To help build our future generation of public safety professionals, our Award in Public Safety (Youth Emergency Response) provides a foundation certification.
Many public safety agencies around the world have youth development or cadet programmes. Finally, there is an end-point certification that can provide international recognition of their skills and experience whilst providing flexibility on how young people are trained and prepared for this capstone ISO17024 compliant assessment.
Graduates of this micro-credential are able to respond under supervision to a wide variety of basic emergencies and contribute to building community resilience.
The Award in Public Safety (Youth Emergency Response) [YERT] 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 youth emergency response context
- Part C: Completion of portfolio of evidence including integrated disaster simulation, supervisor/youth leader attestation 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.
Pre-requisites:
Candidate must hold prior to assessment:
- CorePass® First Aid II (Intermediate)
- CorePass® Lifesaving Bronze Medallion
- CorePass® Community ERT or CorePass INSARAG First Responder
- CorePass® Workplace Fire Suppression I
- CorePass® Public Safety Radio
- CorePass® Confined Space Awareness
- CorePass® Competent Life Jacket User
- CorePass® Aircraft Safety
- CorePass® Flood Worker Safety
- CorePass® Height Safety I
- Core Pass® Incident Management
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 FEMA Teen CERT materials. Assessors must also hold criminal background clearance or working with children check for this certification.
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