First Aid Melbourne and Sunshine Victoria

First Aid training delivers the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty until the arrival of medical or other assistance.

First aid training includes topics such as CPR, fractures and dislocations, burns and scalds, head, chest and spinal injuries, bandaging techniques, poisoning, bites and stings and covers following areas:

• Emergency situation response
• Application of the appropriate first aid procedures (including CPR)
• Communication of the incident details
• Evaluation of the incident and own performance

This course applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

First aid training consists of PowerPoint presentations, class activities, videos and the end of day assessment.

First Aid Training expiration period

First Aid certificates have an expiration date. To stay current and valid:

• Provide First Aid HLTAID003 needs to be refreshed every 3 years
• Provide CPR HLTAID001 needs to be refreshed every 12 months

Participants must complete online pre-study module. It covers theoretical part of the first aid training. It takes 1-3 hours to complete.

The link to the online pre-study will be provided in the confirmation email after completing the course booking.

STATEMENT OF TRAINING CAN NOT BE ISSUED IF A PARTICIPANT FAILS TO PROVIDE A VALID USI NUMBER

From 1 January 2015, every student who undertakes nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia is required to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).

USI can be obtained via online application through USI portal https://www.usi.gov.au

The Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a reference made up of 10 numbers and letters. It creates a secure online record of student’s recognised training and qualification gained in Australia and allows to access training records and transcripts.

ENTRY TO THE COURSE WILL BE REFUSED IF PARTICIPANT ARRIVES 15 MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED STARTING TIME

We highly recommend arriving 15 minutes prior to the start of the course to complete necessary registration paperwork.

Identification

STATEMENT OF ATTAINMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED IF PARTICIPANT DOES NOT PROVIDE A VALID FORM OF ID

Participants are required to provide 1 form of photo ID (e.g. passports, driver’s licence, NSW photo ID card, student card)

Intermediate Understanding of English Language

THE TRAINER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE CLASS ENTRY BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND NUMERACY (LLN) TEST

First Aid course involves reading and understanding training materials and PowerPoint presentation, verbally participating in group activities and completing written assessments.

Therefore, to successfully complete first aid training, a basic level of understanding, reading and writing English is required.

LLN test consists of the serious of simple questions to determine level of participant’s language, literacy and numeracy. LLN test is available to all participants. Entry to the class will depend on results of LLN test.

Physical Ability to Perform CPR

According to the Unit of Competency requirements, to successfully complete this course, a person needs to be physically able to perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor.

$100.00
Pay when booking online. VISA and MASTERCARD cards are accepted for online payments (0% surcharge fee).

Invoice my Employer $100.00
This payment method ONLY applies to companies and employment agencies.

A valid Purchase Order / Authority to Invoice MUST be submitted prior to the day of training.
For more information, please refer to the ‘Invoice Payment Procedure’ section of the confirmation email.

First Aid course is delivered in following locations in Victoria:

MELBOURNE Suite 1.05, Level 1, 3 Bowen Crescent, Melbourne VIC 3004
SUNSHINE 2 Hampton Avenue, Sunshine VIC 3020

First Aid training is offered in various locations through the week (including weekends).

See Calendar below for latest training schedule and availability.