Together let’s
The odds of surviving a cardiac arrest outside of hospital are shockingly low. But with CPR skills and a defib close by, the outcome can be dramatically different. That’s why this Shocktober, we’re challenging NSW to get more people trained and put more AEDs within reach. Together, we can change the odds.
Get Trained
Build the skills and confidence to act in an emergency.
Save 10% on selected training during October, then complete your course at a time that suits you.
The numbers that matter
Over
9,000
cardiac arrests
More than 9,000 people experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NSW every year.
Only
1 in 10
survive
Only around 1 in 10 people survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NSW every year.
Up to
70%
survival increase
Survival can increase by 60–70% when CPR is started and an AED is used within 3–5 minutes of a cardiac arrest.
Help us
Be part of the movement and see how your action is helping us move closer to our Shocktober goals.
First Aid & CPR Training Goal
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
102
People booked training
AED Goal
100
200
300
400
2
AED’s within reach
Get Trained
This Shocktober, save 10% on selected First Aid and CPR training and build the skills to help change the odds. Book now, train when it suits you.
- Includes Provide CPR
Learn essential first aid including CPR and gain confidence to act through our immersive learning experience.
- 8 hours
-
$220.00Now $198.00
Learn adult and child CPR, in a hands-on course designed to give you the confidence to save a life when it matters.
- 2.5 hour
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$89.00Now $80
Group First Aid Training
Train together as a team. All of our courses can be booked as private group training at your venue or one of ours. Enquire today to find out more.
Get Equipped
Great savings on our leading AED products. Get equipped and help put more lifesaving equipment within reach.
St John G5 Fully Automatic Defibrillator
- Fully automatic shock deliveryreal-time CPR feedback, and clear step-by-step rescue prompts.
- Helps responders act quickly and confidently during a cardiac arrest.
St John G5 Fully Automatic Defibrillator Cabinet Bundle
- Includes defibrillator, storage cabinet, signage and awareness training in one convenient package.
- Complete AED solution, for a visible, accessible and rescue ready program
St John Pocket AED
Ultra-portable Automated
- The defib designed to be carried, weighing less than 700g, the size of a soft drink can, it fits in your pocket.
- For anyone on the move, putting life-saving equipment always on hand
Be part of the movement
Share how you’re helping change the odds. Use our downloadable assets to show staff, customers and your community how you’re building safer workplaces and communities across NSW.
Here's why
our training stands apart
Accredited first aid training that gives you the skills and confidence to act in an emergency, at work, at home and in your community.
97% of students feel confident to use skills learned in our training*
When you train with St John, it’s not about ‘ticking a box’ it’s about providing a quality of training that gives you more than knowledge, it gives you the confidence to act.
- Learn by doing, actively participating in lifelike scenarios with industry expert trainers
- Immersive scenarios introduce controlled stress so you learn to stay calm and focused during a crisis
- Hands on participation helps you retain knowledge and helps to create muscle memory so responses become automatic when a real emergency happens
- Over 50,000 people choose St John NSW every year
More training locations than any other provider in NSW
At St John NSW, we believe in making First Aid training as accessible and as convenient as possible to everyone across NSW, the more people who are trained the better.
- With over 40 training locations, you can attend a course at a venue to suit you.
- All courses can also be provided as private group training in your workplace or community venue
- We continue to grow our locations and are committed to increasing metro and rural locations to increase our coverage across NSW.
*St John NSW post-training survey, 2022 to September 2026 (68,446 responses). 97% figure from 2026 responses (n = 12,040).Trainer ratings of 96%+ each year and student comments.
Every dollar goes back
into the community.
When you choose St John NSW we turn profit into positive impact, by growing our network of volunteers and keeping them trained, equipped and ready to respond, supporting NSW as the medical reserve in emergencies and disasters. So when you get trained or equipped this Shocktober, your impact goes even further.
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