Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Refresher
Keeps PHEC skills and certification current for those working in remote or high-risk environments.
The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Refresher keeps your PHEC skills and certification current. It is designed for anyone who has completed the full PHEC course and continues to work in remote or high-risk environments where help may be delayed.
The refresher is intensive and practical, focused on rebuilding speed and confidence rather than repeating the full theory programme.
Assessment is scenario based and completed during the course. On successful completion your certification is renewed and remains valid for two years.
Upcoming public classes
What You'll Learn in this Course
This refresher rebuilds speed and confidence across the full PHEC skill set:
- Advanced patient assessment refresh
- Trauma management
- Airway management
- Environmental emergencies
- Extended casualty care
- Updated protocols & guidelines
- Intensive scenario training
NZQA Credits
This refresher renews your existing PHEC certification. On successful completion your certification remains valid for a further two years.
Course requirements
Students are required to:
- hold a current or recently expired PHEC certificate.
- be able to read and understand English – there are practical, written and verbal assessments in this course.
- be able to kneel on the floor to perform CPR.
- be 16 years or older.
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact us before your course.
Why train with MediTrain?
NZQA approved provider
Nationally recognised training and assessment aligned to NZQA unit standards.
Over 30 years of experience
More than three decades of first aid training across New Zealand workplaces.
Blended learning that sticks
Online theory at your own pace backed by hands-on classroom practice.
Instructors from real medical backgrounds
Learn from trainers with genuine emergency and clinical experience.
Ready to get certified?
Start your course today and gain the confidence to respond when it matters most.
