IMPROVING FIRST AID EFFICIENCY THROUGH HYBRID TRAINING
Hybrid citizen training at the Red Cross aims to reinforce the knowledge and skills acquired, the learners’ confidence, their sense of competence, their willingness to act and to act in an emergency situation, and the practice of the gestures learned in training.
Designing a hybrid system
Traditionally, life-saving training for all citizens aged 10 and over in France (the “PSC1”) consists of 7 hours face-to-face with a trainer. Since the health crisis linked to the COVID-19 epidemic, the French Red Cross has been rolling out a new, hybrid training offer across its entire training catalog, including those dedicated to First Aid. The question arises: what are the advantages or limitations of a hybrid training system? How can we reinforce the knowledge and skills acquired, the confidence of learners, their sense of competence, their willingness to act and their ability to act in emergency situations? How do learners and trainers perceive the strengths and limitations of hybrid first-aid training systems as levers for developing their learning, their willingness to act and their ability to act in situations? What recommendations for improvement do they have?
Better training for better help
The aim of this research is to improve the efficiency of training in order to train a greater number of citizens using an enriched hybrid modality. Through individualized training paths, this type of training will enable better-trained players and thus a large number of citizens to be spread out over the territory to ensure the protection of the population and limit the number of deaths.
Contributing to research into hybrid learning methods
Through both qualitative and quantitative analysis, focusing on the dual viewpoint of the learner and the device in which he or she is immersed, this research provides an understanding of the way in which learners appropriate e-Learning and/or face-to-face resources, the impact of their learning dispositions on learning, their sense of competence, their willingness to act and their action in situation. It also aims to provide an understanding of how training practices impact their sense of competence, their willingness to act and their ability to act in situations, as well as to describe individualized training paths and personalized support.
Biography
Anne Muller has been a nurse trained in first aid by the Red Cross; a trainer in a nursing training institute organizing first aid training; and in an institute training healthcare executives in pedagogy, management and research.
She is also currently a lecturer and researcher in educational science at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, teaching pedagogy in the fields of trade union training and health, as well as pedagogical and digital innovations.