iCQ Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Course Overview:
The aim of the qualification is to guide and assess the development of knowledge and skills relating to paediatric first aid. This qualification provides learners with an understanding of the more common illnesses that occur in children and develop confidence to deal with emergencies within all early years’ settings in a professional manner. Incidents and accidents with children can occur at any time and this qualification considers the type of situations that may occur and will give learners knowledge and understanding of how to deal with such situations in a safe and appropriate manner.

The qualification is designed for learners who have responsibility for children, whether at work in their setting or within a domestic environment.

The qualification aims to: - Develop the skills of the learner in order to manage a range of first aid and emergency situations

Improve the skills and knowledge of the learner in managing illness, injuries and emergencies.

The qualification confirms competence in paediatric first aid. For the purposes of paediatric first aid: an infant is defined as being under 12 months of age and a child is defined as between one year and puberty.

Qualification: iCQ Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

Total Credits:2

Guided Learning Hours:12

Awarding Body: iCQ

Course Duration: 2 days

Entry Requirements: You don’t need any formal qualifications to enrol on this course. Learners will need to produce full and articulate answers to questions. Learners will need to have a good standard of written and verbal communication skills.

    • · Emergency paediatric first aid Level GLH

    • Managing paediatric illness, injuries and emergencies

  • The qualification will be assessed by a portfolio of evidence. Your personal assessor will conduct monthly meetings via Teams to review and develop your progress towards the qualification.

    All assessments need to be passed, and each will directly assess the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the qualification

  • After this programme, you could progress to the Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce or Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare.