Provide First Aid

Learn essential first aid skills, important knowledge for everyday life.

The skills and knowledge you will gain in this course are imperative if you may be required to provide a first aid response in your workplace, community setting or home environment.

You will learn how to provide a first aid response to a casualty in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings, following the DRSABCD (danger, response, send for help, airway, breathing, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation) principles.

• respond to emergency situations
• provide appropriate first aid
• communicate details of the incident
• apply appropriate first aid procedures, including performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines
• provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles
• communicate details of the incident
• evaluate the incident and your own performance

On successful completion, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for this course.

You must be able to demonstrate the physical capabilities required to follow the DRSABCD principles, in line with ARC guidelines including:

• performing at least two minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (five cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor
• performing at least two minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (five cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin.

Option Two courses: Prior to attending the practical session, you must complete the required online pre-reading and knowledge questions. You have two attempts to achieve a result of satisfactory.

• provide photo ID to the trainer on the first day of the course
• bring a pen and paper
• wear casual clothing.

Core Units

This course involves accredited units.  You will be required to complete assessment tasks to demonstrate your underpinning knowledge, skills and attributes to meet the course outcomes.  A combination of written, oral and practical assessment strategies will be used in either a classroom, online or workplace environment. 

Where units require demonstration of skills in a workplace environment, you will have the opportunity to do this either in your own workplace (where appropriate), through a practical placement, or by using one of the Institute's simulated workshops/classrooms.  Detailed information about the types, conduct and dates of assessments will be provided in advance.  You will also be provided with information about the opportunity for reassessment and appeal.

Here's an outline of fees and costs associated with your course (including resource and/or materials costs associated with your course).

Booking your short course is easy and starts online. Once you've completed your online booking, you can choose from the following convenient payment options:

• Online: pay securely via our online payment portal.
• Over the phone: we will call you to take EFTPOS payment over the phone using your credit or debit card.
• In person: visit your nearest campus to pay by card.
• Authority to Invoice: if you nominate a third party (such as your employer) to cover your course cost, we will email you an Authority to Invoice form.

Option 1 courses

1. Book – Book online and complete our enrolment details at swtafe.edu.au 
2. Verify – You will be asked to verify your identity online as part of the booking process.
3. Pay – Pay online, in person, over the phone, or request an invoice for third-party payment.
4. Assessment – Some courses require a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment. We’ll let you know if it’s needed.
5. Attend – Once confirmed, we’ll email all the course details and any pre-reading required.

If need any assistance with completing your booking, contact our team via the live chat below, call 1300 648 911 or visit your nearest campus.

Option 2 courses

1. Register your interest - You will be emailed enrolment information.
2. Verify – You will be asked to verify your identity online as part our enrolment process.
3. Pay – Pay online, in person, over the phone, or request an invoice for third-party payment.
4. Assessment - Some courses require a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment. We'll let you know if it's needed. Once confirmed, you will be given access to our learning platform for you to complete the pre-reading and knowledge questions prior to attending the practical session.
5. Attend - Once your knowledge questions have been deemed satisfactory, we'll confirm a date of your practical course details.

• Tuesday 14 April
• Wednesday 15 April
• Wednesday 10 June
• Tuesday 23 June
• Tuesday 30 June
• Tuesday 14 July
• Tuesday 28 July
• Tuesday 20 October
• Monday 26 October
• Thursday 5 November
• Thursday 19 November
• Tuesday 24 November

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