The new award has been launched and has several
MAJOR CHANGES. The main ones are:
The syllabus for the water based section has changed.
The award format is a certificate plus medallion. (which will not be engraved)
Candidate packs must be purchased in advance.
Candidates may opt to take Life Support 3 as part of the pack at no
additional cost, but this must be declared at the time of registering the
assessment.
Life Support and Life Support 3 continue as 'stand alone' awards and will continue to be administered under the normal Branch procedures, as will all other Lifesaving awards.
The relevant manuals, etc are: -
Bronze
Medallion Candidate Pack
This contains the Candidate Handbook, including the Assessment Forms, along with
a Lifesaving Skills & Techniques booklet, Life Support Skills & Techniques
booklet and a Members Voucher for discount off a future purchase.
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Bronze
Medallion Trainer's Pack
This contains a sample Candidate Handbook, with sample Assessment Forms, along
with the Lifesaving Skills & Techniques booklet, Life Support Skills &
Techniques booklet, Guide to Administration booklet, 20 copies of the
promotional leaflet and 4 posters.
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Bronze
Medallion Guide to Administration
All the guidance and help to run a successful Bronze Medallion Award course.
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A timetable of the award process as it stands:-
- Trainer purchases candidate packs preferably prior to, or at the start of the course. (Stocks of packs may be purchased in advance and are not linked to a particular course)
- The TRAINER is responsible for arranging their own assessment from the list supplied on request by the Branch, depending on that trainer’s personal RLSS status. However, the same Assessor may not conduct more than 3 consecutive assessments for the same Trainer. (If the Life Support element is assessed at a date other than the Bronze Medallion element, this counts as 2 assessments.)
- Trainer sends completed Assessment Registration Form from the Guide to Administration, including names of candidates and proposed Assessors, together with the Certificate Order Forms from the Candidate packs, to River House at least 28 days prior to the assessment. If the Life Support element is assessed at an earlier date to the Bronze Medallion element, this does not need to be registered in advance. For clarification however, details for the Life Support assessment should be included in the Registration Form when it is sent to River House.
- Trainer will then be sent the certificates and medallions in advance of the assessment.
- If for any reason, arrangements are made for a different Assessor from that quoted on the Registration Form, the Branch Awards Officer must be advised and approval for the change obtained.
- On successful completion of the assessment, Trainer gives certificates to Assessor for signature and can then present them to candidates.
- If a candidate fails any section, they can retake it within 28 days with no additional assessment fee. The Assessor should note the failure below the box on the exam form referring to that section, ensuring it is dated, and not within the box itself. (Similar to NRASTC)
- Trainer sends the ‘lilac’ copy of the exam forms for successful candidates, together with the payment for Assessor attendance in the case of 'commercial' courses, plus certificates and medallions for any who will not complete the award, to the Branch Awards Officer within 14 days of the final assessment.
Candidates who have passed the Life Support element only and do not intend continuing may be awarded the appropriate Life Support certificate at no additional cost. However, the Trainer is responsible for obtaining a Life Support exam form from their Area Manager, obtaining the Assessor's signature and forwarding it to the Awards Officer together with the 'lilac' copy of the Bronze Medallion exam form, the medallion certificate, and bronze medallion, so that they can be cancelled.
Trainers should be aware that a copy of the Assessment Registration Form is sent to the Branch Awards Officer from River House for vetting, and the Branch Management Committee can veto any arrangement. They can also declare the assessment invalid if any of the above procedures have not been complied with.