ABout The Course

Students completing this course will gain 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.

Units Of Competency

Upon completion of this course, the following unit(s) will be issued by Allens Training Pty LTD – RTO 90909

  • HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
  • HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
  • HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

To view full unit details please visit www.training.gov.au.

Course Details?

  • Course delivery

    This course is offered as a face-to-face course. Pre-course learning is required.

  • Course duration​

    Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 9 Hours
    Online with face-to-face assessment Face to Face contact time of at least 1 Hour

  • Entry requirements​

    Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor and performing rescue breathing techniques on manikins. Online study: Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic devices with access to the internet to complete the online/ pre-course studies.

  • Assessment requirements​

    Assessment activities will include a knowledge test and practical assessments including CPR and First Aid techniques. Students will also complete scenarios in a simulated environment.

  • Course renewal requirements​

    The statement of attainment is valid for 3 years*. *Please note that the CPR component of the training is valid for 12 months and should be updated annually.

  • Student, support, complaints and appeals​

    Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909. Please refer to the student handbook located on the RTO website allenstraining.com.au (https://allenstraining.com.au/students/student-handbook) for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

  • Assessment Activities

    Performance tasks and practical scenarios: Perform CPR on an adult (incl. the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position) Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated first aid scenario Perform CPR on a child Perform CPR on an infant Manage a child casualty with anaphylaxis Manage a child casualty with asthma Manage a choking child and infant casualty Manage a child casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning Manage a child casualty with a nosebleed Manage a child casualty with a fracture and dislocation Manage a child casualty with a sprain and strain Manage a child casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)
    Theory assessment: A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.

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