Paediatric First Aid Award SCQF level 6

The Award in Paediatric First Aid is a trusted qualification having been developed by the First Aid Awarding Organisation Forum and accredited by SQA Accreditation.

The Award is delivered in a minimum of 12 hours (excluding breaks) over a maximum of six weeks. Delivery sessions should be a minimum of two hours. The learner-trainer ratio is a maximum of 12 to 1.

A blended learning approach can be taken to the delivery of the award. However, the time taken to complete the course should not be reduced and a minimum of two-thirds of the training time (8 hours) must be face-to-face.

Successful completion of this qualification would enable a learner to progress to employment.

The achievement of GT7X 46, Award in First Aid at Work, is a prerequisite to the Award in Paediatric First Aid and will contribute towards its successful completion.

This qualification is suitable for those working with children, for example nursery and school staff, childminders, parent helpers.

It is also suitable for other learners who wish to further develop their first aid skills in the area of paediatric first aid.

Access

GT7X 46 Award in First Aid at Work, or equivalent regulated qualification in first aid at work.

The Award in Paediatric First Aid may provide continuing professional development or progression opportunities for those working in a childcare environment — for example, a nursery teacher, school teacher, classroom assistant or childminder.

Centres interested in offering this qualification require to come forward for approval and should contact SQA’s Business Development Team for guidance.

Assessors and verifiers must be able to meet SQA’s general requirements for technical/occupational competence as outlined in the Systems and Qualification Approval Guide. 

There are additional specific requirements for trainers, assessors and internal verifiers for the Award in Paediatric First Aid. These can be found in the Assessment Strategy and Guidance for the Award in Paediatric First Aid, which can be found on SQA’s website.

Each individual unit specification gives detailed information on learning outcomes and assessment criteria. There is also specific information provided on how certain assessment criteria should be assessed. The learner must achieve all of the assessment criteria in order to achieve the units and ultimately the group award.

Group award code: GT7Y 46 (43 KB)

The Award in Paediatric First Aid at SCQF level 6 consists of two mandatory units (J6N2 46) Emergency Paediatric First Aid (1 SCQF credit point) and (J6N3 46) Managing Paediatric Illness, Injuries and Emergencies (2 SCQF credit points). Please refer to the Qualification Structure for details of the units making up this qualification.

• Paediatric First Aid assessment strategy and guidance (545 KB)
• Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) and First Aid at Work (FAW) - Frequently asked questions (FAQs) (219 KB)

• Guidance for candidates starting an SVQ (626 KB)
• Candidate Portfolio A4 Cover (118 KB)
• Candidate blank recording forms (616 KB)

• 2019 Qualification Verification Summary Report (198 KB)

• First Aid Webinar SCQF level 6-3 February 2021 (137.63MB)
• First Aid Webinar SCQF level 6 Q and A (126 KB)