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Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
VTCT Skills Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work · Ofqual 603/2381/4 · VTCT code FA3A1 · VTCT Skills
To enable learners to develop the knowledge and practical competences required to deal with a range of workplace first aid situations, including injuries and major illnesses, and to act safely, promptly and effectively as a recognised First Aider in the workplace.
- In the training room
- 3 days
- Guided learning
- 18 hours
Course plan
What the course includes
3 days 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 First Aid at Work, as a PDF.
Day 1
09:00–17:00Classroom day
- 09:00–10:45Course Induction
- 10:45–12:30Role of the First Aider and Assessing an Incident (UFA1)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch
- 13:30–15:15Unresponsive Casualty (UFA1)
- 15:15–17:00CPR, AED and Choking (UFA1)
On the day
- Course induction and VTCT Skills registration
- First aid legislation: Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
- Negotiate classroom rules
- Roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
- Consent, recording incidents and reporting (RIDDOR)
- Minimising the risk of infection: gloves, hand hygiene, disposal of waste
- Contents of a workplace first aid kit
- Assessing an incident: scene safety and dangers
- Primary survey (DRABC) and calling the emergency services
- Checking response, opening the airway and checking breathing
- Casualty who is breathing normally: recovery position
- Monitoring the casualty until help arrives
- Casualty having a seizure: recognition and first aid
- Casualty who is not breathing normally: chain of survival
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult manikin
- Safe use of an AED
- Casualty who is choking: mild and severe airway obstruction
- Back blows and abdominal thrusts
Day 2
09:00–17:00Classroom day
- 09:00–10:45Bleeding, Shock and Minor Injuries (UFA1)
- 10:45–12:30Secondary Survey and Musculoskeletal Injuries (UFA2)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch
- 13:30–15:15Head, Spinal and Chest Injuries (UFA2)
- 15:15–17:00Burns, Scalds, Eye Injuries and Poisoning (UFA2)
On the day
- Types of wound and external bleeding: direct pressure, dressings and bandaging
- Recognising and managing shock
- Minor injuries: small cuts, grazes, bruises and splinters
- Minor burns and scalds
- Practical scenarios combining several casualties
- Conducting a secondary survey: head-to-toe check and history (SAMPLE)
- Fractures: open and closed, signs and symptoms
- Dislocations, sprains and strains
- Supporting injuries with slings and improvised support
- Head injuries: concussion, compression and skull fracture
- Suspected spinal injury: manual in-line stabilisation
- Chest injuries: flail chest and penetrating wounds
- Monitoring the casualty and handing over to the emergency services
- Burns and scalds: types, severity and cooling
- Chemical and electrical burns
- Eye injuries: dust, chemicals and embedded objects
- Sudden poisoning: ingested, inhaled, absorbed and injected
- Sources of information and safety data sheets
Day 3
09:00–12:30Classroom day
- 09:00–10:45Anaphylaxis and Major Illness (UFA2)
- 10:45–12:30Practical assessment (UFA1, UFA2)
On the day
- Recognising anaphylaxis and using an adrenaline auto-injector
- Heart attack and angina
- Stroke (FAST)
- Asthma attack
- Diabetic emergencies: hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia
- Epilepsy and seizures
- Revision and practice of all first aid skills
- Practical assessment UFA1 (simulation): CPR, recovery position, choking, bleeding and shock
- Practical assessment UFA2 (simulation): secondary survey, injuries and major illness scenarios
- 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 training equipment in line with manufacturer guidance. Manikins to be cleaned and face shields or hygiene wipes used between learners. Gloves to be worn for all bleeding, burns and wound-care practice. Only trainer auto-injectors to be used. Learners to carry out a risk assessment of the training area before practical activities.
Units and assessment
How you are assessed
2 units
- UFA1Role of the First Aider and Assessing an Incident
- UFA2Secondary Survey and Musculoskeletal Injuries
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); there are no formal entry requirements.
Level 3: Advanced therapist level, the same level as an A level.
Before this course
No previous qualification needed.
This course
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
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 3 days in our training room. You have 12 months from enrolment to complete.
Learners must be 18 or over to enrol (KCLINICS Academy policy); there are no formal entry requirements.
You practise every skill on manikins and training devices, in simulated scenarios, with your trainer watching and giving feedback.
Training days are compulsory. Tell the academy team in advance if you cannot attend: a missed day can be moved to the next available cohort, 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.
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