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Receive an accredited certification for First Aid (inc. CPR) in education and care settings, and know you can help vulnerable people in an emergency.

The Basics

What does it include?

Develop skills and knowledge required to provide first aid (inc. CPR) in education and care, in line with best practices as per the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and ANZCOR guidelines.

You will also receive specialised training relevant to crisis in education and aged care settings, such as how to report incidents to parents and caregivers, and how to perform CPR on a child or infant.

Who is eligible?

Anyone interested in learning (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) CPR and first aid who is fit and able to carry out 2 minutes of uninterrupted chest compressions, rescue breaths, and be assessed in person.

Please note this course is offered in the English language only.

What are the benefits?

First aid qualifications are a minimum requirement for employment opportunities in the education and health care sectors.

We sincerely hope you never have to use the skills you learn in this course, but first aid and CPR save lives!

AITS is a registered training organisation (RTO 45479) and provides nationally recognised and accredited courses.

Incoming Course Availabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

There are no formal prerequisites required for you to enrol in this course, however, a sound understanding of the English language is essential. For this reason, students will be required to complete a short assessment to ascertain their language, literacy, and numeracy level at the time of enrolment.

Additionally, upon enrolment, students must have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI) to study an accredited course in Australia. To create a USI please visit http://www.usi.gov.au.

You don't need to be athletic but to complete the course, you will be required to perform 2 mins of uninterrupted single CPR (5 cycles of chest compressions and rescue breaths) and you will be asked to handle the dummy manually. So, a level of physical fitness is essential.

In-person

Face-to-Face time for HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in Education and Care settings is 06 hours - with a ½ hour break for lunch.

Online

The online quiz component is structured to take approx. 02 hours to complete in your own time. The submission deadline for completing the online quiz component for HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in Education and Care settings is 01 month from enrolment, but it is better to complete it prior to attending the in-person training, so that you already have a basic understanding of the course materials.

The courses will run twice weekly in 2024, however, we may add more courses to meet demand. Click here to view our course schedule and enrol now at a time that suits you.

We are conveniently located at the Xanadu Group building, 4 Gwenyfred Road, South Perth WA, 6151. There is ample parking available on premises. If you’re traveling by public transport, the 910 bus route goes right past our location with stops after Way St and Berwick St. [insert Google map].

Yes. The completion of this course will enable you to deliver first aid and perform CPR specific to vulnerable people such as infants, school-age children in education settings, and older adults in aged-care settings as well as community and other workplace settings.

After your pre-course self-paced study, you’ll be asked to take a multiple-choice test, and you will also be assessed on your incident reporting skills. Finally, you will be asked to give assessors a practical demonstration of your CPR and first aid skills in various scenarios.

If you have completed this first aid training before, please provide us with your Statement of Attainment or other verifiable certificates upon your enrolment. You may be exempt from completing the pre-course knowledge assessment.

If you’re an early childhood worker or daycare worker, or you work with children, then yes! Enrol now!

For more general first aid training for the community and other workplaces, enrol in Provide First Aid.

The Safe Work Australia Model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace requires employers to ensure that their nominated first aiders attend training regularly to ensure currency.

The Code of Practice recommends that refresher training in CPR should be completed annually (12 months) and first aid qualifications should be renewed every three (3) years.

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