EXACT is a short course for children’s transport health professionals who fly. It is aimed at competent transport heath professionals with a bit of flight experience who want to develop this aspect of their role further.

To use a nursing example, most children’s transport nurses are “nurses who fly” rather than “flight nurses”, i.e. the flying is but one facet of their job. The EXACT Course is designed to help already competent transport health professionals become proficient at aeromedical transport, and help them to to see what “expert” might look like in this context, through a mixture of knowledge acquisition and reflective practice.

• The course is intended for neonatal and paediatric health professionals. You can be either or both.
• The course covers both rotary and fixed wing transport. You can be involved in either, or both. You will learn about the other side!
• The course is designed for those undertaking flights with state, commercial or charitable air providers as part of a neonatal or paediatric transport service.
• The course is built on the principle of “Communities of Practice”. Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.

The course is for continuing professional development. It aims to provide a knowledge base and supporting community. Your employer should have arrangements such as supervised practice and competency sign-off prior to undertaking flight transports. The EXACT course does not act as an alternative for aircraft orientation from an air provider and does not automatically qualify you for any particular role or position.

Course Handbook

This is the 2024 version 1.2. Click the link below to download.

EXACT Course Handbook 2024.pdf

Spring 2026 Dates

An introductory evening, followed by six evening sessions via Zoom.

Week 0, Monday TBD

Week 1, Monday April 20th

Week 2, Monday April 27th

(week off for May Bank Holiday)

Week 3, Monday May 11th

Week 4, Monday May 18th

(week off for Spring Bank Holiday)

Week 5, Monday June 1st

Week 6, Monday June 8th

All are Monday evenings, 1930 to 2130 (apart from week 0 which is just an hour, time TBA)

Autumn 2026 Dates

The Autumn 2026 course is not yet confirmed.

Course Costs

The EXACT course is charged at £150.

(Payment before the end of February 2026 gets a reduced rate of £120 - please inquire.)