Provide an Emergency First Aid Response
in an Education and Care Setting
(HLTALD012)
Provide an Emergency First Aid Response in an Education and Care Setting (HLTALD012)
This is a fully accredited first aid training course and relevant for all staff who work in the childcare and education sector, providing the necessary skills as a first aid responder to infants, children and adults. This course includes Apply First Aid, Asthma and Anaphylaxis training for students as required under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulation (2011).
Learning Objectives
- Legal responsibility as a first aider
- Infection control principles
- Manual handling technique
- Identifying, assessing and minimising immediate hazards
- Seek assistance from emergency response services
- Identifying, assessing and managing a conscious/unconscious casualty (DRSABCD)
- Effective performance of CPR in adults, children and infants
- Safe demonstration of AED
- Providing an accurate verbal handover to paramedics
- Identifying and providing accurate management of Anaphylaxis/allergic reaction
- Identifying and providing accurate management of Asthma
- Providing accurate management of non-life threatening/life threatening bleeding
- Identifying and providing accurate management of choking
- Identifying and accurate management of shock
- First aid management of bites, stings and poisoning
- First aid management of bone and joint injuries
- First aid management of head injuries
- Wound management principle (including minor wound, burns)
- Identifying and providing accurate management of diabetes
- Identifying and providing accurate management of temperature related conditions
- Identifying and providing accurate management of seizure
- First aid management of nose bleeding
- The basic structure and function of the human body
- Identifying and providing accurate management/prevention of dehydration
- Identifying and providing accurate management of fever
- Identifying and providing accurate management of diarrhoea/vomiting
- Identifying and providing accurate management of pain
- Understanding of pain assessment
- Understanding of general signs and symptoms of acute illness in children
- Understanding of age appropriate distraction technique
- Recognise psychological impact and how to handle the stress
- Review the incident
- Incident report
Course Prerequisites
This course is flexible in delivery and comprises a pre-course online component followed by our 6.5-7 hours in-person practical course. Pre-study takes on average 4-9 hours depending on your previous experience. Around 95% of our students prefer the method above (as opposed to attending an additional day in-person) as it’s more cost effective, and convenient. However, if you prefer attending the additional day please contact us to arrange course dates.
Participants are required to undertake practical training and assessments at floor level. This includes demonstrating CPR on a manikin for a period of two minutes. If you have restrictions of mobility or an injury which will impact your ability to perform CPR please let us know know prior to booking.
Participants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of attendance. Participants under the age of 18 are required to provide a consent form completed by their legal guardian. Please contact us if you require a consent form.
Duration of the course
The course contains 4-9 hours of online learning and 6.5-7 hours of in-person training & assessment.
Course Prerequisites
This course is flexible in delivery and comprises a pre-course online component followed by our 4.5 hours in-class practical course. Pre-study takes on average 4-9 hours depending on your previous experience. 95% of students prefer the online method (as opposed to attending another day) as it is convenient and cost effective. However, if you prefer attending another day rather than doing online study at home, please contact to us. We can arrange course dates.
Participants are required to undertake practical training and assessments at floor level. This includes demonstrating CPR on a manikin for a period of two minutes. If you have restrictions of mobility or an injury which will impact on your CPR performance, please discuss this with us prior to booking.
Participants must be at least 18years of age at the time of attendance. Participants under the age of 18 are required to provide a consent form completed by their legal guardian. Please contact to us so that we will provide a form.
Duration of the course
The course contains 4-9 hour online learning depending on your previous experience and 4.5 hour face to face training/assessment.
Qualification Issued
Statement of Attainment in the following units of competency:
- HLTAID012 Provide an Emergency First Aid Response in an Education and Care Setting
A certificate (PDF) will be issued following completion of the course.
Qualification Validity
Three (3) years from date of issue.
As per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, Health Education Institute recommends that resuscitation skills are renewed every 12 months.
Our comprehensive student management system will remind you a month before your CPR and first aid certificate is due to be refreshed.
Unique Student Identifier (USI)
All students undertaking a nationally recognised course from 1 January 2018 need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).
The USI is a reference number made up of ten numbers and letters that:
- Creates a secure online record of your qualifications gained in Australia from all recognised training providers
- Will give you access to your training records and transcripts
- Can be accessed online, anytime and anywhere
- Is free and easy to create and,
- Stays with you for life
For more details and to create a USI click here.
Course Fee
Price AU$140
