Level 3 First Response Emergency Care (FREC) Requalification

The Qualsafe Awards First Response Emergency Care (Level 3 RQF) covers the full range of skills required by the HSE for first aid and is the leading qualification for events cover. For those with further ambitions, it also forms the first step of a programme to become a Paramedic in 2 years.

The Qualsafe First Response Emergency Care (Level 3 RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification, ideal for those looking to work or volunteer as a first responder.

Among the first to arrive at a scene, first responders typically include police officers, firefighters, and those providing medical cover at festivals and events such as Emergency/Community First Responders, Door Supervisors, Close Protection Operatives and Security Guards as well as those working in high-risk environments including the military, power stations, agriculture and manufacturing.

Course Outline

• Adult basic life support

• Child basic life support

• Infant basic life support

• Airway and ventilation skills

• Prehospital emergency trauma care

• Prehospital emergency medical care