Course Overview
This course is also known as the Childcare First Aid course. It’s suitable for childhood workers and educators. During the course, you’ll learn how to provide first aid in the education and care setting sectors. The course teaches how to perform CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
The First Aid Course HLTAID012 offers a comprehensive training program that teaches all the necessary skills and helps you get ready for various emergency situations and handle them effectively. So, you’ll manage to treat a wide variety of illnesses and injuries.
The course teaches how to provide first aid response to infants and children according to the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.
You will get training in various aspects such as bleeding control, choking, managing shock and learn how to manage common injuries and illnesses. Additionally, you will learn how to handle asthma and anaphylactic emergencies.
Career Pathways
After completing the course, you will get a nationally recognized certificate that will be valid for 3 years. With this certificate, you can work as a first aider, childcare worker as well as an educator and a teacher.
Entry Requirements
You have to be at least 18 years old to apply for the course.
You must be physically well-prepared to perform the practical demonstrations.
You must have language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy (LLND).