Qualification code
603/2612/8
First Aid Training
QNUK Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support (Adults and Children)
Practical regulated Basic Life Support training covering adult, child and infant CPR, AED use, the recovery position, casualty assessment and choking.
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- Maximum learners
- Up to 12 per tutor
About the training
Course Overview
The QNUK Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support (Adults and Children) (RQF) is a practical regulated qualification for people who need the skills and confidence to provide basic life support to adults, children and infants.
The course concentrates on the actions that matter when somebody is unresponsive, not breathing normally or choking. Learners practise casualty assessment, CPR, using an AED, the recovery position and age-appropriate techniques for adults, children and infants.
This is focused Basic Life Support training rather than a wider workplace first aid course. It is particularly useful where a learner's role requires recognised competence in CPR and immediate life-saving actions without the broader syllabus covered by Emergency First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work.
At Good Skills Training, the emphasis is on doing rather than simply listening. Learners practise the techniques, receive feedback and work through realistic situations so they understand what to do, why they are doing it and how the response changes for adults, children and infants.
Basic Life Support is serious, but learning it does not need to be intimidating or dull. Practical, interactive and relevant training at an affordable price shouldn't be an alien concept.
Who should attend?
Who is this course for?
- Healthcare, care and support staff who require a regulated Basic Life Support qualification.
- Employees whose role requires practical competence in adult and paediatric CPR.
- People working with both adults and children who may need to respond to a life-threatening emergency.
- Staff who need recognised training in CPR, AED use, recovery position and choking.
- Organisations looking for a regulated Level 2 Basic Life Support qualification.
- Learners who want to develop their first aid skills before progressing to broader or more advanced first aid qualifications.
Course content
What will you learn?
- Assessing an emergency situation and carrying out a primary survey.
- Recognising when a casualty is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
- Summoning appropriate emergency assistance.
- Recognising agonal or abnormal breathing.
- Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Age-appropriate rescue breaths and chest compressions.
- Using an automated external defibrillator (AED).
- Recognising when the recovery position is appropriate.
- The recovery position for adults and children.
- Positioning and maintaining the airway of an unresponsive breathing infant.
- Continually monitoring a casualty's breathing.
- Recognising mild and severe choking.
- Managing choking in an adult.
- Managing choking in a child.
- Managing choking in an infant.
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Maximum learners
Maximum ratio of 12 learners per tutor, in line with all first aid courses.
Prerequisites
No previous first aid qualification is required.
Learners should be at least 14 years old to undertake this qualification.
This is a practical first aid qualification and requires floor work. QNUK specifically requires learners to demonstrate first aid procedures, including performing CPR on a casualty or manikin positioned on the floor. Learners must therefore be physically capable of completing the required practical assessment.
Learners must have sufficient English to understand the course and complete the assessment. QNUK strongly recommends learners are working at approximately Level 1 literacy.
As this is a regulated qualification, learners must also provide suitable proof of identity before assessment.
If you have a disability, medical condition or additional support requirement that may affect the training or assessment, please tell us before the course so any appropriate reasonable adjustments can be considered in advance.
Course duration
The QNUK Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support (Adults and Children) (RQF) has 3 Guided Learning Hours.
Good Skills Training normally delivers the qualification face-to-face as a half-day course, with appropriate time added for breaks where required.
Assessment
This qualification is assessed through practical demonstration and observation.
Learners must demonstrate the required Basic Life Support skills in realistic or simulated situations, including casualty assessment, CPR, recovery position and choking procedures for the relevant age groups.
Practical assessment pass mark: 100% of the required assessment criteria.
Certification
Learners who successfully complete all required practical assessments receive the QNUK Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support (Adults and Children) (RQF).
Qualification number: 603/2612/8
This is a regulated Level 2 qualification awarded by Qualifications Network (QNUK).
The qualification is valid for 12 months.
Certification is subject to successfully meeting all assessment requirements and the applicable QNUK quality assurance processes.
Requalification
The QNUK Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support (Adults and Children) (RQF) is valid for 12 months.
Learners who need to maintain this regulated qualification should complete the qualification again before their current certificate expires.
Basic Life Support skills can fade when they are not used regularly, so opportunities to practise CPR, AED use and other life-saving skills between formal courses can help maintain confidence and competence.
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