Our Ambulance Care Assistant (VTQ) qualification is designed to meet the core requirements of trusts, independent ambulance services and voluntary aid societies for learners who intend to work in the patient transport and emergency care industry.
This Ambulance Care Assistant (VTQ) course falls under a ‘Vocational Training Qualification’ framework for delivery and assessment and is designed to assist learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills to drive a range of patient care ambulance vehicles safely and under the control of qualified drivers.
This training will include content that is designed to assist with emergency care before and while transporting patients from their homes to hospitals, care centres, outpatient clinics, events and large public places.
Ambulance Care Assistant (VTQ) is focused on improving emergency medical care, punctuality performance and service quality. Ambulance Care Assistants working with patient groups will receive ideal training to ensure they have the skills to be able to provide the additional specialist care needed.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
This course comes with 40.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- H&S Awareness
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Manual Handling
- Patient Handling
- Effective Communication
- Roles and Responsibilities of the ACA
- Head Injuries
- Additional Duties
- Eye Injuries
- Initial Assessment Airway and Breathing Recovery Position
- Poisoning
- Chain of Survival Call first/call fast / The Heart
- Temperature Related Illness
- Heart Attack and CPR
- Other Injuries and Illnesses
- CPR Practice
- Illness Assessment
- Drowning
- O2 Therapy and AED
- Infection Control for Ambulance Personnel
- Dementia Awareness, Mental Health and Capacity to Consent
- Choking
- Circulatory System
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Equality & Diversity
- Safeguarding
- Accident and Incident Report
- VDI and Vehicle Cleaning
- Spinal Injuries and C Spine Rx
- GDPR and Patient Confidentiality
- Injury Assessment
- DNAR
- Fractures and Dislocations
- Wounds and Dressings
- Minor Injuries Burns and Scalds
CPD stands for Continuous Professional Development and is required in many business sectors. Even if you do not require a set CPD credit level, having Certifed CPD ensures the quality of training. ProTrainings are the highest gold standard of CPD ensuring that all courses are externally verified and mapped to the highest levels.
SCORM Ready means that online courses can run on any compatible Learning Management System (LMS). SCORM courses run seamlessly on your existing LMS system without a separate login so staff only login using the existing company system. ProTrainings online courses have an advanced SCORM ready system to give more features than any other company.
Yes, when you complete the online course you will be able to download and print a compliant completion certificate, evidenced-based learning statement to confirm course content and a certified CPD statement. There is no extra charge for the certificate. You can also buy a printed certificate to be posted to you for a small extra fee.
We offer a full range of training courses across all business sectors as video online, blended and nationwide at your business or our local training centres. With over 350 courses you can learn at a time and place that meets your busy schedules and save money on travel and costs away from the office.
Yes, all ProTrainings courses are Endorsed by TQUK in addition to other approvals and endorsements to give you a quality compliant qualification for your courses whatever delivery method you take.
Whether you are employed, running a business or taking training for other reasons, you need to ensure the course is trustworthy and will pass due diligence checks. Taking courses that are accredited gives you peace of mind of the quality, compliance and that your certificate will be accepted. Choosing ISO companies to ensure they are externally verified.
Most of our courses are available as online or classroom-based at a training centre locally. We can also send an instructor to your business to save travel and tailor the course to your business. To save time and money you can take most courses in a blended format with online and class training.