Occupational First Aid Skill Set

This skill set provides a set of skills to establish, maintain and facilitate the provision of appropriate first aid in a workplace environment, including the skills to provide an emergency first aid response in the event of an emergency before the arrival of an ambulance or medical response unit.

The Occupational First Aid course is especially designed for high-risk work sites with more than 100 staff in attendance and where a first aid room is required under WorkSafe WA authority legislation.

Training will ensure participants can effectively undertake risk assessment as a basis for determining first aid resources, equipment, personnel, and facilities in line with safe work practices, first aid code of practice and relevant state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authority.  This will include inspections of first aid kits and using checklists for stock ordering, use, recovery, maintenance, and storage.

Participants will learn to develop and maintain first aid action plans in consultation with relevant parties and take part in incident debriefing or evaluation to improve future operations and address individual needs.

• How to properly assess an emergency situation
• Coordinate first aid activities until arrival of medical assistance
• DRSABCD emergency response plan
• CPR techniques on adults and infants
• Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Bag-valve-mask
• Managing patient records
• Workplace first aid kit/s
• Manage life threatening bleeding requiring use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings
• 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
• Assessing and moving sick and injured
• Legal responsibilities of a first aider
• Basic anatomy and physiology

The course applies to workers in nominated occupational first aid or management roles.

This course should be undertaken by those in nominated occupational first aid or management roles who are required to establish, maintain, and facilitate the provision of appropriate first aid in the workplace.

The target audience for this UoC is those who are required to have first aid training as part of their workplace and members of the public who want training in first aid.

Those either undertaking training to enter the security industry or those currently employed within the security industry who are required to re-new or update their first aid qualification.

This will be suited to the following job roles:

• Workplace first aiders, or those responsible for first aid rooms and facilities, 
• Anyone currently employed, or seeking employment within the mining or similar industry

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

Suggested pathways for further study after completion of this qualification include: 

• HLT21015 Certificate II in Medical Services First Response, or
• HLT41120 Certificate IV in Health Care, or
• HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care, or
• Other similar higher level qualifications.

• Participants may be a minimum age of 18 years to attend.
• 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 and comprises a pre-course online component followed by our four (4) day (8 hour) in-class practical course. The pre-study consists of multiple choice questions which can be done on paper or online.

Pre-course study takes on average 8-10 hours depending on the individual student and their personal circumstances and other commitments). This online training involves reading modules and then using the knowledge learnt to complete a final exam. 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 are recognised industry experts, holding relevant experience and training qualifications. They include security industry specialists, former serving police officers, military personnel and emergency response and medical specialists

Note: Units marked with* have prerequisite HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
Note: Units marked with** must be within 12 months of currency if the unit is already held. This may be accepted to obtain a credit transfer

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 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 remote of isolated site.

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 HLTSS00068 Occupational First Aid Skill Set, showing the unit of competencies 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 Impact 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 – $550 ($250 non-refundable deposit on enrolment) 

RPL – $350 ($350 non-refundable deposit on enrolment) excludes gap training

Gap training per UoC $150 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.