NZRC ECI 2 is appropriate for instructors teaching emergency care who are assessing against the 6400 NZQA unit standards.  It provides a formal assessment guarenteeing that an instructor has attained a good standard of knowledge of emergency care and is capable of conveying this knowledge as part of his/her teaching.  It is an objective, unbiased, external assessment of the instructor's competence.

Due to changes to the NZQA AMAP, instructors teaching at level 2 are now required to hold an instructor certificate at one level higher than that at which they are teaching.  Therefore level 2 instructors will now be assessed for knowledge and skills equivalent to that of level 3.

Certification Fees

Reassessment fee - up to 1 1/2 hours in duration $50 + GST
Annual Revalidation - 2 hours in duration, cost $75 + GST

Please complete registration form and either email nzrc@otago.ac.nz fax 04 385 5477 or post.
Click here to download registration form

Pre Requisites

To qualify for entry to the ECI 2 Certification all participants must provide proof of having obtained Pre-Hospital Emergency Care certificate(PHEC) in the last 4 years, an NZRC CORE 3 provider certificate or hold a recognized health professional qualification.

Pre Reading

The required pre reading for ECI 2 is the level 3 text Emergency Care for First Responders and Resuscitation & Emergency Care - A Teaching Guide. This text is not included in the certification session fee and may be purchased from the Administration Co-ordinator at our Wellington office. It is important to allow yourself plenty of time to read this text thoroughly before attending an ECI 2 certification session.   

Booking Process

Assessment fees must be paid to the Administration Co-ordinator three (3) weeks prior to assessment date, alternatively a purchase order number must be supplied.

Assessment fees must be paid before a participant's place can be confirmed. The session numbers will be determined by a first in first served basis. If a session is full, payment can be held for a place in the next assessment session.

The NZRC reserves the right to re-schedule a course that does not meet the required minimum number of participants. In the event of this occurring, assessment fees will be carried over to the next scheduled course for that region. Once an assessment has commenced there will be no refund of fees.

Resources

The recommended pre-reading is the following:
• "Emergency Care for first Responders" Level 3 $45.00+GST
• "Resuscitation & Emergency Care Teaching Guide" $15.00+GST  (discounted price for ECI Instructor Courses)

Assessment Process

The assessment process includes the following:

•  Written theory exam comprising a series of true/false and short answer questions taken directly from the required text. The criteria for pass is 80%

•  Practical assessments

•  Teaching component including

•  Teaching a skill or skill sequence to other participants

•  Your response to a question that might be asked by a student during a teaching session.

•  The pass criterion for an NZRC ECI 2 certificate is 80% in the theory exam plus a pass in all practical and teaching components.

•  In the event of a candidate instructor being required to resit any assessment component of the ECI 2 certificate a charge of $50 + GST for up to 1 1/2 hours will be made.

•  Once all criterion for certification has been met an NZRC ECI 2 instructor  certificate will be issued within one month of the certification session date.

Revalidation

Revalidation - 2 hours in duration, cost $60+ GST($69.00)

Revalidation of ECI 2 is required annually.

Revalidation will include assessment of the following:

Written theory exam comprising a series of true/false and short answer quesitons taken directly from the required text.  The criteria for pass is 80%

Practical assessments

Contact Details

Assessment sessions conducted in Whangarei, Tauranga, Rotorua Invercargill and Nelson will incur travel costs and may include accommodation costs for the Resuscitation Training Officer (RTO). In the first instance please contact the Administration Coordinator for further information.

For locations that do not have a certificate date, please forward registration form and you will be contacted with a session date.

Auckland
Instructor: Noel Easton

Christchurch
Instructor: Ngaire Richardson

Hamilton
Instructor: Kevin Nation

Dunedin
Instructor: Chris Hendry

Wellington
Instructor: Roy Pryer

Blenheim
Instructor: Michele Udy

Palmerston North
Instructor: Steve Jenkins

Napier
Instructor: Sandra Bee