This Advanced Paediatric Life Support recertification programme is for those candidates who have already undertaken the APLS course and after four years wish to recertify.

• Candidates have six months after their APLS certificate has expired to do this APLS Recertification course. Those whose certificates have expired more than six months must undertake the full APLS course.
• All recertifying candidates must read the manual and complete the APLS e-modules.
• ALSG offer an amnesty for candidates who fulfil certain criteria: practicing APLS regularly and working in the following roles - on-call general paediatrics; paediatric intensive care; paediatric anaesthesia; general or paediatric emergency department.
  

From 1 November 2024 the APLS recertification course eligibility criteria are changing as part of the update to 7e:

• All candidates must have completed an APLS course before and be no more than 6 months out of date.  Please note: The recertification course is testing the retention of the APLS content and is not a teaching course for those whose knowledge and skills have lapsed.
• Medical candidates must be level ST4 or above and be currently practising in acute paediatrics regularly.
• Nursing and AHP candidates must have done a minimum of 2 full 2-day APLS courses and be currently practising in acute paediatrics regularly before they can apply to do the APLS recertification course.
• All candidates must confirm on their application form that they have a paediatric BLS certificate (no older than 12 months) and that they meet the eligibility rules to be eligible to attend.