​​​HLTAID012
​Provide first aid in an education and care setting
​course information

EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE FIRST AID (INCLUDING CPR)
This course provides practical training for workers within an education and care setting to respond to first aid emergencies in line with legal and workplace requirements, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies. It teaches how to identify illness or injury, access emergency services, safely provide first aid treatment using action plans, equipment and resources, for CPR, defibrillation, administering an autoinjector for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, immobilisation for envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, for bleeding and shock and other conditions. You will learn basic anatomy, physiology and the differences between adults, children and infants relating to CPR, managing an infant or child with an acute illness, or who requires an immediate ambulance response and conveying incident details to parents, caregivers and emergency services. The course covers completing incident documentation and debriefing for improvement of response, recognising psychological impacts, talking with children about their emotions and seeking help as required.

Unit Being Delivered 
The following units will be included in your certificate:

• HLTAID012 - Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

• HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid

• HLTAID010 - Provide basic  life support

• HLTAID009 - Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

COURSE DELIVERY
This course will be delivered in the workplace or at an Allens Training  Pty Ltd or Third party facility.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor. 
Pre-course study:   Students may be required to undertake online pre-course work prior to attending the face to face session depending on the course delivery mode.
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.

COURSE DURATION

• Blended Face to Face contact time of at least 7 Hours (option only for workplace training)

• Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 9 Hours (option only for workplace training)

• Online with face-to-face assessment -Face to Face contact time of at least (60 Min up to 5 people or 120 min 5+ people ) *Used for all PUBLIC classes

ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks. These are detailed in the sections following.

CERTIFICATE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS
It is recommended that renewal for this course is undertaken every 3 years (36mths)

COURSE FEES AND PAYMENTS
Please refer to our booking calendar for individual course fees. Refund and fee protection policy – Please refer to the student handbook. Payment Terms – Payment for individual participants is upfront, group booking payment terms are based on agreement between the client and service provider.

LEARNERS RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING COMPLAINTS
Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO #90909. Please refer to the student handbook for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Delivery of course information and learning activities.

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 casualty with anaphylaxis

• Manage a casualty with asthma

• Manage a choking casualty

• Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning

• Manage a casualty with a nosebleed

• Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation

• Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain

• Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)

Theory assessment: 

A written/online assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.