diploma in emergency response ambulance driving instruction

Level 4 Diploma in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instruction Qualification

Duration

Varies on Course Selected

Course Reference

Elite-L4DERADI-001

Price

Full Course: £7,795 + VAT

Existing Tutors Via RPL: £950.00 + VAT

Police Conversion: £3,850.00 + VAT

Awarding Body

RQF Qualification

Fact Sheet

Qualification Fact Sheet

Qualification Overview

The Level 4 Diploma in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Instruction (L4 DERADI) Qualification, provides a trainee Driving Instructor with the enhanced knowledge, behaviours, understanding and skills required to instruct, coach, support and assess learners in the delivery of routine and emergency response ambulance demonstration driving, including knowledge and understanding of the driving legislation, regulation, standards and agreed ways of working to a safe and competent level as set out in the High Speed Driver Training Competencies.

Learners will understand the Human Factors than can influence attitude to risk for a developing emergency response ambulance driver, this will be focusing on 3 main areas, completion of the Ambulance Driver Risk Index [ADRI], developing a working knowledge of the Goals for Education [GDE] framework and completion of the Driving Instructor Ambulance Driver Risk Index to measure progression and development.

There are currently three available routes for qualification award depending on the past experience and qualifications held. For further information please contact us via email at info@eliteadt.com.

Road Map to Success

L4 DERADI Course - New Entrants

This course is specifically designed for personnel who wish to become an Emergency Response Driver Trainer and holds no previous tutor qualifications and experience. The course is delivered in three stages and takes on average approximately 8-months to complete in full. An outline of each stage is highlighted below:

Stage 1: Six week instructional course (non-residential)

Stage 2: 150hrs of mentoring development (instruction on a 4-week L3 CERAD Course)

Stage 3: 300hrs of consolidation training under IQA observation (minimum 3hrs per week).

Personnel must be successful at each stage prior to further progression being permitted and will be required to attend and complete all stages for qualification award (NPA assessment and decision). Depending on the qualifications held, further courses may be required for completion (i.e. level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement and/or Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training). Until all qualifications are held and can be evidence in full (i.e. formally issued), personnel with remain in the consolidation stage, under support and observation of the dedicated IQA appointed. Should any further development or additional training be required at any stage for progression success, then additional costs will be applicable.

In order to attend the course a strict prerequisite is in place, which must be met and evidenced in full which includes:

Employed or sub-contracted for services by the NHS Ambulance Service, Private Ambulance Service or an Approved Training Organisation

Hold a full UK/EU driving licence

Hold no more than 3 endorsement points

Hold the Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Qualification

Hold the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement or registration and evidence of working towards completion

Hold the Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training or registration and evidence of working towards completion

Displays suitable experience, professionalism and have experience of training within the last 6-months

** Optional - Approved Driving Instructor Parts 1 & 2 Complete (legal requirement for B CAT vehicles) **

For more information regarding the course please contact us directly via email at info@eliteadt.com.

L4 DERADI Conversion Course - Existing Tutors

This route for qualification award is specifically designed for personnel who are already an experienced and qualified Emergency Response Driver Tutor. This may have been gained through the old NHS Ambulance Service Qualification Framework or the IHCD BTEC Level 3 Award. It is a mandatory requirement that all instructors are to hold the new qualification by 31 Dec 21, in order to be permitted to continue with instruction, assessment and support of future learners.

There are 6 units required for completion, which are completed via Distance Learning. A mixture of blended learning techniques are used throughout, and on average it takes approximately 4 - 6 months in order to complete the qualification (speed of delegate varies).

For more information regarding the course please contact us directly via email at info@eliteadt.com.

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L4 DERADI Police Conversion - Police Advanced Response Driving Instructor

This route for qualification award is specifically designed for experienced and already qualified Police Advanced Driving Instructors, who wish to transfer their skills and ability over to the ambulance service.

Personnel will be required to attend a three-week instructional course, which will focus on the recognised prior learning, the regulated programmes and practical ambulance driving experience. On completion of the course, all personnel will have to complete a further 4-week period under mentorship and 8-weeks consolidation of skills, which will cement the training and assessment covered.

In order to attend the course a strict prerequisite is in place, which must be met and evidenced in full. For more information regarding the course please contact us directly via email at info@eliteadt.com.