CPR courses for International Students

HLTAID009
Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Overview

This unit focuses on the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. This unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

The Australian Resuscitation Council recommends that individuals refresh this unit every year.

Who should apply?

HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a unit for those who are:

In need of this unit for the purpose of meeting workplace requirements. Classes may also include the general community.
Aiming to gain the confidence to act decisively during emergencies during everyday life.

Career Pathway

This CPR unit is included in many training packages and the resulting statement of attainment can be used as a credit for a variety of qualifications. Students may wish to complete other First Aid courses such as:

HLTAID010 – Provide Basic Emergency Life Support
HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
HLTAID012 – Provide an Emergency First Aid Response in an Education and Care Setting

Course Duration

Students will be sent pre-reading materials upon enrollment before the class. It anticipated that this would involve approximately 7.5 hours of reading time before coming to class .

Then, they will participate in another 5 hours of formal learning and assessment activities. The class will be from 9 am to 2 pm with 1 hour of break time (for morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch break).

If students are enrolled for the CPR component, they will participate in the initial 4 hours of formal learning and assessment activities.

In the instance that students require more training or time to be assessed, additional time in class will be offered (up to 2 hours), by the Trainer/Assessor who will continue to deliver and assess theory and practical skills until competency is achieved by the student.

Entry Requirements and Academic entry requirements

There are no pre-requisites for this course. however, EduNex Training requires that students meet the following criteria:

Have a suitable level of (English) language, literacy, and numeracy skills to complete the course requirements
Students must have reasonable fitness to perform the requirements of First Aid, including bending, lifting, kneeling and performing CPR on an adult manikin on the floor.

Course Status

Current

Qualification

training.gov.au – HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Delivery Methods

CPR: 4 hours of face-to-face training in the classroom (trainer led) and 7.5 hours of pre-reading required before attending the class.

Assessment Methods

The following assessment methods are used for the unit of competency, please refer to the Assessment and Delivery Schedule for details of specific tasks.

Direct observation –Students will need to undertake CPR in front of the assessor – Adult CPR & Infant CPR. Observations will be conducted in either the workplace environment, at a work placement, or in the classroom. Some classroom observations will be conducted in a simulated work environment. Sometimes an observation will be of normal workplace duties and sometimes it is of a specific event, like a presentation.
Product based methods – These are generally scenarios and role plays.
Questioning –Written questioning is used as one of the assessment methods. This can be done verbally as a reasonable adjustment for students with disabilities, impacting their ability to complete written tasks.

Credit Transfer

Students with a significant amount of prior skills and/or knowledge or previous relevant qualifications are encouraged to apply for recognition of prior learning and/or credit transfer which may reduce the amount of training required

Fees

Tuition Fee – $50

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