Frequently asked questions

Blended training is where part of the course is done via e-learning online and the rest is done in person. For a CPR course for example, you would do all the theory component online where you learn all about what CPR is, why you do it, when you do it, how you do it, etc. Then you would attend an in-person training session for an hour or two, where you would demonstrate to one of our trainers that you can practically APPLY all the skills you learnt in your theory training. For example, with CPR training, can you actually perform the required action on a mannikin for the required period of time? In-person training is where ALL the training takes place in person with a trainer present, usually on-site at our training facility or off-site at a workplace or other location. All theory and practical exercises are conducted in the same session with no online learning involved.

More and more individuals and organisations are finding that blended training can bring many benefits. For individuals doing a blended course means they can complete the first section of the course online in their own time, and often at home if they prefer. Then they only have to visit our training centre for a much shorter period of time to complete the practical aspect of their training. For companies and organisations, blended training brings a number of benefits. Instead of having to schedule a large group of people to all train at the same time, with all the rostering challenges this brings, employees can complete the online component of their training individually. This means the organisation does not have to have a large number of people unavailable to work for a number of hours as they are “off training”. Blended training also allows for two different ways to complete the in-person component of their training. Staff can attend our training centre in Truganina or we can come to the organisation’s premises to conduct the practical training (minimum of 12 people in a group). Either way, the in-person training component is several hours shorter than if all the training was done face to face. Again this means staff will not have to be rostered off for such long periods of time. Simply the fact that the online component of the training can be done by the employees at work or after work, without having to leave their premises helps with rostering and scheduling staff. It also means that if you have a large number of staff who need to complete training, they don’t all have to go off-site to a training facility for hours at the same time, leaving the organisation short-staffed for that period of time. Instead a group of people can all complete their online component of the blended training in their own time and when all have completed, they only have to go off-site for the practical exercises of the training, sometimes for as little as 1 hour. So blended training is very flexible and helps enormously with putting large groups of people through their first aid and CPR training.