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Request detail:
This is a FOI request in regards to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
Please can you provide a response to the following questions in relation to SFRS.
What course do firefighters complete for their trauma care/casualty care/first aid as operational firefighters?
Is this done in-house or through an external provider?
What is the cost to the service either for certification costs if done in-house, or if done by an external provider, how much has been paid to them for this service in the last 5 years?
If this training is provided by an external training provider, when is this contract due for renewal/retendering?
If this training is done by an external provider, when was the current contract/provider appointed?
Response detail:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please refer below for the information requested.
- What course do firefighters complete for their trauma care/casualty care/first aid as operational firefighters? Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) and First Response Emergency Care (Level 3).
- Is this done in-house or through an external provider? These courses are delivered in house as we are a 'Qualsafe' approved Training Centre.
- What is the cost to the service either for certification costs if done in-house, or if done by an external provider, how much has been paid to them for this service in the last 5 years? Registration costs to awarding body (Qualsafe) for the last 5 years are listed below-
Combined EFAW & EPFA (RQF)
£120.00
L3 First Response Emergency Care (RQF)
£8,645.00
QA Level 3 Award in EFAW (RQF)
£373.75
SFRS L3FREC Bridging Course
£4,862.30
Total
£14,001.05
- If this training is provided by an external training provider, when is this contract due for renewal/retendering? N/A – Delivered in-house.
- If this training is done by an external provider, when was the current contract/provider appointed? N/A – Delivered in-house.
