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34 hours (5 days)
2:7
2 years
A certificate of attendance is provided. To qualify as an instructor, delegates must return for the Water Rescue Technician Instructor Assessment/Reassessment. Within 2 years.
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To provide the framework of instructional skills and associated knowledge and understanding to instruct others in the skillsets of the DEFRA Mod 3.
Experienced and proficient Mod 3 award holders who wish to train personnel in the skillsets of the Water Rescue Technician (Mod 3).
Instructor-level certification in Water Rescue Technician (Mod 3) techniques.
Comprehensive coverage of training delivery, safety, and scenario-based instruction.
Aligns with DEFRA FRCO 2025 Mod 3 and NFCC Rescue Boat Code standards.
DEFRA FRCO 2025 Water Rescue Technician Mod 3 Instructor (training). NFCC Rescue Boat Code Mod 3 Instructor (training)
In-date DEFRA Mod 3 compliant award, First Aid Award which includes Oxygen use (FREC 3 or equivalent), operational knowledge of operating as a Water Rescue Technician, working knowledge of DEFRA FRCO 2025
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.
Delegate should attend the Water Rescue Technician Instructor Assessment/Reassessment within 2 years. It is not advised to book the assessment until completion of the training where an informed consolidation plan can be made to ensure preparedness. Completion of this training and subsequent assessment at Outreach Rescue satisfies Module ‘Specialist Rescue Instructor (5087EXQ)’ for the Diploma in Specialist Rescue and is worth 50 credits.
- Classroom sessions cover training planning and delivery, the role of instructors, reviewing and assessing, risk assessing, lesson planning, teaching models and legislative considerations.
- Delegates are guided through the production of rescue plans, risk assessments and lesson plans.
- A course manual is issued.
- No summative assessment is conducted as this is purely a training course.
- Practical sessions involve putting 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. There is no summative assessment, though formative assessments will be conducted and delegates will be debriefed and guided through an action plan on completion.
This 3-day recertification course ensures existing water rescue technicians with requisite peer led CPD maintain the necessary skills for safe and effective water rescue operations, following DEFRA Mod 3 and NFCC standards.
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.
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This comprehensive 5-day course trains emergency services personnel and organizations involved in water rescue responses at the Water and Flood Rescue Technician (DEFRA Mod 3) level. Delegates learn to identify limitations and effectively use water rescue equipment and techniques while operating near, on, and in moving water.
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