About this course
Students completing this course will gain the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines, as well as recognise hazardous manual tasks and perform them safely.
This course applies to individuals who may be required to respond to a range of situations in community and workplace settings, delivering effective first aid care while ensuring safe manual handling practices.
Units of competency
Upon completion of this course, the following unit(s) will be issued by ABC Licence Training Pty LTD – RTO 3399
- HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
- HLTWHS005 – Conduct manual tasks safely
To view full unit details please visit www.training.gov.au.
What is standard?
The Standard face to face course is a longer duration and focusses on training of skills and knowledge as well as practical assessments.
Thorough training of skills and knowledge is to prepare students for the practical assessments on the day. The standard course is for those students who require practice of skills prior to partaking in the practical assessments.
As First Aid training is refreshed every three years, unless students are regularly completing workplace training, where the practice of hands on first aid skills take place, we recommend completing the standard course.
What is express?
The Express face to face course is a shorter duration and focusses on practical assessments only.
The face-to-face session generally does not include preparation for practical assessments, as students are expected to attend the course with a level of practical experience to undertake the assessments. Students are expected to have completed a first aid course in the past, and regularly complete workplace training, or a role within a first aid capacity, where the practice of hands on first aid skills take place.
As Express courses are strictly for experienced students, should students require further training to help them complete their practical assessments on the day, the trainer/assessor may charge an additional fee or recommend students complete further training including attending a standard course.
Course Details
Course delivery
This course is offered as a face-to-face course. Pre-course learning is required.
Course duration
For the standard course the face to face minimum duration is 12 hours.
For the express course the face to face minimum duration is 3 hours.
*Maximum class size applies
Pre-requisites
There are no formal prerequisite units required for entry into this course. Learners will require English language, literacy, numeracy, digital literacy (LLND) skills.
Entry requirements
All students must be able to demonstrate at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor. In addition to this, you must have the ability to manually manoeuvre a person into the recovery position.
Training requirements
Assessment requirements
Assessment activities will include a knowledge test and practical assessments including CPR, and First Aid techniques. Students will also complete scenarios in a simulated environment and will include preparing for and completing a manual task and the completion of survey forms and risk assessment forms.
Course renewal requirements
There is no renewal recommendation set by industry for this course.
*Please note that the CPR component of the training is valid for 12 months and should be updated annually.
Course fees, payments and refunds
Information can be found in the Student Handbook on the OHSTS Student Resources page.
Student, support, complaints and appeals
Information can be found in the Student Handbook on the OHSTS Student Resources page.