Overview
Learn how to provide first aid responses to infants, children and adults.
Course delivery
Due to COVID-19 and the current restrictions in place, this course will be delivered in a combination of remote and face-to-face sessions. The delivery model consists of:
- Session 1, online: e-learning activities and assessment (links are emailed to participants)
- Session 2, online: a 3-hour webinar, from 9am-12pm (where participants will upload assessments and successfully complete multiple choice questions)
- Session 3, face-to-face: a 3-hour face-to-face practical workshop held at Sunshine Campus from 9am-12pm.
The e-learning activities and assessments and the webinar are compulsory and will need to be successfully completed prior to attending the face-to-face practical workshop.
Participants will need to have successfully completed all 3 sessions to receive a certificate.
| 14–28 July 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Tuesdays in July. Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
| 28 July – 11 August 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Tuesdays (July/August). Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
| 6–20 August 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Thursdays in August. Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
| 12–26 August 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Wednesdays in August. Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
| 25 August – 8 September 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Tuesdays (August/September). Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
| 4–18 September 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Fridays in September. Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
| 14–28 September 2020 | 9am–12pm | 3 Mondays in September. Sessions 1 and 2 are online; session 3 is face-to-face. |
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):
Course structure and units
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.
Learning outcomes
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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