What are the different levels of First Aid training?

Have you never had to do first aid training before? Has your boss demanded you do a first aid course for your current job? Or have you discovered you need to be first aid trained to apply for a job?

If you’ve never done any first aid training before, you might be a little confused by all the different courses and their names and course codes.

So we've created this simple guide to first aid training. We've given each type of course a simple name you can easily understand - like CPR Training. Then we have added the formal course codes and course names in brackets in case you've been given specific instructions on which course to do and someone has told you a course code.

CPR Training – (HLTAID009 – Provide CPR).

This is the most “basic” course in First Aid Training. It teaches you how to perform Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on someone and potentially save their life. It also trains you on how to use what is called a “defib” or “defibrillator” machine (actually an Automated External Defibrillator – AED). This course also forms the foundation of many more advanced First Aid courses and is incorporated into them.

Basic First Aid training – (HLTAID010 – Provide Basic Emergency Life Support).

This is the most “basic” course in First Aid training. It includes the CPR training as described above as well as some other “basic” first aid skills.

First Aid Training with CPR – (HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid Training including CPR).

This is the “next level up” from Basic First Aid training. It includes all the information you learn in the CPR course plus a much greater range of advanced first aid training for multiple different scenarios.

This has become the “default” first aid training level for the workplace. If you’ve been told you need “First Aid Training” for your job, this is most likely the course you need to do.

Advanced First Aid course (HLTAID014)

There is also a higher level of First Aid Training that goes beyond what is taught in the previous two first aid courses. The Advanced First Aid course includes such extras as learning how to:

• Co-ordinate first aid activities until the arrival of medical assistance.

• Deploy resources to appropriate locations as required in line with appropriate workplace or site procedures

• Perform single-rescuer or two-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

• Operate ancillary equipment (more so than the standard first aid equipment)

• Arrange support services for personnel involved in the incident in accordance with relevant procedures

This course is ideal for a designated Senior First Aid officer in a large organisation or a large site such as factories, warehouses, mines, large logistics centres, construction sites, even large schools, local government facilities or large office complexes.

Education/Childcare First Aid – (HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an Education & Care Setting).

This is a specialised course, tailored for teachers, childcare workers, aged care workers etc. It includes CPR training and First Aid training but it incorporates additional specialised skills that are required when looking after children or the elderly such as what to do for an allergic reaction, when a child chokes or when an elderly person has a fall, etc

Asthma & Anaphylaxis First Aid – (22556VIC/22578VIC – Course in the Management of Asthma Risks and Emergencies in the Workplace & Course in First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis.)

This is a highly specialised course as you can probably tell because it has the longest title of any first aid course. The most important thing to know is that this course covers how to manage and respond to Asthma Risks in the workplace and how to apply first aid to someone having an Anaphylactic reaction, in great detail. Again it is highly recommended for staff in kindergartens, schools, sports clubs, etc

Do any course partially online or fully in-person

Many of these courses are tradiitionally done in a training centre under expert supervision. However now you can do most of your training online at home, and then finish off the course in a short face-to-face training session, often only 1 hour long.

This is called blended training and allows you to save time by doing some of your training in your own time through e-learning. It is also more convenient than regular first-aid training.

At Results First Aid Training we pride ourselves on making our training easy, friendly and informative. You can do any of the courses listed above with us, whichever way it suits you best.

You can do the blended training we just described, doing a part of the course at home and the rest in our advanced training centre in Truganina. Or you can come to our training centre and do your whole course in person. We even deliver training on-site to groups of 12 or more anywhere in Victoria.

To find out more about our courses or to book online, visit https://www.resultsfirstaid.com/courses

Q. What first aid courses do you offer?

A. We offer fully accredited training in all the key first aid courses required to receive certification for your job or industry including:

• HLTAID009 – Provide Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)*

• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid (including CPR)*

• HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an Education & Care Setting*

• 22556VIC/22578VIC – Asthma & Anaphylaxis First Aid Training

• HLTWHS005 – Manual Handling Training

*These courses are also available as online and in-person Blended Courses.

Q. How long do your courses run for?

A. Our standard CPR course runs for 3 hours in a public class. Our first aid course which includes the CPR component of the course runs for 6 hours. Our First Aid Training for Childcare and Teachers is a 6.5 hour course, which also includes CPR and Anaphylaxis & Asthma training.

The in-person training component of our blended online course takes much less than the full in-person courses. There is no set time for the online training component, it simply takes as long as it takes for each individual to answer all the questions. You then complete your face to face practical assessment at our training centre in person.

Q. What days of the week do you train and do you train on the weekends?

A. Effectively we are available for training every day of the week. We have regularly scheduled classes at our training centre in Truganina on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, so yes we train on weekends. We also offer additional training days each month on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

For on-site training anywhere in Victoria, we are available to train 7 days a week.

Q. Are your first aid training courses fully accredited and nationally recognised?

A. Yes! All our first aid and CPR training is conducted according to the standards set out by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC). This means our training meets the standards expected in workplaces and by employers. So anyone who has completed our training can transfer from one state to another can and carry their qualifications with them.

While technically there is no difference between our courses and other providers, we pride ourselves on having feedback that shows our course are informative, easy and friendly.

Q. What days of the week do you train, and do you offer weekend classes?

A. Yes! Results First Aid runs training 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends to suit various schedules. You can join a public class or book tailored training for your group.

Q. Can you come to our workplace or group for training?

A. Absolutely. If you have a group of 10 or more, we can deliver on-site first aid training anywhere across Victoria to fit your schedule.