Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (RQF) - 2 day course
The Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (RQF) qualification teaches essential first aid skills for infants and children up to age 18. It meets OFSTED, EYFS, CSSIW, and Scottish Early Years standards, making it compliant for childcare and education settings.
Description
Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
Course Overview
The Level 3 Paediatric First Aid (RQF) qualification is designed to teach individuals the essential skills needed to provide first aid to infants and children up to the age of 18. The course meets OFSTED and EYFS requirements, as well as CSSIW and Scottish Early Years standards, ensuring compliance and best practice in childcare and education settings.
This practical training course equips you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to ACT FAST in paediatric emergencies. Our engaging teaching methods ensure that your team gains the expertise to manage paediatric illnesses and injuries, with training specifically tailored to your educational setting. Our experienced instructors use contextualise the content, making it more realistic, relevant, and memorable.
Course Duration
The training and assessment are completed over 12 hours of in-person training over two consecutive days.
Who is the course suitable for?
The training is suitable for anyone responsible for caring for children and infants, at home or in a professional setting.
When working in an education setting, there must always be at least one fully trained paediatric first aider on site to meet your EYFS and OFSTED requirements.
The training is required in the following sectors:
- Nurseries
- Schools
- Childcare and Babysitting
- Healthcare Workers
- Sports Coaches and Youth Activity Leaders
- Parents and Guardians
- Youth Social Workers
- Special Education Providers
Course Description
The Level 3 Paediatric First Aid qualification covers the following content:
- Roles and responsibilities of the first aider
- Minimising risk in an emergency
- Safe accident procedures for infants and children (up to 18)
- Safe airway positions
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for infants and children
- Using a defibrillator for children
- Dealing with choking for infants and children
- Managing a casualty in seizure
- Treatment for bleeding and shock
- First aid for burns
- Common minor injuries in schools, such as bruises, splinters and nosebleeds
- Appropriate first aid kits and equipment in schools
- Dealing with fractures and dislocations
- Managing a spinal injury
- Dealing with head injuries
- Common medical conditions in schools – Diabetes, Asthma and Epilepsy
- Dealing with severe allergies and how to use an adrenaline auto-injector
- Completing accident report forms
Assessment
Students are assessed continuously through tutor observation of practical first aid skills in real-life scenarios, ensuring a supportive and friendly learning environment. There are no written exams; assessment is based on your ability to demonstrate first aid techniques through interactive, scenario-based activities throughout the day.
Certificates
Upon completing the course, you will receive a digital certificate no later than two weeks after the course end date. The certificate is valid for three years, and the qualification is renewed by completing another Level 3 Paediatric First Aid training course.
Level 3 Paediatric First Aid – Blended Option
We also offer the Level 3 Paediatric First Aid qualification as a blended option, which allows you to complete the course over one day of training, complemented by an independent blended workbook before the in-person training to achieve the full 12-hour qualification.