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Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis
VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis · Ofqual 610/5756/3 · VTCT code FA3A3 · VTCT Skills
To enable learners to develop the knowledge and practical competences required to provide basic life support, use an AED and manage anaphylaxis in an adult casualty in emergency situations.
- In the training room
- One 3-hour session
- Guided learning
- 3 hours
Course plan
What the course includes
One 3-hour session in our training room. The plan comes from our scheme of work for this qualification.
- Practical day
Take the course plan with you
Every module, practical day and assessment for the Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis, as a PDF.
The session
09:00–12:00Classroom day
- 09:00–10:00Assessing Emergency Situations (UFA3)
- 10:00–11:00Unresponsive Casualty (UFA3)
- 11:00–12:00Management of Anaphylaxis (UFA3)
On the day
- Course induction and VTCT Skills registration
- Roles and responsibilities of a first aider
- Assessing the scene and the casualty safely
- Calling the emergency services
- Casualty who is not breathing normally
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Safe use of an AED
- Casualty who is breathing normally
- Recovery position
- Recognising anaphylaxis
- Use of an adrenaline auto-injector
- Practical assessment UFA3 (simulation)
- Completion of portfolio
- Student evaluation
- Tutor evaluation
- Equipment
- CPR manikins, AED trainer, first aid kits, bandages and dressings, auto-injector trainer.
- Safety
- Learners to use resuscitation manikins and AED trainers in line with manufacturer guidance. Manikins to be cleaned and face shields or hygiene wipes used between learners. Learners to carry out a risk assessment of the training area before practical activities.
Units and assessment
How you are assessed
1 unit
- UFA3Assessing Emergency Situations
While you learn
- Online quizzes and module tests
- Written homework
- Tutor feedback on the platform
Towards your certificate
- Practical observations/assessments
- Portfolio of evidence
No external examination. The qualification is awarded on your portfolio and observed assessments.
Entry and progression
Before you start
Learners must be 18 or over to enrol (KCLINICS Academy policy).
Level 3: Advanced therapist level, the same level as an A level.
Before this course
This course
Level 3 Award in Adult Basic Life Support, AED and Management of Anaphylaxis
Leads to: A safety qualification asked for before advanced aesthetic and injectable courses
Fees and dates
Paying for the course
Admissions confirms the fee for this course when you ask, and talks you through the ways to pay.
Practical dates
You can enrol at any time, and we place you in the next suitable group. Admissions talks you through dates when they confirm your place.
Ask admissions about datesWays to pay
- Pay in full by card or bank transfer.
- Klarna or Clearpay at checkout, subject to their eligibility checks and approval.
- Monthly course finance through our finance partner, subject to status (18+, UK residents).
- Employer funding: we can invoice your employer.
Direct government funding for learners (Advanced Learner Loans, Mayor of London Adult Skills Fund) is not available through KCLINICS Academy at present and is not expected before 2028. Monthly course finance and self or employer funding are available now.
Apply
Apply for a place
Tell us a little about you and we will confirm your place and next steps. No payment is taken until your place is confirmed.
Prefer to talk first? Call admissions on 020 8050 0750.
You attend one 3-hour session in our training room. You have 12 months from enrolment to complete.
Learners must be 18 or over to enrol (KCLINICS Academy policy).
You practise every skill on manikins and training devices, in simulated scenarios, with your trainer watching and giving feedback.
The session is compulsory. Tell the academy team in advance if you cannot attend: it can be moved to the next available date, subject to availability.
Yes. You can pay by card, or choose Klarna or Clearpay at checkout, subject to their approval.
A safety qualification asked for before advanced aesthetic and injectable courses. Next on the route: VTCT Skills Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Aesthetic Therapies for Skin Rejuvenation.
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