QQI Occupational First Aid

Course details

This QQI level 5 accredited course will develop learners as Occupational First Aiders.

The course runs in accordance with the Health & Safety Authority Guidelines and is accredited by QQI. Assessment is carried out in accordance with QQI guidelines and regulations.

Programme Objectives

The overall objective of First Aid is to:

• Save life
• Prevent conditions getting worse
• Promote recovery

Workshop Content

• First Aid in the workplace
• Patient Assessment
• Respiratory Emergencies
• Cardiac first response
• Wounds and Bleeding
• Altered levels of consciousness
• Musculosketal injuries
• Burns and scalds, chemicals, electric shock

Certification

Those who successfully pass the Examinations will be issued with an Occupational First - Aid Certificate recognised by the Health & Safety Authority and QQI.

The certificate is valid for two years and indefinitely on attending a one day refresher every two years.

At the end of the course the participant will receive a pro forma letter indicating that he or she has attended the course and passed the assessment pending the receipt of the QQI certificate.

Thereafter when the First Aider completes a one day refresher course every two years they will receive a certificate from the training provider, as QQI does not issue refresher certificates.