All students at the College must gain basic understanding of the Red Cross. Topics include:
The fundamental principles of the Red Cross
The Geneva Convention
International Humanitarian Law
The Red Cross organization
Red Cross Youth
Basic First Aid
The Red Cross Certificate programme will offer the opportunity for students to develop further knowledge of Red Cross principles and demonstrate their commitment to those principles through volunteer work.
Basic First Aid course led by student instructors
Bandaging – under the watchful eye of Ailin Fernandez (Argentina)
‘På Flukt’ refugee simulation. Looking for warmth and shelter.
Second-year students who wish to pursue the Red Cross Certificate need to fulfill the following two sections of requirements.
Section 1
Basic First-Aid Course
All students at the College must complete a 12-hour Basic First Aid course. The course:
focuses on important life-saving skills and
provides an opportunity to learn the first aid response to the most common accidents and situations.
Students who pass the exam at the end of the course are awarded a Red Cross First Aid Certificate that is valid for three years.
Section 2
Additional requirements for the Red Cross Certificate:
Further knowledge of the Red Cross
Cross-Cultural Communication Workshop
Teamwork Workshop
Conflict Resolution Workshop
Besøksvenn course or Disaster Preparedness Workshop or Psychological First Aid Course
Refugee Work / Awareness
Volunteer work in the local Norwegian community
