Health and Safety

Important Note for all Occupational First Aid Personnel


The accreditation qualification for Occupational First Aid personnel has changed from QQI to PHECC as and from June 1st 2018. The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is an independent statutory agency with responsibility for standards, education and first aid training. PHECC also maintain a statutory register of approved training organisations and first aid practitioners. NCU Training is now a PHECC Approved First Aid Response (FAR) and First Aid Response (FAR) Recertification training course provider.


Our PHECC Approved First Aid Response (FAR) certification course is highly valuable as an advanced first aid course for staff members in all sectors.


"I feel I have learned things I could apply at home or in work. Recently I came across an accident and I did not know how to cover bleeding skin, now I do!" - Ann


Learning Outcomes


Learning outcomes are broken in to the following units

  1. Patient Assessment
  2. Incident Procedures
  3. Cardiac First Response (CFR) Community
  4. Common Medical Emergencies
  5. Injury Management and Shock
  6. Care of an Unconscious Patient
  7. Burns and Electrical Injury Care
  8. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
  9. Information Management
  10. Communications
  11. Well-Being of a First Aid Responder

For a full list of learning outcomes see the Education and Training Standard document here

Programme Details

  • Award Title:PHECC Approved First Aid Response (FAR)

  • Duration: 18 hours Directed learning

  • Entry Requirements: None

  • Awarding Body: PHECC (The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council)

  • Assessment:
    1. Skills demonstrations
    2. Short answer question examination

  • Complaints Procedure:
    It is your right as a client of our service to make a complaint if you feel your experience with us falls short of what you expected. We want the process to be easy, effective and fair. If you would like to make a complaint, you can either call us on 01-8479463 or email us directly at complaints@ncultd.ie

Price and next starting date.

  • Price:€250 (Including Certification Fee)
  • Funding: A range of training courses are available with NCU Training which are free to unemployed persons. The first step is to contact your local Employment Services Office to register and apply for training.
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