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    Our Trainers

    All trainers within the Your First Aid Team are current practicing Registered Nurses with over 20 years of acute medical experience.

    All have current Certificate 4 in Training Assessment and Education qualifications.

    They strive to make your training session as engaging, informative and fun as possible.

    Your First Aid Team - Provide an Emergency First Aid Response in an Education and Care Setting – HLTAID004

    The HLTAID012 one day course provides the skills and knowledge to provide a first aid response to any infant, child or adult.

    This course has been approved by Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) who have deemed it to satisfy all requirements for first aid, anaphylaxis management and emergency asthma training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).

    This unit of competency is classified as current as per the information provided for this unit at https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTAID012

    Target Audience

    This course is suitable for anyone working in long day care, family day care, preschool and outside of school hours (OOSH) care services. http://www.acecqa.gov.au/Qualifications.aspx

    Course Mode and Duration

    Option 1: Available face to face in your workplace. Duration = up to 8hrs

    Option 2: Online modules, face to face 3hrs

    Course Prerequisites

    An online workbook is required to be completed prior to the face-face session. The link will be sent to you via email on registration.

    Participants are required to present identification and a USI no. at the beginning of each training session. You can obtain your USI via the following link: https://www.usi.gov.au/

    There are no prerequisite, entry, work-placement, licencing or certification requirements for this course.

    Students are not required to bring any materials or equipment with them to the course.

    Specific licensing requirements, including requirements for refresher training, should be obtained from the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and/or relevant state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authority.

    Course Details

    The HLTAID012 course will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to provide a first aid response for a range of incidents and conditions including:

    • Anaphylaxis
    • Asthma
    • CPR techniques on adults, children and infants
    • Compliance with first aid sections of the Education and Care Services National Law and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011)
    • Incident reporting in a child care setting
    • Child physiology
    • How to properly assess an emergency situation
    • DRSABCD
    • Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
    • First aid procedures for bleeding, burns and fractures
    • Managing medical conditions such as epilepsy
    • Managing medical emergencies such as snake/spider bites, poisons and
    • Choking
    • Infection control procedures
    • Managing exposure to extreme temperatures
    • Administering first aid for eye & soft tissue injuries
    • Assessing and moving sick & injured
    • Legal responsibilities of a first aider
    • Basic anatomy
    • Managing shock
    • and much, much more!

    Learn More: ABC First Aid – Student Resources

    Assessment Requirements

    Option 1 (face to face): There is a short multiple choice quiz at the end of the training, covering the practical Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care information learnt that day. Students will also be assessed on practical skills as a requirement to pass the course.

    Option 2 (blended): The online modules are required to be completed prior to the practical session. A demonstration of practical skills is required to pass the course.

    Award Issued

    A nationally recognised and accredited HLTAID012 certificate will be issued within 2 working days via email following successful completion of the course. Units of competency included in this certificate include

    1. HLTAID009 Provide CPR

    2. HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support

    3. HLTAID011 Provide first aid

    4. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

    This certificate expires in 3 years from the date of issue.

    The Australian Resuscitation Council recommend that you attend a resuscitation update every 12 months to remain current.

    Certificates

    All certificates are issued by ABC First Aid RTO 3399.