Education and Care plus Provide First Aid - Workplace Group Training

Learn the skills that are specifically designed to meet the needs of people working in the childcare and early childhood learning industry.

Education and Care plus Provide First Aid

Learn the skills that are specifically designed to meet the needs of people working in the childcare and early childhood learning industry.

About this course

Course Outline

This course covers the following:

      • CPR techniques on infants, children, and adults
      • DRSABCD action plan
      • Managing the unconscious breathing casualty
      • Incident reporting in a childcare setting
      • Using AED’s on adults and children
      • Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
      • Asthma and breathing difficulties
      • Managing medical conditions such as epilepsy
      • Managing shock, seizures, bites, stings
      • Head, neck and spinal injuries
      • Chest and abdominal injures
      • Facial and eye injuries
      • First aid procedures for bleeding, burns and fractures
      • Infection control procedures
      • Legal responsibilities of a first aider
      • Safety and risk management

Duration

1 day plus pre-work.

Prerequisites

Pre-work is required.

If online mandatory pre-work is not completed prior to the course date, students will not be permitted to enter the class and will not receive certification.

Certification

On successful completion of this course, you will be issued a statement of attainment in:

          - HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
          - HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
          - HLTAID011 Provide first aid
          - HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting

As per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, St John recommends that first aid skills are renewed every three years, and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009/HLTAID0015) are renewed every 12 months.

Assessment Methods

We use a range of different methods to assess you, including written assessments and practical activities.
 
You must be able to perform CPR on the floor for 2 minutes on a manikin. You may need to pair up with another student to complete the practical exercises.

Who it’s for

This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of people working in the childcare and early childhood learning industry. It is tailored towards anyone working with children.

Resources

Student Handbook (PDF)
 

FAQs

Training FAQs can be found here.


"I was very impressed with the whole process from applying for the course, the venue and our trainer. I am so happy I've done this course as it's a good idea to have this knowledge not just at work, but in everyday life. You never know when these skills are required."

Vivienne, Student.

"The instructor was absolutely fantastic. Entertaining, thorough and refreshingly real. No hold back on what we may encounter in reality. Made the coursework and practical enjoyable, rather than just another refresher course."

Biagio, Student.

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