Date: September 2010 To: Targeted audience Re: Public consultation on PHECC’s Draft 2011 Education and Training Standard From: Michael Garry, Chair of the Accreditation committee I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Pre‐Hospital Emergency Care Council to request your time to respond to this public consultation on the next edition of PHECC’s education and training standard 2011. I would also very much appreciate if you would circulate this information widely throughout your organisation. Background The current education and training standards (Edition 1) was approved by Council in April 2007. This standard has been the framework for upwards of 40 recognised institutions to deliver over 120 recognised pre‐hospital emergency care courses and to make responder level awards. In 2008, Council commissioned an external educational review of the existing suite of clinical courses and the work by Dr. Hemal Thakore is acknowledged. Subsequently, every recognised course was re‐ examined to ensure consistency with the current edition of CPGs, other PHECC standards and the evolving scope of practice of practitioners and responders. Emergency Care is the title of the proposal for a new level responder course that aims to bridge the divide between cardiac first response and emergency first response courses. Council rules have also been revisited and the purpose of this consultation is to identify if there is consensus that all the issues relating to the recognition of institutions and courses are comprehensively addressed. How is the 2011 standard constructed? The development of the standard is a major project necessitating in part a review of existing material, for other areas new material is proposed or remains a work in progress. There are 4 principal documents in the standard and each can be accessed by clicking on the hyperlinks below. 1. Draft Council rules for the recognition of institutions and courses 2. Draft PHECC’s teaching faculty framework 3. Draft Recognition of prior learning 4. Draft Recognised courses: cardiac first response emergency care (will be added in due course) emergency first response EMC (call taker and dispatcher) emergency medical technician paramedic advanced paramedic Ed & Training standard _consultation electronic Scope of consultation During this public consultation a number of key stakeholders will be targeted and include: 1. Recognised institutions 2. PHECC working groups, Committees and Council 3. CPG approved organisations 4. Others: website and PHECC’s newsletter 5. Other targeted individuals or organisations as appropriate You are asked to submit your feedback in writing before the 29.10.2010 to P. Dempsey PHECC Abbey Moat House Abbey St. Naas Co Kildare or by email to [email protected] Many thanks to you for your greatly valued assistance; I look forward to receiving your submission. Please note that all submissions received are subject to the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts and a list of all persons who provided submissions may be published. Further copies of the standards are available on application to [email protected] or phoning the office on 045‐882042. The draft documents are also available from the home page on the PHECC’s website www.phecc.ie. What next? During the consultation period, all the responses will be reviewed and the comments considered as part of the ongoing development of the standard. At the end of this designated period, the feedback will be compiled and discussed by the Accreditation Committee and Council in early December. PHECC would like to clarify that recognition of institutions under a 2007 application will continue for a minimum period of 3 years. During the transition a number of institutions have or will have their 3 year period extended. In 2011 it is envisaged that institutions will reapply for course recognition on a phased basis. PHECC will work with individual institutions and endeavour to keep disruption to scheduled training courses to a minimum. Ed & Training standard _consultation electronic Education and Training Standards Mindmap for information Draft Council Rules for Recognition of Institutions and Courses Draft Teaching Faculty Framework Draft Recognition of Prior Learning Guidelines Introduction Recognition of institutions- general Faculty Educational awards Part I - Recognition of Institutions Assessments The CQI Framework Recognition of courses- general 1. Council Rules for the Recognition of CFR courses Recognition of Recognition of EC (+SC) courses Institutions and Courses Part II - Recognition of Courses Recognition of EFR courses Recognition of EMS Control course Recognition of NQEMT courses The learning portfolio Standard of clinical supervision Part III - NQEMT Internship Continuous competence assessment Appendices Background & rationale Routes to Instructor and Educational Awards Roles and responsibilities of instructors and tutors CFR 2. PHECC's Teaching EC (+SC) Faculty Framework Instructor levels EFR 2011 EMS Control Education Assistant Tutor and Training Tutor Tutor levels Educator Standards Facilitator 3. Recognition Definition of Prior Learning Guiding Principles Driving CFR EFR 4. Recognised Emergency Care (+SC) Courses EMS Control EMT Paramedic Advanced Paramedic Introduction Application process and fees explained Cards and Certificates Making an application for Recognition of Assessments 5. Guidelines to assist Institution (Part I) Record management making an application to PHECC for The CQI Framework recognition Making an application for Recognition of Courses (Part II) Making an application for Internship (Part III) Checklists for Part I, II and III Appendices Core Faculty Templates PD - 2011 Education and Training Standards.mmap - 30/08/2010 - Mindjet Council Rules for the Recognition of Institutions and Courses (Draft 2nd Edition ‐ Date 2010) These Council rules (Insert date and Edition No.) supersede all previous rules outlined in the 2007 Education and Training Standards and any subsequent Council amendments and updates regarding recognition of institutions and courses. Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3 Part I-Recognition of Institutions ............................................................................................. 5 Recognition of institutions-General ..................................................................................... 6 Faculty rules .................................................................................................................... 8 Educational awards ......................................................................................................... 9 Assessments ................................................................................................................... 9 The Continuous Quality Improvement Framework ........................................................ 10 Part II-Recognition of courses ............................................................................................... 11 Recognition of courses-General ........................................................................................ 12 Recognition of CFR courses ............................................................................................. 14 Recognition of EC + “SC” courses .................................................................................... 17 Recognition of EFR courses .............................................................................................. 18 Recognition of EMS Control courses ................................................................................ 21 Recognition of NQEMT courses ........................................................................................ 24 Part III-NQEMT Internship .................................................................................................... 26 The Learning Portfolio ................................................................................................... 29 Standards of Clinical Supervision ...................................................................................... 30 Continuous Competence Assessment – Postgraduate interns ..................................... 32 Appendices ........................................................................................................................... 33 2 Introduction PHECC is an independent statutory body with responsibility for standards in education and training in the field of pre‐hospital emergency care. PHECCs primary role is to protect the public. The statutory functions of Council shall be to recognise, in accordance with the rules made by Council, - institutions providing education and training in pre‐hospital emergency care and in pursuit of the award of NQEMT, - the content of courses for such education and training, - the standards of theoretical and practical knowledge required for qualifications in pre‐ hospital emergency care. In the Strategic Plan, Council is committed to ensuring that recognised institutions and course content in First Response and Emergency Medical Technology reflect contemporary best practice and to ensuring that pre‐hospital emergency care responders and practitioners achieve and maintain competency at the appropriate performance standard. These Council rules are the framework to support the system of accreditation for institutions, known as recognised institutions and to empower these recognised