RTO: 45902 | CRICOS: 04050B
The Best CPR Course
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INFORMATION
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Course Code:
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HLTAID009
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Course Title:
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Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Mode of Delivery:
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E-Learning plus in person classroom training and assessment
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Duration:
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This course is a combination of online self-paced learning and in-person training sessions. Prior to attending the in-person sessions, students are required to finish their online learning modules. The in-person training and assessment portion of the course takes around 2-hour in a classroom setting
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Assessment:
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Written, practical and scenario-based assessment
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Age Requirement:
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18 Years Minimum
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Certificate Valid:
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HLTAID009 CPR certification remains valid for 12 months after completing the course.
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The HLTAID009 CPR first aid course provides students with the practical skills and essential knowledge required to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a casualty in a genuine medical emergency. Students are trained to apply the DRSABCD procedure to assess the scene of a potential medical emergency and provide an emergency first aid response – contacting emergency services, performing CPR, and attaching and operating an automated external defibrillator (AED) if needed.
They know how to follow established first aid procedures to minimise risks to themselves and others, and how to hand over to emergency services and provide a verbal assessment of the situation.
Students are given the chance to observe and attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the course, with the chance to practise on both an adult resuscitation manikin AND an infant resuscitation manikin. They will also gain practical experience using an AED.
The course is fully compliant with all australian resuscitation council (ARC) guidelines (relevant to CPR training) and recognised by governing medical bodies across Australia.
Our priority at Solis College has always been the welfare of our students, and we work hard to place them at the centre of everything we do. We love nothing better than helping students better themselves and explore new careers and new opportunities our training has opened up for them.
Whether you’re studying a one-day CPR first aid certificate or a two-year early childhood diploma, we’re committed to doing everything we can to see you achieve your training goals!
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The HLTAID009 CPR course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to respond to a potential cardiac arrest situation, assessing the situation and providing appropriate first aid. Students will learn how to:
Although there are a limited number of industries where CPR is a core skill needed for day-to-day duties, it is still an essential skill for a wide variety of professional roles and a highly valued in many industries.
Some of the careers where a CPR first aid certificate is required (or valued) include:
The course is delivered in a blended format, combining traditional face-to-face training with self-paced online learning. The online training allows students to work through content at their own speed from the comfort of home using digital learning resources available from our online student portal. The face-to-face component is a two-hour class providing hands-on, practical training in the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Students will learn through:
Successful completion of the course will require two hours of in-class training time in addition to the self-paced online learning component.
The time needed for the online training varies from student to student, but you should ensure you have at least half a day available to work through the learning resources and complete the online assessment.
When you do your HLTAID009 certificate with Solis College, you’re receiving nationally recognised training from a fully accredited Australian RTO, meaning your qualification will be recognised by employers and peak industry bodies nationwide.
Whether you’re a local student or completing the course through CRICOS, you can be confident that your certificate will meet the needs of any employer or organisation requiring CPR first aid training qualifications.
There are no formal training requirements or prerequisites for doing the training. However, there are some basic criteria students will need to meet to be able to enrol in the course. You must:
All learning resources and specialised equipment required for the training are provided to students during the course – including an adult resuscitation manikin and an automated external defibrillator (AED).
However, students will need access to a few basic items of common technology to communicate with the college and access online resources. You will need
During the course, students are assessed through several different methods. You will need to demonstrate what you have learned through:
Successful completion of the course will require a satisfactory result in all assessments.
The Australian Resuscitation Council works hard to ensure first aid CPR courses in Australia follow the most up-to-date first aid procedures. As such, the standard is often updated.
You may find some employers or reference materials require you to hold or acquire an older equivalent of the HLTAID009 course, such as HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Some of the older first aid codes and equivalent courses include:
In each of these cases, HLTAID009 is now the current standard of CPR first aid certificate and should be accepted in all situations where HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation or another older equivalent is asked for.
According to Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines, a HLTAID009 certificate is valid for 12 months from the successful completion of your course. After this, you will need to attend a CPR refresher course to keep your qualifications current.
You should note that if you have completed HLTAID009 as part of another qualification – such as HLTAID011 Provide First Aid, or HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting – the CPR component is still only valid for 12 months, despite the rest of the qualification remaining valid for a longer period (3 years).
Although HLTAID009 provides students with the skills to potentially save lives in a cardiac arrest emergency, you may want (or need) to make those skills part of a larger first aid toolkit. Fortunately, while HLTAID009 can be taken on its own, Solis College also provides a range of other first aid courses which include CPR skills as part of a comprehensive first aid package.
The Provide First Aid certificate is the standard first aid course for the majority of Australian workplaces and is a basic requirement for staff in a vast range of workplaces and professional roles. The course teaches the essentials of applying CPR and using the DRSABCD protocol, the essentials of basic emergency life support (including the use of an AED, or automated external defibrillator), and first aid management of everything from minor bites and stings to wound bleeding control. The course fully follows all ARC guidelines relevant to the provision of first aid and CPR in Australia and is recognised by employers and peak industry bodies across Australia.
HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
Essential for those working in the teaching or childcare industries, the HLTAID012 course covers the full content of the HLTAID011 Provide First Aid qualification (which it includes), and also additional content specific to working with children and young people. This includes additional training on asthma and anaphylaxis basic care, providing first aid to children and infants, and the paperwork needed when providing medical care to minors. The course follows all relevant ARC guidelines.
Having first aid skills such as a certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is valuable when seeking employment for several reasons. Firstly, certain roles and career paths are required to have training in CPR, as the nature of the work means the odds of being a first responder in a medical emergency are quite high.
Second, many employers value having staff with first aid knowledge, even outside the official requirements of an official first aid officer. Knowing you have the essential knowledge required to quickly intervene in a cardiac arrest emergency may be what gives you an advantage over other potential employees with similar qualifications.
Lastly, having completed a CPR training course shows employers that you’re not simply interested in doing the bare minimum to get by in your professional role. Rather, you’re committed to the welfare of those around you and willing to step up in an emergency. That might be what gives your resume the edge you need.
And of course, while you hope you’ll never need to use your CPR training, you are literally learning how to save the lives of those around you. If someday a friend or loved one suffers a cardiac arrest near you, CPR may turn out to be one of the most valuable skills you’ll ever learn.
If you want to get in touch with us to enquire about enrolling in a CPR first aid certificate, or you have questions you’d like answered, we’d love to help. You can get in touch with us by:
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