Eligibility

• Candidates should be from a medical, nursing, ECP, ACP, ODP or RTO background for which APLS is relevant to their working practice. There is no minimum requirement for medical candidates. FY1s may benefit from undertaking PLS, prior to undertaking APLS. Critical Care Practitioners (CCPs) who work in (or are involved in he transfer of patients to and from) PICU or CCU are eligible. Physicians Assistants are eligible. RTOs from any background who work in a paediatric hospital are eligible. RTOs who work in a non-paediatric hospital, with any other background to those already listed, can send an application to the Working Group detailing their paediatric practice and each of these cases will be considered individually. The Working Group recommend that nurses are senior staff nurses and above. Experienced level 5 staff nurses may take the course.

Please note: Based on the eligibility criteria listed above, if you are not eligible to apply for this course and yet you still do so, you may lose your non-refundable booking deposit.

Pre-Course Preparation

1. All face-to-face (F2F) candidates MUST have completed the APLS pre-course on-line preparation component (VLE) and sent their certificate of completion (Part A) to the course administrator, at least 1 calendar week BEFORE the F2F in order to allow sufficient time for the course management team to prepare and set up the course. 
2. Any F2F candidates who have not completed the VLE component will not be allowed to obtain an F2F completion certificate (Part B) even if they subsequently complete the VLE component at a later date; they will only ever be eligible to receive an observer certificate, there will be no exceptions to this ruling.
3. No course refunds can be given to the candidate if they fail to submit the VLE certificate on time.

Attendance Issues

1. If a candidate misses a part of any session, arrangements should be made with an instructor to complete that session in spare time during the course, if time permits. If this is not undertaken then the candidate will not have completed the course.  Arrangements will have to be made to complete the missed sessions at another course.
2. If a candidate refuses to take part in a station because of health or religious grounds, this should be brought to the attention of the Course Director. The Course Director will try, where possible, to resolve the issue. If, however, this is not possible, the course centre may not be able to accept responsibility for the issue or its impact on the candidate's course certification/completion. It is therefore recommended that candidates bring such matters to the attention of the course administrator BEFORE booking the course on this website as all course fees, once paid, are subject to the refund policy outlined on this page.

Finance Issues

1. Debit/Credit Card payments:
• These are processed independently by WorldPay.
• We never see your personal details.
2. Alternative forms of payment:
• If you are paying for yourself, we only accept debit/credit card payment by online system.
• If your course is being paid for by your HB, NHS Trust, or any other third party institution we will accept payment by cheque (Made payable to: PEACH Fund (NHS Forthvalley)). If a cheque 'bounces' or is dishonoured/rejected, an administration fee of £50 will be applied in addition to the course fee.
• Any interaction with your health board or responsibility for claiming funding support lies solely with you, the candidate, and not with the course organiser.
3. Booking cancellations:
   • This is an intensive course which requires adequate preparation by the candidate.
   • If we are able to fill your vacated space on the course with another candidate, you will be offered a refund of the balance of your payment (i.e. course fee minus £200 non-refundable deposit).
   • If we are unable to fill your vacated space on the course with another candidate, no refund at all will be given.
   • If you fail to attend the course, there will be no refund of fees
4. Booking amendments:
   • These are subject to a £25 administration charge per amendment.
   • The type of amendments that may be accommodated by the administration team are:
     • Correction in application form details (e.g. change of address)
     • Correction in payment details
     • Duplicate bookings made in error
5. Handling of Booking Process:
   • MERAS Healthcare Limited is managing the processing and handling of all courses on the Paediatric Training website and, as such, payment for the APLS course will be made to MERAS Healthcare Limited.

Eligibility

• Candidates should be from a medical, nursing, ECP, ACP, ODP or RTO background for which APLS is relevant to their working practice. There is no minimum requirement for medical candidates. FY1s may benefit from undertaking PLS, prior to undertaking APLS. Critical Care Practitioners (CCPs) who work in (or are involved in he transfer of patients to and from) PICU or CCU are eligible. Physicians Assistants are eligible. RTOs from any background who work in a paediatric hospital are eligible. RTOs who work in a non-paediatric hospital, with any other background to those already listed, can send an application to the Working Group detailing their paediatric practice and each of these cases will be considered individually. The Working Group recommend that nurses are senior staff nurses and above. Experienced level 5 staff nurses may take the course.

Please note: Based on the eligibility criteria listed above, if you are not eligible to apply for this course and yet you still do so, you may lose your non-refundable booking fee.

Pre-Course Preparation

1. Provider Course Observer (PCO) Applications must be received at least 1 week BEFORE the face-to-face (F2F) course in order to allow sufficient time for the course management team to prepare and set up the course. 
2. PCO Applications may be accepted providing that the participation of the PCO is not to the detriment of the candidates. The decision to accept or reject a PCO Application is solely at the discretion of the Course Director, there will be no exceptions to this ruling.
3. No course refunds can be given to the PCO if they fail to submit their application on time.

Attendance Issues

1. How much or how little of the course a PCO observes is left to their discretion.
2. Only PCOs who observe the entire course will be given an Observer Certificate.

End of Course Issues

1. All PCOs are expected to submit an evaluation form.
2. Only PCOs who complete the evaulation form will be given an Observer Certificate.

Finance Issues

1. Debit/Credit Card payments:
• These are processed independently by WorldPay.
• We never see your personal details.
2. Alternative forms of payment:
• If you are paying for yourself, we only accept debit/credit card payment by online system.
• If your course is being paid for by your HB, NHS Trust, or any other third party institution we will accept payment by cheque (Made payable to: PEACH Fund (NHS Forthvalley)). If a cheque 'bounces' or is dishonoured/rejected, an administration fee of £50 will be applied in addition to the course fee.
• Any interaction with your health board or responsibility for claiming funding support lies solely with you, the candidate, and not with the course organiser.
3. Booking cancellations:
   • This is an intensive course which requires adequate preparation by the candidate.
   • If we are able to fill your vacated space on the course with another candidate, you will be offered a refund of the balance of your payment (i.e. course fee minus £15 non-refundable deposit).
   • If we are unable to fill your vacated space on the course with another candidate, no refund at all will be given.
   • If you fail to attend the course there will be no refund of fees.
4. Booking amendments:
   • These are subject to a £25 administration charge per amendment.
   • The type of amendments that may be accommodated by the administration team are:
     • Correction in application form details (e.g. change of address)
     • Correction in payment details
     • Duplicate bookings made in error
5. Handling of Booking Process:
   • MERAS Healthcare Limited is managing the processing and handling of all courses on the Paediatric Training website and, as such, payment for the APLS course will be made to MERAS Healthcare Limited.

Eligibility

• Candidates should be from a medical, nursing, ECP, ACP, ODP or RTO background for which APLS is relevant to their working practice. There is no minimum requirement for medical candidates. FY1s may benefit from undertaking PLS, prior to undertaking APLS. Critical Care Practitioners (CCPs) who work in (or are involved in he transfer of patients to and from) PICU or CCU are eligible. Physicians Assistants are eligible. RTOs from any background who work in a paediatric hospital are eligible. RTOs who work in a non-paediatric hospital, with any other background to those already listed, can send an application to the Working Group detailing their paediatric practice and each of these cases will be considered individually. The Working Group recommend that nurses are senior staff nurses and above. Experienced level 5 staff nurses may take the course.

Please note: Based on the eligibility criteria listed above, if you are not eligible to apply for this course and yet you still do so, you may lose your non-refundable booking deposit.

Pre-Course Preparation

1. All face-to-face (F2F) candidates MUST have completed the APLS pre-course on-line preparation component (VLE) and sent their certificate of completion (Part A) to the course administrator, at least 1 calendar week BEFORE the F2F in order to allow sufficient time for the course management team to prepare and set up the course. 
2. Any F2F candidates who have not completed the VLE component will not be allowed to obtain an F2F completion certificate (Part B) even if they subsequently complete the VLE component at a later date; they will only ever be eligible to receive an observer certificate, there will be no exceptions to this ruling.
3. No course refunds can be given to the candidate if they fail to submit the VLE certificate on time.

Attendance Issues

1. If a candidate misses a part of the MCQ or simulation testing due to late arrival, for whatever reason, arrangements will have to be made to complete the missed elements of recertification testing at another course. An additional fee may be charged for this.
2. Only Recertification Candidates who successfully complete the VLE, MCQ and simulation test will be given a Recertification Certificate.

Finance Issues

1. Debit/Credit Card payments:
• These are processed independently by WorldPay.
• We never see your personal details.
2. Alternative forms of payment:
• If you are paying for yourself, we only accept debit/credit card payment by online system.
• If your course is being paid for by your HB, NHS Trust, or any other third party institution we will accept payment by cheque (Made payable to: PEACH Fund (NHS Forthvalley)). If a cheque 'bounces' or is dishonoured/rejected, an administration fee of £50 will be applied in addition to the course fee.
• Any interaction with your health board or responsibility for claiming funding support lies solely with you, the candidate, and not with the course organiser.
3. Booking cancellations:
   • If we are able to fill your vacated space on the course with another candidate, you will be offered a refund of the balance of your payment (i.e. course fee minus £100 non-refundable deposit).
   • If we are unable to fill your vacated space on the course with another candidate, no refund at all will be given.
   • If you fail to attend the course for any reason there will be no refund of fees.
4. Booking amendments:
   • These are subject to a £25 administration charge per amendment.
   • The type of amendments that may be accommodated by the administration team are:
     • Correction in application form details (e.g. change of address)
     • Correction in payment details
     • Duplicate bookings made in error
5. Handling of Booking Process:
   • MERAS Healthcare Limited is managing the processing and handling of all courses on the Paediatric Training website and, as such, payment for the APLS course will be made to MERAS Healthcare Limited.