February 2021 Newsletter
What a year 2020 was for everyone. The COVID-19 pandemic caused all sorts of changes to our way of life and how we interacted with each other. During this time, we have been busy expanding our scope of training…
What a year 2020 was for everyone. The COVID-19 pandemic caused all sorts of changes to our way of life and how we interacted with each other. During this time, we have been busy expanding our scope of training…
We are happy to advise we are now offering Disability First Aid training.
In an emergency situation the minutes before an ambulance arrive are vital. The standard first-aid course teaches valuable first aid techniques and skills but it does not cover many circumstances that are unique to people with disabilities. This course has been developed to address that need.
Disability First Aid was developed by Joel Robinson, the co-founder of Disability First Aid, who had spent years as an Ambulance Officer, Ambulance Trainer and First Aid Trainer. He had been constantly asked questions by students on how to adapt First Aid training techniques for people with disabilities. It became clear that there was a lack of techniques included in the accredited First Aid course.
In emergency situations the advice was simply to call an ambulance. Knowing that in many cases applying First Aid prior to an ambulance arriving can be the difference between life and death, Joel starting researching.
He sought advice from doctors, emergency hospital workers and disability organisations to create this course and it is now accredited with the Australian Government, Australian Skills Quality Authority.
Academy of Workplace Learning is extremely pleased to be able to work with Disability First Aid by offering this valuable training to the sector.
The course is designed for anyone who may need to administer First Aid to a person with a disability. The course is highly recommended for:
The first part is the theory component which is conducted online with an assessment prior to the second part.
The second part involves practical training which must be done on a face-to -face basis. A pre-requisite is that a student must have first completed the HLTAI003 Provide First Aid
Course details can be found here
Please contact us on 1300 189 417 or email Lorraine@academyowl.com.au for further information about this course.