Child Care
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting
Training at Tweed Heads South · $150 · Includes CPR · Easy parking
$150
This course provides practical training for people working in education and care settings. During the course, you’ll learn how to respond to first aid emergencies in line with workplace requirements, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, and other recognised Australian clinical standards.
You’ll learn how to identify illness or injury, contact emergency services, and provide safe first aid treatment using approved action plans, equipment and resources.
What you’ll learn
Practical first aid for education and care settings, aligned to workplace requirements and ARC guidelines.
CPR and emergency response skills
You’ll develop practical skills in CPR, defibrillation, and the use of an adrenaline auto-injector for anaphylaxis. You’ll also learn how to assist with asthma emergencies, manage bleeding and shock, and provide care for fractures, sprains, strains, dislocations and envenomation.
Caring for children and infants
You’ll learn basic anatomy and physiology, together with the key differences between adults, children and infants when providing CPR and first aid. You’ll gain the confidence to manage an infant or child with an acute illness, or when emergency ambulance assistance is required.
Incident reporting and ongoing care
The course covers incident reporting, documentation and debriefing to improve future emergency responses. You’ll also learn how to recognise the emotional impact of emergencies, support children after an incident, and communicate effectively with parents, carers and emergency services.
Entry requirements
Prerequisite: none. This class includes HLTAID009, HLTAID010, HLTAID011 and HLTAID012.
Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor and rescue breathing techniques on manikins.
Online study: you need a computer, smartphone or tablet with internet access to complete the pre-course studies.
Course duration
Online with face-to-face duration: 2 hours. The online work must be completed before you attend the face-to-face training.
Course delivery
This course can be delivered and assessed in the workplace or at our Tweed Heads South training venue.
Assessment requirements
Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.
Units delivered
- HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID011 Provide first aid
- HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting
Certificate renewal requirements
First aid in education and care is renewed every 3 years (36 months). The CPR unit inside this certificate (HLTAID009) should still be refreshed every 12 months.
Assessment activities
Theory assessment online: a written assessment of multiple-choice questions, to be completed before your practical training.
Class practical completed on your training day.
- Perform CPR on an adult (including AED and recovery position)
- Complete a first aid incident report based on a simulated 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 online consisting of multiple-choice questions.
Core skill requirements
Students complete a self-evaluation against these core skills at enrolment so the trainer can plan any extra support.
Learning: I can follow step-by-step instructions to learn something new, like how to help in an emergency.
Reading: I can read and understand simple signs, labels, or written steps, like those on a first aid poster.
Writing: I can write short notes or fill out a basic form, like recording what happened during an emergency on an incident report.
Oral communication: I can speak clearly and listen carefully when talking with both children and adults in different settings.
Numeracy: I can use basic counting or timing, like counting chest compressions or using a timer.
Learner rights
Training and assessment is delivered on behalf of ABC Licence Training RTO 3399. See the student handbook for rights, complaints and refunds.