HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

HLTAID011 Provide First Aid – Learn Life-Saving Skills Aligned with Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines

Course Overview:
This accredited First Aid training course provides essential skills and practical instruction in accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines, legal and workplace safety standards, and recommendations from peak national clinical bodies.

Designed for real-world application across the workplace, home, and community, this course equips you to recognise medical emergencies and respond with immediate, effective first aid for sudden illness or injury.

You will learn to:

  • Assess casualties and ensure scene safety

  • Activate emergency services and communicate effectively

  • Perform CPR on adults, children, and infants

  • Use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

  • Administer an autoinjector for anaphylaxis

  • Provide asthma medication assistance

  • Assist a choking person

  • Manage wounds, bleeding, and shock

  • Use immobilisation techniques for fractures, dislocations, sprains, strains, and envenomation (e.g. bites or stings)

In addition, the course covers:

  • Basic anatomy and physiology

  • The importance of the Chain of Survival

  • Reporting incidents in writing and verbally

  • Reviewing incidents to improve performance and response times

  • Recognising and managing psychological impacts on self and others

  • Seeking professional support when needed

This nationally recognised first aid course is ideal for employees, caregivers, and anyone wanting to feel confident and prepared during medical emergencies.

Units Delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered/assessed in the workplace or at a facility organised by the training provider.

 Course Durations

Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.

Refresher Face to Face contact time of at least 6 Hours
Blended Face-to-Face contact time of at least 6 Hours
Face-to-Face Face to Face contact time of at least 7 Hours 30 Mins
Online with face-to-face assessment, Face-to-face contact time of at least 1 Hour

Entry Requirements

Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor and rescue breathing techniques on manikins.

Online study: Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device with internet access to complete the online/pre-course studies.

 Assessment Requirements

Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

 Certificate Renewal Requirements

This certificate has an industry recommended renewal period of 36 months

Assessment Activities

Performance tasks and practical scenarios:

  • Perform CPR on an adult (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 CPR on an infant
  • Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis
  • Manage a casualty with asthma
  • Manage a choking casualty
  • Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning
  • Manage a casualty with a nosebleed
  • Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation
  • Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain
  • Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)

Theory assessment: A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions. 

OM Training College provides Nationally Recognised Training on behalf & in partnership with ACSE RTO : 45310