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  • First Aid for Youth Mental Health qualification

    First Aid for Youth Mental Health qualification

    The qualification has been designed with children and young people in mind covering areas such as depression, self-harm, eating disorders and bullying and will provide the knowledge and skills to identify a potential mental condition, start a conversation and provide support and guidance to professional help.

    The qualification is suitable for anyone who actively connects with children and young people such as parents, carers, teachers, youth group leaders and young adults.

    At present the qualification has only been approved by Ofqual but is currently going through the SQA Accreditation approval process.  We hope this will be completed in the next few weeks and will update you when this has been completed. The Ofqual regulated qualification can be delivered in all parts of the UK in the meantime, including Scotland.

    TRAINER/ASSESSOR REQUIREMENTS

    To meet regulatory body requirements, it is crucial that all Trainer/Assessors have sufficient subject knowledge competence to deliver a qualification.

    The new Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health shares many similarities with the ‘adult’ version of the qualification, but there are some crucial differences that we must ensure are known by Trainer/Assessors before they are able to deliver the qualification.

    Current First Aid for Mental Health Trainers who want to deliver the Youth version must either:

    On receipt of either of the above, we will be able to register you to teach the new First Aid for Youth Mental Health course after completing our Registration Form.  The cost for this is £50 + vat.

    QUALIFICATION INFORMATION

    Please see the links below to view the qualification information:

    COURSE PAPERWORK

    The course paperwork, together with all Guidance Documents are available in the download area of NucoPlus and it is important that Trainer/Assessors use all the FAA guidance for every course.

    ASSESSMENT

    CLASSROOM TRAINING

    The Assessment for the Classroom-based course is by a Written Assessment Paper and the practical demonstration of the application of the First Aid Action Plan for Mental Health.

    DISTANCE LEARNING

    The Distance Learning qualification is assessed through Video Conferencing software by Professional Discussion with the Trainer/Assessor and Practical Demonstration of the application of the First Aid Action Plan for Mental Health.

    Trainer/Assessors must conduct and mark the assessment adhering to the guidance to ensure that all Learners are assessed accurately, consistently and fairly.

    INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE

    From 1st April 2021 our Level 3 First Aid for Mental Health Instructor Training course will include training for the Youth qualification, so after attending, a Trainer/Assessor will automatically be able to run the Youth version as well.

    If you have any questions or need any additional information, please just get in touch.

    TRAINING MANUALS

    Youth Mental Health

    We have developed a bespoke book to accompany the course which is available to purchase from our online shop at www.nucoplus.com

  • FAA Level 2 Award in Student First Aid (RQF)

    FAA Level 2 Award in Student First Aid (RQF)

    A brand new regulated first aid qualification for students aged 11+

    THE ANNOUNCEMENT

    The Government has announced that health education will become compulsory in all state-funded schools in England from September 2020 and this includes basic first aid training.

    The new 3-hour Level 2 Award in Student First Aid has been designed for key stage 3 and key stage 4 students (11+ years) and fulfils the requirements of the Department for Education in respect of first aid training.

    Not only would secondary schools meet the statutory requirements for health education, but students would also have the opportunity to attain a nationally regulated qualification, enhance their CV and develop new life skills.

    STUDENT FIRST AID QUALIFICATION PACK

    NB: Available only to Nuco Training registered First Aid Trainer/Assessors

    The Student First Aid Qualification Pack includes all the materials you will need to start offering the new FAA Level 2 Award in Student First Aid (RQF).

    Visit the course page to find out more about  this exciting new course here

    What’s included?

    Student First Aid qualification resources:

    • Student First Aid Tutor Notes in a durable folder
    • 8GB USB flash drive containing:
      • Student First Aid PowerPoint Presentation
      • Student First Aid Tutor Notes
      • Qualification documents
      • Course Information Sheet
      • Course Poster
      • Activity Worksheet
      • Promotional Flyer

    + Student First Aid modular resources:

    • 12 x Modular PowerPoint presentations and tutor notes
    • CPR Handout
    • Session Plan

    Plus a copy of the new Student First Aid Book

    Product links:

    HOW TO GET STARTED

    To add the Student First Aid qualification to your training portfolio, you must purchase the Student First Aid Qualification Pack and verify your instructor status with Nuco Training Ltd

    Step 1) Please email registrations@nucotraining.com, we will verify your Instructor Status and then send you the registration form. The price is £60.00 + P&P + VAT (£79.19 inclusive with UK mainland delivery)

    Step 2) On receipt of your completed form, we will email you a secure payment link.

    Step 3) Once we have received your payment, your Student First Aid Qualification Pack and Instructor Certifcate will be dispatched and you will be eligible to teach the new qualification.

  • Instructor Annual Monitoring in First Aid

    Instructor Annual Monitoring in First Aid

    You should be aware that the Regulatory Bodies require that every First Aid Instructor is monitored annually to comply with their regulations. Monitoring should be done on an annual basis so it is important to ensure that, by the end of the year, all your Instructors will have been monitored during 2015.

    If an Instructor has attended an Instructor Update which included being monitored on their teaching that is sufficient.

    The Monitor should be independent in that he/she is not directly involved with the course being monitored. From 1st October 2015 Monitors must possess a formal IQA qualification or have attended CPD training in IQA.

    The monitoring exercise must be undertaken in an honest and professional manner and should cover at least half a day to include the final assessment process.

    On completion, the Monitor should discuss their observations with the Instructor in private and both should then sign the report. A copy of the Monitoring Report should be sent to Nuco Training to be added to their instructor profile.

    If you are a Nuco Instructor click here to download a Monitor Report form.

  • CPR and AED training is fast becoming a necessity

    CPR and AED training is fast becoming a necessity

    Nuco Training not only offer dedicated CPR and AED training courses but also the new 4 hour Basic Life Support and Safe use of an AED course.

    A recent UK Government report states …

    It is estimated that around 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in the UK. Overall survival rates vary across England, but range between 2% and 12%. However, survival rates as high as 75% have been reported where CPR and defibrillation are delivered promptly. This is why the statutory guidance on supporting pupils at school with medical conditions advises schools to consider purchasing an AED as part of their first-aid equipment.”

    To see the full document and validation go to www.gov.uk

  • Level 3 Paediatric Qualification

    Level 3 Paediatric Qualification

    The existing 2-day Level 2 Paediatric qualification is to become a Level 3 qualification (Level 6 in Scotland).

    In addition, we have just received confirmation that Ofqual have accepted our request for a new Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (QCF) which will be a new regulated qualification on 1st September.

    As from 1st September 2014:

    The 1-day course is now entitled:

    Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid (Level 6 in Scotland)

    The 2-day course is now entitled:

    Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (Level 6 in Scotland)

    Both of these new qualifications still consist of the same course content as the previous qualifications, so the 1-day and 2-courses can be run in exactly the same way using the existing notes, PowerPoint and manuals.

    The main advantage is that the 2-day course has been re-levelled from Level 2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to Level 3 and from Level 5 to Level 6 in Scotland.

    The 1-day course now offers the learners a Level 3 Emergency Paediatric First Aid qualification (Level 6 in Scotland) rather than being a unit accredited course as previously.

    There is a new training aid book for the new Paediatric First Aid course available from our online shop. The new book will support the full 2-day Paediatric First Aid course and it will also include a section on AED and adult BLS.

    It is possible that the 2-day course may become a 3-day course next year. We have to wait to see what changes will be made to the syllabus and will keep you posted on this development. The Awarding Organisations and regulatory bodies are meeting in November to discuss this, and we will have an update on this immediately after.