FREC 3, what to expect
A guide to the Qualsafe Level 3 course from the medical team.
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Students arrive on day one with a mix of expectations. Some want the qualification on a close protection CV, some are stepping up from first aid at work, and a smaller group are testing whether paramedicine is the career they want next. All three are welcome.
The course runs five days. Three are classroom, two are scenario. The classroom days cover primary and secondary survey, trauma, medical emergencies, handover and documentation. The scenario days run in variable conditions with live casualties and real kit. No one passes on paper alone; everyone passes a practical.
You do not need medical background. You do need to turn up on time, own your reading in the evenings and be comfortable making decisions in front of other people. Most students describe the debriefs as the part they remember most, and they are right to.
Come in clothes you can move in, bring lunch if you want it, and ask everything you are not sure of on day one, not day five.