Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC4)

Five days of classroom and practical training, plus directed study and three assignment workbooks completed in your own time.

• Advanced patient assessment
• Airway management and ventilation
• Pain management and pharmacology
• Major trauma and advanced bleeding control
• Cardiac arrest and shock management
• Incident management and triage

Budget properly for the directed study. It is a substantial part of the qualification, not an afterthought, and completing all of it is what unlocks your free Safe Administration of Medicines course.

How you are assessed

• Continuous practical assessment across the five days
• Written assessment and clinical scenarios
• Three assignment workbooks completed in your own time

What you will hold on completion

• FutureQuals Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF), regulated by Ofqual
• Safe Administration of Medicines (SALM), included free on full completion of your FREC 4. Use this link to view the full details of the SALM course.  

FREC 4 does not expire. Keep your clinical skills current with annual BLS or ILS, which we also run.

You need a current FREC 3 or an equivalent qualification accepted by the awarding organisation, and you must be at least 18.

If you are unsure whether what you hold is accepted, contact us before booking.

There are several ways to pay, and a few ways to pay less.

Secure your place with a 20% deposit

You do not need to pay in full to book. Pay 20% at checkout and secure your place on the date you want. The balance is due before your course starts.

Pay in full with Klarna

Choose Klarna at checkout and spread the cost on Klarna’s terms. Your place is paid in full and confirmed straight away. Subject to Klarna’s eligibility checks.

12-month payment plan

Pay across twelve monthly instalments at 0% interest. Speak to our team before booking to set this up.

ELCAS funding

Service leavers may be able to claim up to 80% of the course fee through ELCAS. We are an approved provider and can help with the paperwork.

Multiple booking discount

Employers booking four or more learners receive 15% off the total, including any optional services added at checkout.

Returning learners

Trained with us before? When you come back to requalify, take 10% off your refresher.

Course fee money-back guarantee

Attend the course, complete the learning and follow your tutor’s guidance. If you still do not pass, we refund your course fee. On eligible courses.

Staying overnight

Travelling to us from outside Teesside? We have agreed learner rates with the Sporting Lodge Inn at Stainton, a 5 to 10 minute drive from our Stockton-on-Tees centre, with easy access from the A19 and A174.

• £75 per night – bed and breakfast
• £95 per night – dinner, bed and breakfast, including a two-course evening meal and a drink

Both rates include free on-site parking and free use of the hotel gym and 25-metre pool. There is a pub and restaurant on site.

These rates are only available through us, not directly with the hotel. Add the nights you need to your checkout when you book your course, and we will arrange it and confirm the details with you.

Rooms are subject to availability, so book as early as you can. Plans change, so if you need to cancel your room, do so up to 24 hours before arrival and we will refund it.

Download our Teesside accommodation and local area guide for learners (PDF)

Our centre is Faraday House, Sopwith Close, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3TT, with free on-site parking and direct access from the A66 and A19.

By rail

Darlington sits on the East Coast Mainline, under three hours from London King’s Cross, with direct services from Edinburgh, Newcastle, York and Leeds. Eaglescliffe is the nearest station to the centre, with parking, cycle storage and ticket facilities.

By air

Teesside International Airport is around twenty minutes away and Newcastle Airport about an hour, with direct flights from Aberdeen, Belfast and Dublin.