Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the student; Those students who complete the course and are deemed to have reached the required standard will be issued with a certificate that is valid for three years.
The FAW course syllabus includes:
Successful students will be receive a certificate valid for 3 years upon completion of the course, once deemed as competent, there is no final examination as continual assessment is gauged throughout the course. Successful students are encouraged to attend a half day annual training session due to any changes to BLS applied by UK Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015.