First Aid and CPR training

First Aid: 1 day, approximately $130, valid for 3 years

CPR: 5 hours, approximately $80, valid for 12 months

Many placement providers require students to have current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificates. First Aid certificates are valid for 3 years and CPR certificates need to be renewed every 12 months.

First aid and CPR training must include the following topics:

Apply the principles of first aid
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults and infants
Asthma & Anaphylaxis management
Treatment of infection, shock, fractures, bleeding and burns
Emergencies due to lack of oxygen, excess heat or cold, heart attack, stroke, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy
Management of common medical emergencies
Treatment of poisoning including venomous bites and stings

Accredited course codes which include these topics are HLTAID011 (First Aid) and HLTAID009 (CPR). You should look for these course codes when booking into a course.

What do I need to do?

Step 1:

Complete First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training with an accredited training provider and ensure you obtain a certificate of completion. If you hold a current First Aid certificate, you may only need to renew your CPR training for now, however you will need to renew your First Aid training once it expires.

When undertaking First Aid and/or CPR training in Australia, you should check that the provider is an accredited and recognised training organisation. You can search for accredited training providers here.

Accredited providers will require you to have an Australian Government Unique Student Identifier (this is not the same as your UQ student ID number) so that they can record completion of your training. If you don’t already have a USI, you can create a USI here.

Important:

The First Aid and CPR certificates must be in English clearly stating whether both First Aid and CPR training was included. The certificate should also include confirmation that the training provider is a Registered Training Organisation. The relevant course code/s must also be included on the certificate:

HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Your certificate needs to clearly include all of the above information. If this is not clear from the certificate, further supporting evidence of course content may be requested. The evidence of First Aid and CPR training may be provided on separate certificates or a combined certificate.

Step 2:

Upload a copy of your First Aid and/or CPR certificate to InPlace as shown below by the due date.

Your first aid and/or CPR certificate must have at least 6 weeks' validity left when you submit it for verification. If your training is due to expire within 6 weeks, your certificate will be rejected. We strongly advise you to arrange renewal of your training prior to submitting your certificates.

Book a First Aid/CPR Course

You can choose your own training provider, however, below is a list of recommended accredited providers:

First Aid Training
Australian Red Cross First Aid or CPR training
St John Ambulance (Australia)
Queensland Ambulance Service
Surf Life Saving Australia
UQ Sport/PulseStart
Australia Wide First Aid

The Health and Behavioural Sciences faculty have also arranged First Aid and CPR courses on campus. You can find details below.

HABS First Aid/CPR courses Semester 2 2022

The HaBS Placement Ready Team has teamed up with Surf Life Saving Queensland to offer our students First Aid (HLTAID011) and CPR (HLTAID009) training on campus.

After the success of our first training sessions in Jan/Feb 2022, we are again providing this service to HaBS students to enable them to complete their First Aid and CPR requirements in time for placement commencement.

Please find the course details below and how to book via Student Hub and Surf Life Saving Queensland.

Course details

We will be offering two (2) CPR only and two (2) First Aid and CPR courses in July 2022. Places are limited. Details of these courses can be found below. All courses are offered in the same building.

Time: CPR - 8:30am – 11:30am or 12:00pm – 3:00pm | First Aid – 8:30am – 4:30pm

Venue: ModWest Building 11A, St Lucia campus, UQ (Specific room details are listed in the booking links below)

Costs: CPR - $60, First Aid - $110 (These are discounted costs for UQ students)

Dates:

Date	Booking link
Tuesday 5^th July 2022 CPR Morning	https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/events/detail/4021298
Tuesday 5^th July 2022 CPR Afternoon	https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/events/detail/4021301
Thursday 7^th July 2022 First Aid	https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/events/detail/4021303
Friday 8^th July 2022 First Aid	https://studenthub.uq.edu.au/students/events/Detail/4021306

How to book

You will need to book your course via Student Hub using the booking links above.
You must use the exclusive links listed in your booking confirmation email to book and pay for your course with Surf Life Saving Queensland. If you do not book and pay for your training using the links in the confirmation email you will not be able to attend.
You must register with SLSQ and pay by the due dates stipulated in the Student Hub event.

Overseas First Aid Certificates

First aid certificates obtained overseas from internationally recognised organisations, such as the Red Cross/Red Crescent or St John Ambulance, are acceptable provided they cover the following topics:

Apply the principles of first aid
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults and infants
Asthma & Anaphylaxis management
Treatment of infection, shock, fractures, bleeding and burns
Emergencies due to lack of oxygen, excess heat or cold, heart attack, stroke, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy
Management of common medical emergencies
Treatment of poisoning including venomous bites and stings

It is your responsibility to provide evidence on the content covered in the course if you are submitting certificates obtained overseas.

Contact us

Student enquiries
Placement Ready team
habs.placementready@uq.edu.au

Visit us
Room 539A, Level 5,
Human Movement Studies Building (26B)

Individual student consultations are available on:

Mondays 1pm – 4pm
Wednesdays 9am – 12pm

Online Chat

The HABS Placement Ready team are available for online chat Monday to Thursday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm.

You can find the chat function on the Prepare for your placement homepage.

Zoom appointments

Students can book 1:1 zoom consultations with a member of the HABS Placement Ready Team via Student Hub.

Search the appointments menu for ‘HaBS Placement Ready 1:1 Consultation’ to find available appointments to book into.