Providing a solid foundation of non-technical rescue, IPSQA’s General Rescue series ensures responders have got the basics covered.

The foundation of effective technical rescue lies in proficient casualty handling and the ability to improve, adapt, and overcome challenges. Whether in confined spaces, during extrication, or in rope rescue scenarios, IPSQA offers a variety of certification programs that ensure graduates are well-versed in the essential skills required for these operations.

Pre-requisites

Prior to assessment for CorePass® General Rescue, the candidate must hold:

Prior to assessment for the IPSQA® Award in Public Safety (General Rescue), the candidate must hold:

Common Curriculum

Both products share a common globally-relevant curriculum, that covers pre-requisite skills and knowledge plus:

  • Knots
  • Mass casualty triage
  • Lifts, drags and carries
  • Stretcher types, loading and lashing
  • Stretcher handling (carry and passing)
  • Use of ladders to gain access
  • Building search and reconnaissance
  • Improvised rescue from low heights
  • Manual breaching to gain patient access

CorePass® General Rescue

For those seeking quality assured certification for general rescue where ISO17024 conformity is not required, our CorePass® General Rescue provides organizations an easier to achieve given candidates do not require to have logged experience and the assessor can also be the candidates trainer too.  It provides a “bronze standard” of assessment, when compared to the IPSQA® Award in Public Safety (General Rescue) which we consider the “gold standard”.

IPSQA® Award in Public Safety (General Rescue)

Graduates of this certification (IPSQA 7030:2024) are able to respond under supervision to a wide variety of non-technical rescue incidents or in support of technical rescue teams. It is similar in content to CorePass® General Rescue but is assessed in accordance with ISO17024 that provides impartial assessment and does not require verifiable experience. The award goes beyond CorePass® General Rescue syllabus, with additional requirements height safety, confined space safety, fire extinguishers, as well as verifiable logged experience that consolidates the knowledge and skills.

The Award in Public Safety (General Rescue) requires the successful completion of three parts:

  • Part A: Supervised multi-choice capstone examination across pre-requisite theory
  • Part B: Practical skills capstone assessment across pre-requisite skills and working within a general rescue context
  • Part C: Completion of portfolio of evidence including integrated disaster simulation and verified experience

Part A and B tests candidates against a sample of knowledge and skill requirements covered in the following pre-requisite CorePass® certifications, but under ISO17024 assessment conditions.

Assessment Overview:

Part A:  Accredited Testing Centres (ATCs) develop their own examination and submit it for moderation and approval by IPSQA (a fee applies).

Part B: As an ISO17024:2023 compliant certification product, the skill assessment is undertaken by an independent assessor (by subject matter experts). The assessment is not associated with any proprietary training, allowing agencies to deliver pre-assessment training as they best determine, let it be in-house or outsourced to a provider.

Part C: The candidate must also complete a prescribed logbook within 6 months and submit to IPSQA for assessment by a different assessor (assigned by IPSQA), not domiciled in the same country as the candidate as part of our Foreign Interference Protection (FIP) protocol which is unique to IPSQA.

Assessments are conducted in accordance with approved references including the United Nations INSARAG First Responder training package and the New Zealand General Rescue Manual.

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