How long is my first aid training certificate valid for?

Have you recently completed CPR or First Aid training for the first time?

Are you unsure exactly how long your training certificate is valid for?

Maybe you heard someone say it’s valid for a year!

But you might be wondering is one year from the date you trained or does it expire at the end of the calendar year in which you trained?

There can be so many questions for people who do CPR or First Aid training the for the first time.

So how long does your CPR training certificate last?

The first thing to do is relax. Your CPR certificate is valid for an entire 12 months from the date it was issued!

Now you might be surprised to discover that to keep your certificate in CPR current (and valid), this means you will need to renew your training every 12 months. And you might be wondering why?

There are lots of good reasons why the law says you need to update your first aid training regularly, including of course your CPR.

Like any skill you learn in life, if you don’t use it or practice it, you forget it. The last thing anyone wants is someone who is supposed to be trained in First Aid or CPR being completely unable to perform those life-saving actions when an emergency arises.

The bottom line of effectiveness in all First Aid is confidence.

When a person is fully trained in HOW to do something and is ABLE to do it, then they become more confident in themselves. When the time comes they KNOW what to do and so they ACT on their training. That’s why staying constantly up to date with your training matters so much – lives are actually at stake.

Another important point is that all First Aid & CPR training is conducted under the guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC). The ARC keeps itself constantly up to date with new procedures and best practices learnt from case histories throughout Australia and the whole world.

It's reassuring to know the most recent CPR or First Aid training you did was totally up to date with all the latest advances in training learnt from millions of cases around the world?

What about First Aid Training Certificates? How long are they valid for?

Like CPR training, all First Aid training is done under the First Aid Code of Practice. This also mandates that renewal of your full First Aid training certificate, be done every 3 years.

This doesn't need to be updated as often because many of the broader skills in First Aid, outside of CPR, don't need to be updated as often. (The techniques for bandaging up a wound don't tend to change much over time!)

So remember you have to renew your CPR training every 12 months and your First Aid training every 3 years to keep your certificates valid.

If you haven’t yet set a date and time to book in to update your CPR and/or First Aid training, why not do it now.

It only takes a few seconds to book with us, one of Melbourne’s leading CPR & First Aid training companies. Book now at https://www.resultsfirstaid.com/courses