HLTAID012
Provide First Aid In An Education And Care Setting
First Aid Course for Childcare & Education Setting
Equip yourself with essential first aid skills tailored for education and care settings. This hands-on training covers CPR, managing emergencies, and administering safe first aid for children. Available through public classes in Clayton, VIC, or Stafford Heights, QLD, or as a group booking at your workplace Australia-wide (for groups of 8-10 or more).
- Nationally recognised certification
- Certificates issued quickly (often on the same day)
- Meets all workplace compliance requirements
- Convenient 3-5 hours online theory and 2 hours in-person assessment
Course Description
This course offers hands-on training to staff working in education and childcare settings. It shows how to handle emergency first aid response in accordance with legal, workplace, and Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, and recommendations by other peak bodies.
The course will teach you how to identify signs of injury or illness, alert emergency services, and administer safe first aid using plans, equipment, and resources, for various conditions, including administering CPR, defibrillation, injecting medication for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, immobilising injuries such as venomous bites, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, handling shock and bleeding, and other conditions.
You will be taught about the basics of anatomy and physiology, as well as vital differences between adults, children, and infants in terms of CPR, handling an infant or child who needs an emergency ambulance, and informing parents, caregivers, and emergency services about the critical details of the incident.
The course includes topics such as completing incident documentation and conducting debriefing sessions to enhance response, identify psychological effects, communicate with children about their feelings, and seek assistance if needed.
*** This course is offered as an enhanced online course and requires approximately 3-5 hours of online theory completion and 2 to 2.5 hours of face to face practical skills assessment. ***
Units Delivered
Your certificate will include the units below:
- HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
- HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
- HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Assessment Activities
Performance tasks and practical scenarios:
- Perform 2 minutes of CPR on an adult manikin on the floor (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 2 minutes of CPR on a child manikin
- Perform 2 minutes of CPR on an infant manikin
- 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:
The assessment is in written format and includes questions with multiple-choice answers.
Learning Rights, Responsibilities and Support, including Complaints
Training and assessment is delivered on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909.
Please visit allenstraining.com.au and refer to the student handbook for information regarding your rights, responsibilities, and complaints and appeals procedures.
Certificate Renewal Requirements
Delivery Location
Public Classes
Public classes are held at our training facilities located at Suite 35, 195 Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3168 and 26 Farrant St, Stafford Heights QLD 4053.
Group Bookings (Australia-wide)
Courses are delivered Australia-wide in your workplace during or out of business hours at no extra cost. There is a minimum of 8-10 participants (maximum of 24 per session) required for a group booking at your service.
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Frequently Asked Questions
HLTAID012 includes emergency first aid response in education and care settings, as well as CPR, defibrillation, anaphylaxis management, asthma treatment, injury immobilisation, and handling various conditions like shock and bleeding. It also covers anatomy basics, differences in treating adults vs. children/infants, and incident documentation.
Yes, HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting includes training on how to manage both asthma and anaphylaxis. The course covers administering asthma medication and injecting medication for anaphylaxis, ensuring that participants are prepared to handle these specific emergencies in childcare and education settings.
The difference between HLTAID011 and HLTAID012 comes down to the environments they are designed for and the specific first aid scenarios they address.
HLTAID011 is a general first aid course that teaches emergency response skills for a variety of settings, focusing on adults, children, and infants. It covers CPR, defibrillation, and managing injuries like fractures and anaphylaxis.
HLTAID012 is tailored for those in education and care settings, focusing more on emergencies involving infants and children. It includes additional training on communicating with caregivers and managing child-specific emergencies, making it ideal for childcare and school environments.
You’ll learn various practical skills, including CPR on adult, child, and infant manikins, using an AED, managing anaphylaxis and asthma, handling choking incidents, treating bleeding and shock, and managing fractures, dislocations, sprains, and envenomation.
Upon successful completion, you will receive certifications for:
- HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
- HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
- HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The HLTAID012 course requires approximately 3-5 hours of online theory completion and 2 hours of face-to-face practical skills assessment.
HLTAID012 is essential for childcare workers as it provides specific training on handling emergencies involving children and infants, which differ from adult first aid scenarios.
The HLTAID012 course costs $125 per student.
It’s recommended to renew your HLTAID012 certificate every 36 months to comply with industry standards.
Public classes for the HLTAID012 course are held at Suite 35, 195 Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3168. For group bookings, the course can be delivered at your workplace anywhere in Australia.
Yes, there’s a minimum of 6 participants (maximum of 10 per session) required for a group booking at your workplace Australia-wide.
The training and assessment are delivered on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909.