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14 hours (2 days)
2:7
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To assess the delegates competence in core instructional skills and associated knowledge & understanding required to instruct others in the skillsets of the Water First Responder (Mod 2)
Personnel needing to recertify their Water First Responder Instructor Mod 2 award.
DEFRA Module 2 instructor-specific recertification.
Covers training delivery as well as assessing students competence.
Ensures continued readiness for water rescue operations.
DEFRA Water First Responder Mod 2 Instructor
Hold an in-date Mod 3 compliant award AND have recorded CPD meeting DEFRA requirements (maintain CPD to Mod 3 standard, deliver 56 hours training over 3 years). All delegates must also hold an Advanced First Aid Award (compliant with DEFRA Con-Ops Annex F)
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for this physically demanding course requiring the ability to demonstrate all Water Rescue Technician (Mod 3) skillsets with a high degree of competence.
Recertification is recommended every 2 years by means of re-attending this course.
- Classroom sessions refresh knowledge in training planning and delivery, the role of instructors, reviewing and assessing, risk assessing, lesson planning, teaching models and legislative considerations.
- Delegates must produce rescue plans, risk assessments and lesson plans which are assessed.
- A short written examination confirms learning.
- A course manual is issued.
"- Practical sessions put the theoretical knowledge into practice, with additional input including; group management, dynamic risk assessing, observing and delivering feedback, rescuing delegates in difficulty, delivering practical teaching sessions to peers, delivering training and assessment scenarios to draw out learning outcomes.
- Specialist equipment is provided.
- Continuous assessment is conducted throughout to confirm learning. "
This 4-day course is designed for experienced and proficient DEFRA Mod 3 award holders who wish to train personnel in the skillsets of the Water First Responder (Mod 2). It provides instructional skills and knowledge to instruct others in Mod 2 skillsets.
This 2-day course trains emergency service personnel and organizations involved in water rescue responses at the Water First Responder (DEFRA Module 2) level. Delegates learn to identify rescue limitations, safely use water rescue equipment, and operate near or in moving water in a non-buoyant capacity.
This 2-day course is designed for Water Rescue Instructors wanting to deliver practical training of Rescue From Vehicles in Water.
This 3-day course refreshes and updates holders of an in-date Water Rescue Advanced Skills award as well as re-establishes their competence in the advanced skillsets of rescues involving rope over water.
This 3-day course is designed for personnel who have completed the Water Rescue Technician Instructor Training within the last 2 years and are ready for assessment or for those needing to recertify as a Water Rescue Technician Instructor.