SFJ Awards
Level 3
QN: 603/7603/X
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SFJ Awards Level 3 Award in Emergency Response Driving High-Speed
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by SFJ Awards. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 88 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
SFJ Awards
Syllabus Units
5 Units
Guided Hours
88 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Class 2 Emergency Response Driving Car and Light Vehicle (ERD-LV)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to drive a car or light vehicle under emergency response conditions
2
Class 3 Emergency Response Driving Medium-sized Vehicle Cat-C1 (ERD-MV)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to drive a medium-sized vehicle under emergency response conditions
3
Class 4 Emergency Response Driving Heavy Vehicle Cat-C (ERD-HV)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to drive a heavy vehicle under emergency response conditions
4
Demonstrate Advanced Driving Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to carry out a daily vehicle safety inspection
- Be able to carry out vehicle pre-use checks
- Understand current legislation and driving regulations
- Know the goals for driver education (the “GDE matrix”)
- Be able to manage hazards and control the vehicle accurately, appropriate to road and traffic conditions
- Be able to make safe progress appropriate to the road and traffic conditions
- Be able to select the best position to see and be seen
- Be able to use the system of vehicle control (“Roadcraft”)
- Be able to manoeuvre and park a vehicle safely
- Understand factors relevant to safe driving under emergency response driving conditions
5
Drive Vehicles at High-Speed Under Emergency Response Conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare and drive a vehicle at high-speed
- Be able to formulate and implement driving plans and use observation links when driving at high-speed
- Be able to make safe progress at speed on a variety of roads
- Be able to control and steer the vehicle safely when driving at high-speed
- Be able to position the vehicle safely when driving at high-speed
- Be able to assess and negotiate corners safely when driving at high-speed
- Be able to give and interpret signals when driving at high-speed
- Be able to overtake safely when driving at high-speed
- Be able to join, drive on and leave motorways, multi-lane and dual carriageways safely when driving at high-speed
- Be able to justify the use of an emergency response and speed exemption
- Be able to drive a vehicle safely under emergency response conditions in daylight and darkness
- Be able to demonstrate the correct attitude and behaviour when driving under response conditions
- Understand how to respond to incidents
- Be able to drive in a manner, which minimises the risk of skidding
- Understand the types and corrections of skids
- Understand vehicle control under emergency response conditions
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/7603/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- SFJ Awards
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2021