Road traffic collision qualifications for emergency services launched

SFJ Awards has worked with representatives from the National Fire Chiefs Council and and others to develop two new Ofqual-regulated qualifications aimed at enhancing road traffic collision training for fire and rescue services.

The Level 3 Award in Road Traffic Collision Instruction and the Level 3 Award Revalidation in Road Traffic Collision Instruction provide an entry route into and continuing professional development credits for the role of Road Traffic Collision Instructor.

Road Traffic Collision Instructors are wholetime firefighters who train and support their colleagues to respond to road traffic collisions and play a key role in ensuring alignment with multi-agency approaches and best practice extrication and trauma management procedures.

“Responding to road traffic collisions has become increasingly complex of in recent years due to the growth in electric vehicles and other technological developments. Against this background, our expert working group conducted a 5-month review to bring the Level 3 Award in Road Traffic Collision Instruction into alignment with current best practices and to introduce the revalidation qualification.

“The standalone qualification has been updated to reflect current safety guidelines and the revalidation qualification supports instructors to maintain their competences in light of a changing operational environment.”

David Higham, Managing Director of emergency services qualifications body SFJ Awards

Neil Pederson, CEO at International Road Rescue and Trauma Consultancy Ltd, was part of the expert working group to design the qualification. He said:

“These new qualifications enhance the relevance, safety, and effectiveness of road traffic collision instruction, ensuring instructors are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality training.”

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The industry will once again be gathering at the NEC, Birmingham for The Emergency Services Show, co-located with The Emergency Tech Show, on 17-18 September, check out the full exhibitor list here. You can find SFJ Awards in Hall 5, Stand E184.