ITC Level 3 Award in First Aid for Sport, Exercise and Fitness

Person practising chest compressions on a dummy

This qualification is for the sports person, coach, spectator or other involved adult. This qualification is designed to provide essential life saving skills. As well as the basic life support and topics found upon most first aid courses, this qualification includes key sports related incident management content, including sports injury assessment, cease/return to activity decision making and safe moving.

Learners will gain skills and/or knowledge in:

return to play decisions,
managing specialist sports kit such as gum shields,
when to and not to use ice,
sports specific first aid such as managing winding, blows to testicles, dead leg, possible compartment syndrome, assisting from pitch and other sports related first aid concerns.

How is this Qualification Assessed?

This qualification is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Qualification Time

7 Guided Learning Hours

Additional Information

Qualification Number - 603/0885/0 Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) Link

This qualification has been accepted as an equivalent to Worrld Rugby's First Aid in Rugby. For further information please follow this link - World Rugby First Aid in Rugby equivalence.

Does this qualification attract funding?

No (for further information consult Learning Aims Reference Service)

Can this qualification be delivered as part of a blended or remote learning programme?

No.