Kentec gain Accreditation for QCF First Aid Training

The First Aid at Work qualification will be available as a QCF level 3 course at Kentec Training from March 2013, our first aid training partner ProTrainings in partnership with Future Awards and Qualifications (an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation) will be able to offer this qualification alongside the HSE Approved 3 Day First Aid at Work Course, which will continue until the HSE no longer approve first aid training which will happen in April 2013 at the earliest.

This new course is not the only option that will be available to employers and employees after the HSE changes, trackable, credible CPD certified certificates from large training organisations such as Kentec Training and ProTrainings will be perfectly acceptable according to the Health and Safety Executive.

The QCF Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) course has been available since the onset of the EFAW a few years ago and the FAW is the next development to the QCF qualifications. Employers will not all want or need a QCF certificate, at Kentec we are giving you the choice, the QCF and non QCF course materials and course delivery will be identical and our instructor guidance will soon be amended to comply with the rules of QCF, however delivering QCF level courses requires all trainers to have PTLLS as a minimum under the Ofqual regulations and there are registration requirements, additional checks and centre management. Kentec’s instructors Steve Booker and James Carter are PTLLs qualified and therefore comply with Ofqual’s criteria for delivering these courses.

Please note that until the HSE changes take place the Emergency First aid at Work, 3 Day First Aid at Work and 2 Day re-qualification courses will remain HSE approved and can be delivered and certified through Kentec Training and it’s partner ProTrainings as before.  We will notify you when the changes do take place.

If you need more information, please contact our Training administration Manager, Kandy on 0333-666 0555 or email her at: kandy.booker@kentectraining.co.uk