Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants and children in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

This unit applies to a range of workers within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This includes early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside school hours care and vacation programs.

This unit of competency may contribute towards approved first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).

Because of its industry-specific approach, HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting, is approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Our 1-day childcare first aid course covers 4 essential units from the latest HLT Health Training Package, which will be recorded on your Statement of Attainment:

• HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• HLTAID010 Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (BELS)
• HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting

• How to properly assess an emergency situation
• DRSABCD
• CPR techniques on adults, children and infants
• Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• First aid procedures for bleeding, burns and fractures
• Managing medical conditions such as anaphylaxis, asthma and seizures
• Managing medical emergencies such as snake/spider bites, poisons and choking
• Infection control procedures
• Managing choking with a child and infant
• Legal responsibilities of a first aider
• Basic anatomy and physiology
• Managing shock
• Manage fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, using appropriate immobilisation techniques
• Identify and manage a sick infant or child including:
  • General signs and symptoms of acute illness in children and infants
  • Referral and advice services including recognition of signs or symptoms requiring immediate ambulance response
  • Emergency action plans for known medical conditions including Asthma and Anaphylaxis
  • Age-appropriate communication and distraction techniques
  • First aider response to basic physiological differences in children

For childcare workers‚ educators and support staff working within an educational and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies to infants, children and adults.

This will be suited to the following job roles:

• Childcare workers‚
• Educators and support staff working within an educational and care setting,
• Parents with younger children

Refresher training in CPR should be undertaken annually and full first aid qualifications should be renewed every three years.

Further study pathways after completion of this qualification include:

• HLTAID013 Provide First Aid in Remote or Isolated Site, or
• HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid, or
• HLTAID015 Provide Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy, or
• HLT21020 Certificate II in Medical Services First Response, or
• HLTSS00068 Occupational First Aid Skill Set

• Participants may be a minimum age of 16 years to attend (those who are under 18 must present an enrolment form from a parent or guardian to accept responsibility)
• Must live in and have a Western Australian residential address.
• Applicants must demonstrate good language, literacy and numeracy as our courses combine plain English, videos, photos, and questioning to ensure all learners are able to have the best possible chance at comprehending the required knowledge and developing the skills that will be needed in their job role.
• If you believe you will need assistance due to your LLN skills, please contact our head office before enrolling to discuss your training needs. A LLN assessment may be conducted at pre-enrolment to assess whether the applicant requires LLN support for this training.
• All students must bring ID with them to the training course. Photo ID is the minimum requirement (e.g. Drivers Licence, Passport or similar). 100 points of identification

USI Number Requirements:

All students doing nationally recognised training from January 1, 2018 need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). For more details and to create a USI go to the Government USI site here.

The course is a combined delivery structure, with a pre-course online component followed by a one (1) day (8 hour) in-class practical course.

Pre-course study takes on average 4-5 hours depending on the individual student and their personal circumstances. The online preparation involves reading a learner guide and presentations, with participants using the knowledge learnt to complete multiple-choice questions and short answer questions.

Pre-course training must be completed prior to the face-to-face training.

The course is presented via a combination of structured tutorials, workshops, case studies, video, practical assignments and workplace application. Individual and group work activities and assessment activities are conducted throughout the course.

All trainers and assessors hold relevant experience and training qualifications. They include security industry specialists, former serving police officers, military personnel and emergency response, paramedics and parents.

To achieve a nationally recognised qualification, participants are required to complete the pre-course assessment, practical assessment and written assessments. Assessment details will be provided with course materials.

Physical Requirements:

It is important to note that this CPR element of this course requires a level of physical ability to complete practical assessments. All students are required to perform 2 minutes of CPR on an adult and child manikin placed on the floor. If your health or fitness will not allow you to demonstrate this, you will not be awarded a nationally accredited certificate. We can however issue a non-accredited certificate of attendance for Provide First Aid in an education and care setting.

Language Skills:

All students must be able to demonstrate an accurate verbal report which would be given to emergency services or a workplace supervisor.

A Statement of Attainment of HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting will be issued following successful completion of this course and can be used to seek credit transfer towards achieving an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification.

Assessment is conducted via a detailed portfolio of evidence, workbook, questions and written scenarios to support your claim for RPL. Further information about the RPL process will be explained prior to enrolment with any of our training assessor. Where you and your assessor can identify if there are any requirements for further training, you may choose to do this through the completion of individual units (at an additional fee)

Fee for service – $140 ($140 non-refundable deposit on enrolment)

RPL – $140 ($140 non-refundable deposit on enrolment) excludes gap training

Gap training per UoC $140 each

Group bookings – please contact us for pricing.

Fees include all assessments and resources required in the classroom (and for pre-course online training). Students should wear appropriate clothing to kneel and bend in to complete the practical.

This course is not supported by VET Funding. We are priced to ensure we can make it accessible for you whilst also ensuring your education is of the calibre you desire and deserve. Where these two factors meet… you get our inexpensive and invaluable price!

We are unable to refund monies for students who do not turn up for classes or decide at a later date after booking that they do not want to attend. Changes to class times are allowed, but not within 48 hours of the class commencing.