About the course
This course teaches the skills and knowledge to recognise emergencies and provide immediate, effective first aid to any person with a sudden illness or injury. Instruction and practical training follow legal, workplace and community considerations, the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.
You also learn basic anatomy and physiology, the differences between adults, children and infants when giving CPR and the importance of the chain of survival.
What you will learn
- Assessing the casualty, making the scene safe and accessing emergency services
- Giving CPR and using a defibrillator
- Administering an autoinjector for anaphylaxis
- Administering asthma medication
- Helping someone who is choking
- Immobilisation techniques for envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
- Managing non-life-threatening bleeding and shock
- Written and verbal reporting of incident details
- Reviewing incidents to improve your own skills and response times, recognising psychological impacts and seeking help when you need it
Course details
Units of competency: your certificate includes
- HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
- HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
Ways to complete it:
Option Duration Price (GST free) Face-to-face 7.5 hours face-to-face $180 Online with face-to-face assessment Online learning and theory assessment, then 1 hour face-to-face (2 hours for groups of more than 5) $150 Refresher 6 hours face-to-face $150 Online learning: the online pre-course learning and theory assessment takes about 5.5 hours. People with similar prior training may finish sooner; people new to the subject may need longer.
Delivery: at our training centre in Dubbo or at your workplace
Renewal: industry recommended renewal period of 36 months (3 years)
Evidence of identity: an official form of photo identification, such as a driver licence, passport or student ID
Physical requirements: you must be physically able to do the practical skills. To issue an accredited certificate, CPR must be performed on the floor, with no exemptions.
Assessment
You complete both written and practical assessment tasks.
Performance tasks and practical scenarios:
- Perform CPR on an adult, including using an AED and placing a casualty in the recovery position
- Perform CPR on an infant
- Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis
- Manage a casualty with asthma
- Manage a choking casualty
- Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding who needs minor wound cleaning
- Manage a casualty with shock
- Manage a casualty with a nosebleed
- Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation
- Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain
- Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake or funnel-web spider bite)
You also complete a first aid incident report form for a simulated scenario, to the required standard, and a written theory assessment of multiple-choice questions.
Entry requirements and support
To complete the course you need these language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills:
- Learning: follow instructions, ask for help and learn from feedback
- Reading: read short texts such as signs and step-by-step instructions
- Writing: write short notes or fill out a simple form
- Oral communication: listen carefully and speak clearly in a classroom
- Numeracy: count and use simple numbers
- Digital literacy: use a mobile phone or basic device to read messages, follow online instructions, complete online forms and access learning resources
When you enrol you complete a short self-evaluation against these core skills, so your trainer knows about any extra support you may need. For the online option you need a computer, smartphone, tablet or other device with internet access. The online learning is in the student portal, and support is available if you need it.
Enrolment with Allens Training
This course is delivered and assessed by Orana Skills Centre on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd, RTO 90909. Your enrolment is with Allens Training. The student handbook sets out your rights and responsibilities, including complaints and appeals.
In-house training
We run public and in-house first aid courses at a time that suits your workforce, at your workplace anywhere in NSW and Australia. Contact us to arrange a course for your team.
Keep your first aid kits stocked
Our first aid kit restock service puts a QR label on each kit. Workers scan it and log what they used, and we post the replacements to that site every week: one parcel per kit, one monthly invoice.
