The benefits of Rescue 3 training
About us
Rescue 3 Europe is the accrediting body for these courses. We produce and develop technical rescue and safety courses in a number of fields, including water, rope, boat, confined space and ice. We accredit and oversee all Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students within Europe. Our sister company, Rescue 3 International, does the same in the rest of the world.
Rescue 3 courses have been delivered for over 40 years, since 1979. Currently, there are over 300 Rescue 3 training providers worldwide, with 2,500+ instructors delivering Rescue 3 courses to over 60,000 students in the last 3 years alone.
Best practice
We are constantly revising and updating the content of Rescue 3 courses, to reflect best practice and industry standards. Rescue 3 courses are reviewed and revised by subject-matter experts, who form the Rescue 3 technical steering committees. The course content, learning outcomes, and instructor and student resources receive input from experts worldwide, providing a pool of expertise that is second-to-none.
Widely used
Rescue 3 courses are undertaken by all branches of the emergency services, mountain rescue, and other voluntary rescue services, at local, regional and national levels, across Europe and worldwide. In addition, the relevant Rescue 3 safety and co-worker rescue courses are undertaken by industrial and infrastructure organisations, so they have appropriate training for the complex environments they work in.
Rescue 3-trained rescuers have been on the front lines of many of the largest and most prominent technical rescues in recent years, as well as managing such incidents behind the scenes. There are also many thousands of Rescue 3-trained personnel working and operating safely in potentially hazardous environments day in and day out.
Resources
Rescue 3 students and instructors have access to a wide range of resources, developed by Rescue 3 Europe, including manuals, field guides, and video resources. These resources are available in all the course fields that Rescue 3 training providers deliver courses in, and are translated into an ever-increasing number of languages.
Standards and assessment
Every course is delivered according to the Rescue 3 standards, backed up by skill sheets, course learning outcomes, and key teaching points for instructors. Every Rescue 3 course is assessed, allowing successful candidates to leave with documentary evidence of competence. It’s important to receive the best possible training, which is offered by Rescue 3 training providers. It’s also vitally important that there’s an audit trail that allows individuals and organisations to be able to evidence that they have received training according to industry-leading standards, and evidence of assessment.
The Rescue 3 standards enable best practice, standardisation of training and multi-agency interoperability.
Database
Rescue 3’s world-leading training provider database is the central hub for all Rescue 3 training providers to log and document the training that they deliver. Every Rescue 3 student has their record of training securely stored in this database, along with full details of that course, scanned copies of the training record skill sheets with student and instructor signatures, and the qualification expiry dates. Successful students receive a PDF copy of their training certificate by email, and can optionally purchase an ID card which uses a QR code system to provide a live record of all their qualifications, which can be used as evidence of qualifications on job sites or multi-agency events.
Published: 03rd Sep 2021