old on the first day of the training.

Qualification Structure

The Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) has one unit with three mandatory components that Learners are required to complete in order to achieve the qualification. These will cover Foundations of prehospital emergency care, Foundations of prehospital trauma care and Foundations of prehospital emergency medical care.

Qualification Structure

The Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) has three mandatory components that learners are required to complete.

Practical Assessments

• Adult Basic Life Support
• Child Basic Life Support
• Infant Basic Life Support
• Airway And Ventilation Skills
• Prehospital Emergency Trauma Care
• Prehospital Emergency Medical Care

Theory Assessments

• Multiple Choice Question Paper (40 questions)
• Invigilated Exam – Anatomy & Physiology

The Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 FREC 3 (Requalification) usually takes three days to complete, covering a total of 21 Guided Learning Hours.

Our Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) 2025 (FREC3) Requalification is currently scheduled to be held in the Cannock, Staffordshire area. Confirmation of the venue will be sent with full joining instructions approximately 1 to 2 weeks before the course start date.