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QNUK Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work Requalification (RQF)
Two days instead of three, to renew a First Aid at Work certificate before it expires. Same outcomes, compressed, for people who already know most of it and need the practice and the paper.
About this course
The First Aid at Work Requalification is the two day route back to a full FAW certificate for somebody who already holds one. It covers the same outcomes as the three day course in a tighter format, on the reasonable assumption that you are refreshing rather than starting.
There is one condition and it matters: your existing certificate has to still be in date. Once it has expired the requalification route closes and you are back on the full three day course, which is why booking it a couple of months early is worth doing.
The two days work through incident assessment, CPR, the recovery position, choking, bleeding control, shock, burns, fractures, head and spinal injuries, chest and eye injuries, poisoning, anaphylaxis and the major illnesses including heart attack, stroke, asthma and diabetic emergencies.
Most of it is practical. Skills fade in three years whether or not knowledge does, and the point of the two days is to get technique back to where it was rather than to sit and listen to it being described.
- The role and responsibilities of a first aider, consent, and infection control, revisited
- Assessing an incident: the scene survey, the primary survey, and summoning assistance
- Adult CPR on a manikin, with feedback on depth, rate and recoil
- The recovery position, monitoring, and managing a seizure
- Choking, external bleeding and shock
- The secondary survey, and injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including slings
- Head, spinal, chest and eye injuries, burns and scalds
- Sudden poisoning and anaphylaxis, including the adrenaline auto injector
- Major illness: heart attack, stroke, epileptic seizure, asthma attack and diabetic emergency
- What has changed in guidance since you last qualified
How completing this course helps you
- A renewed QNUK Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work, valid for a further three years
- Continuity of first aid cover without anybody dropping off the list
- Two days out rather than three
- Practical skills back to the standard they were at on day one of the last certificate
Who should attend?
Qualified workplace first aiders whose First Aid at Work certificate is still in date and due for renewal, plus the supervisors, team leaders, health and safety representatives and managers who hold FAW as part of their role.
Entry requirements. You must hold a First Aid at Work certificate that has not yet expired. If yours has run out, the full three day First Aid at Work course is the route back. Check the date on the certificate before you book rather than on the morning.
Ready to take the next step?
Choose a delivery option, compare dates and book with confidence, or ask MB and get an answer straight away.
Choosing the right one
Which first aid course does your workplace actually need?
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 do not name a course. They tell an employer to carry out a first aid needs assessment and then provide what that assessment says is adequate, which is why two businesses next door to each other can land on different answers.
The rough shape is this. Lower hazard workplaces usually land on Emergency First Aid at Work, one day. Higher hazard workplaces, larger headcounts and anywhere with specific risks usually land on First Aid at Work, three days. Early years settings have their own rules through the Department for Education. Outdoor and remote work adds distance from the ambulance, which changes the answer again.
If you are not sure where you sit, ring us with what your people actually do and we will talk it through. Sending somebody on the wrong course costs more than the phone call.
Do the needs assessment first
Hazards, headcount, shift patterns, lone workers and how far you are from help. The HSE guidance is the starting point and it is short.
Match the course to the answer
EFAW for lower hazard, FAW for higher hazard, plus any specific qualification your setting or your insurer requires.
Plan the three years
Certificates last three years and the HSE recommends an annual refresher in between. Diary it when you book, not when it expires.
Course content
What you will cover
The first aider and the incident
- The role and responsibilities of a first aider
- Minimising the risk of infection to self and others
- The need for consent
- Conducting a scene survey and a primary survey
- Summoning appropriate assistance
Life threatening emergencies
- When to administer CPR, and demonstrating adult CPR on a manikin
- The recovery position and monitoring
- Seizures
- Choking, mild and severe
- External bleeding and shock
Injuries
- Minor injuries, minor burns and scalds
- Conducting a head to toe secondary survey
- Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, and applying support and elevated slings
- Suspected head and spinal injuries
- Suspected chest injuries
- Burns and scalds, and eye injuries
Poisoning, anaphylaxis and major illness
- Sudden poisoning and the routes into the body
- Anaphylaxis, and using an adrenaline auto injector training device
- Heart attack and stroke
- Epileptic seizure, asthma attack and diabetic emergency
Method of assessment
How the requalification is assessed
The same assessment as the full course, in two days rather than three.
Practical observations
Observed across the two days: scene and primary survey, adult CPR on a manikin, the recovery position, choking, bleeding control, head to toe survey, support and elevated slings, spinal injury management and the training adrenaline auto injector.
Multiple choice examination
A forty question multiple choice paper. The pass mark is twenty eight correct answers and the maximum time allowed is sixty minutes.
Certification
A renewed QNUK First Aid at Work certificate, valid for a further three years from the date of issue.
Ways to learn
How you can take this course
Every route covers the same accredited syllabus and the same support. Pick the one that fits how your people work.
Dates and locations
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In-company training
We run this one to order, at your place or ours.
Onsite / in-company
Run First Aid at Work Requalification at your site
We deliver anywhere in the UK, on your dates and around your shift patterns. For six or more people it is usually cheaper per head than sending everyone to a centre, and nobody loses a day travelling.
Tell us roughly how many people and when, and we will come back with options and a price, or ask MB and get an answer straight away.
What onsite includes
- The same tutor, materials and certification as our centres
- Your venue or one we arrange near you
- Dates and start times built around your operation
- One invoice and one point of contact for the whole group
- Content examples drawn from your own workplace
First Aid at Work Requalification FAQs
The requalification route is no longer open to you and you need the full three day First Aid at Work course. That is the awarding rule rather than our preference, which is why it is worth booking the requalification a month or two before the expiry date rather than the week of it.
Three years from the date it is issued, the same as a first certificate. HSE guidance also recommends an annual refresher in between, which is a separate half day.
No. It is the same forty question paper with the same twenty eight mark pass, and the same practical observations. What is shorter is the teaching time, because you are refreshing rather than learning it for the first time.
Yes, as long as it is a recognised First Aid at Work qualification and it is still in date. Bring the certificate with you, or send us a copy when you book so we can check it before the day.
Yes. Two consecutive days at your premises, or split to fit a shift pattern. Employers with several first aiders coming up for renewal usually run them together, which is cheaper and keeps the expiry dates aligned.
Three years. The HSE also recommends an annual refresher in between, which is a half day and keeps skills and confidence current rather than letting them fade for three years at a time.
Yes, anywhere in the UK. For six or more people it is normally cheaper per head than sending everybody to a centre, and nobody loses a day travelling. We work around your shift patterns.
At our centres in Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Manchester and Liverpool, at your own premises nationwide, and through our partner network where a local option suits you better. Pick a date from the board on this page or call 0330 124 2165.
QNUK, an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation. This one is QNUK Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work Requalification (RQF), accreditation number 603/2453/3. We are an approved QNUK centre.
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