FREC 3 Course
FREC 3 Course
£505.00
Become a Qualified First Responder – Save Lives with Confidence
The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) is a comprehensive 5-day training course designed for those who work or aspire to work as first responders, event medics, security staff, or emergency care professionals. This Ofqual-regulated qualification meets the latest industry standards and provides the essential skills, knowledge, and confidence to deliver immediate lifesaving care in pre-hospital emergencies.
What You’ll Learn
- Scene safety, patient assessment, and incident management
- Airway management, CPR, defibrillation, and resuscitation techniques
- Recognition and treatment of major illnesses and trauma
- Administration of emergency oxygen and lifesaving medications
- Management of catastrophic bleeding, shock, and fractures
- Safe moving, handling, and patient handover to advanced care teams
Course Format
This 5-day intensive course combines engaging classroom sessions, hands-on practical scenarios, and real-life simulations led by experienced emergency care instructors. Learners are continually supported through practical assessments and scenario-based learning.
Who Should Attend
Perfect for security personnel, event medics, community first responders, and healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their emergency response skills or progress toward higher clinical qualifications such as FREC 4 or Ambulance Technician training. Many current Paramedics have started with this course
Certification
Upon successful completion, learners receive the Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) – a qualification regulated by Ofqual and recognised by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and healthcare employers across the UK.
Why Choose This Course
✅ Nationally recognised and fully accredited qualification
✅ Meets SIA, CQC, and NHS standards
✅ Delivered by expert frontline medical instructors
✅ Practical, hands-on emergency care training
First Response Emergency Care 3 (FREC 3) qualification has many uses:
- Security contractors working abroad
- Private ambulance services in the UK
- Fire & Rescue service
- Police medics
- High risk workplaces (heavy industry)
- Event staff
- Bodyguards and Door staff
- Mountain rescue & Wilderness guides
- Remote workers
- NHS Community responders
- International charity and Aid workers
First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3 ) is nationally recognised and fully endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.
All Learners must be at least 17 years old and possess reasonable numeracy and literacy skills.
The qualification comprises of 3 units:
First Response Emergency Care
First Response Emergency Care of Trauma
First Response Emergency Care of Medical Conditions
On successful completion of the course the student will be issued the First Response Emergency Care certificate valid for 3 years.
Additional information
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| Time | 09:00-17:00 |




