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Course not available to international students
Location: 
City Flinders
Footscray Nicholson
Industry
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee
Fees: 
$140

Overview

Learn how to provide first aid responses to infants, children and adults.

Short course dates and times: 
14 February 2020 9am–4pm Sunshine Campus
19 February 2020 9am–4pm Footscray Nicholson Campus
25 February 2020 9am–4pm Werribee Campus
2 March 2020 9am–4pm St Albans Campus

Designed for educators and support staff working in the education and care industry, this short course will provide you with skills in effective first aid response, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies.

You will gain knowledge of:

  • responding to an emergency situation
  • application of appropriate emergency first aid procedures
  • communicating details of the incident
  • evaluating an incident and your own performance.

Upon completion of this course you will receive a statement of attainment for the nationally accredited unit HLTAID004 provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting. This unit of competency included in the short course may contribute towards approved first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).

Course contents

In order to be issued a Statement of Attainment for the unit of competency, within the VET Non-Award Course TNABD Emergency First Aid in Childcare and Education, a student must successfully undertake the following unit(s):

CORE UNIT

Recognition of Prior Learning and/or Credit Transfers

Previous completion of units at the Polytechnic or any other Registered Training Organisation and/or previous attainment of skills and knowledge may be credited towards this course.

Designed for educators and support staff working in the education and care industry, this short course will equip you with knowledge of effective first aid response, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies as well as the application of appropriate emergency first aid procedures. 

Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a statement of attainment for the nationally accredited unit HLTAID004 provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting.

Admission requirements

Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee you entry into this course. Some courses receive more applications than the number of places available. In this situation we will also assess your education, work and other relevant experience.

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