Child Care First Aid Course

Due to parts of the First Aid training involving the need to prepare an incident report and answering a number of written questions, you must have a basic level of literacy and be a minimum of fourteen years old.

International Students

Skills Training College is a CRICOS provider meaning that international students can enrol to do this First Aid training course with us. However, international students must check with the Department of Home Affairs to see if they have the appropriate visa. Furthermore, you must be actively enrolled in another principal course with a CRICOS institution. The English language skills for studying in Australia apply to this First Aid course.

Physical Requirements

 The CPR component of this course requires the student to kneel on the floor and compress the chest of a manikin for 2 minutes while providing CPR for assessment. Please contact us if you have any questions about this. 

Skills Training College provides the following resources for your course:

• Learner Guide (for pre-reading)
• Online learning portal access
• Practical assessment workbook during the practical training session
• Incident report templates
• Simulation scenarios/Case studies

To complete your first aid course, you will need:

• Vasto online learning platform
• Supply your USI Number
• Bring Photo ID on the day
• Good internet access (at least 5mbps)
• Google Chrome
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

The Provide First Aid in education and care course is available for $99

Please see Fees and Refunds Policy for more information.

Students may also consider undertaking additional training courses to complement their skills with the following units:

• HLTAID013 Provide First Aid in a remote or isolated site*
• HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid*
• HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy*
• HLTAID016 Manage first aid services and resources*

^{*These units are not offered by Skills Training College.}