COURSE INFORMATION First Aid Training Existing Workers and Job Seekers Face to Face and Self-Paced Classes available from 17 th August onwards
WELCOME The First Aid Training course provides participants with a nationally-accredited qualification in first aid. The course is tailored to existing workers, job seekers or anyone who may be called upon to provide a first aid response in a range of situations including community and workplace settings. The program also serves as a refresher course for those whose previously-obtained first aid qualifications have now expired, as they are required to be recertified in HLTAID003 Provide first aid every three years and in HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation annually (as per the Safe Work Australia Code of Practice). The course is designed to be easily accessible to those in our community who need assistance with language, literacy and numeracy or who face other employment barriers such as personal or health issues, financial limitations, or lack of access to support or services. WHY DO I WANT TO DO THIS COURSE? The First Aid Training program is nationally accredited, giving you the skills and knowledge you need to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The course is suitable for participants who haven t studied first aid before, as well as those who have attained first aid qualifications in the past but are now due to complete a refresher course. The program is conducted in a supportive environment that s designed to help students who may be experiencing challenging life circumstances. Language, Literacy and Numeracy support and Student Support Services are available to you if you would like this additional support, to help you achieve your qualification. The course is highly practical and focused on real safety scenarios that you can put in to practice. Some of the topics you will cover during the program include: Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Fractures and dislocations Burns and scalds Head, chest and spinal injuries Fainting and unconsciousness Bandaging techniques Severed limbs Poisoning, bites, stings and much more. On successful completion of the course you ll receive a Statement of Attainment for both units, as well as a separate statement for each unit containing specific information regarding the validity of the qualification. In addition, you will receive two cards, giving the details of your qualification, which you can keep in your wallet or purse. After completing this course candidates may undertake HLTAID006 Provide advanced first aid, although this unit of competency is currently not available for study through WEA Hunter. In cases where a student has attended the course but has been unable to meet the full requirements of the competency, we will provide that student with a certificate of attendance, as an indication of their participation in the course. This will clearly indicate the student did not complete the course, but rather only attended it. Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 2 of 9
HOW WILL THE COURSE BE CONDUCTED? The course is offered on a range of dates. You ll complete two (2) units of competency in total, which have been selected from the following training package: HLT Health (release 1.3 current) Mode of Delivery The course is offered in two modes, allowing you to choose which delivery method is best suited to your learning style and your lifestyle commitments: Face-to-Face - 2 x face-to-face classroom sessions (or 1 x session, if undertaking HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a stand-alone unit), which incorporates both your theory and practical components Self-Paced your theory is completed via online via e-learning, and your practical is completed in 1 x faceto-face classroom session. Work Placement There are no work placement requirements for this program. STAGE ONE: ELIGIBILITY & ENROLMENT How To Apply Below is the step-by-step procedure you need to follow to apply for a place in this course. 1. Complete the following forms: Application for Enrolment Application for CSO Program. You are required to tick ( ) the categories that you wish to apply for Fee Exemption or Fee Concession. Make sure you can provide the required evidence. Consent to Use and Disclosure of Personal Information to the Department of Education & Communities and other Government Agencies. 2. Book an appointment with the WEA Coast team, by contacting us on (02) 6554 9215. 3. Bring the following to your appointment at WEA Hunter s Laman Street campus: Confirmation your Application for Enrolment form and all relevant attachments including at least one form of photo ID (i.e. Passport, Drivers Licence, Photo ID card, Student card) your Application for CSO Program form and all appropriate evidence your Consent to Use and Disclosure of Personal Information to the Department of Education & Communities and other Government Agencies form Payment you can pay via cash or personal or bank cheque made out to WEA Hunter. If you are experiencing financial hardship, you can apply to the General Manager to pay off your payment. Please speak to the VET Training Coordinator about how to do this. Your enrolment will only be confirmed once: Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 3 of 9
all required paperwork has been correctly submitted you have completed any other enrolment activities such as LLN testing you have paid for the course or your Job Service Provider or other Provider has sent us a Purchase Order. If we have not received your payment or Purchase Order, your place in the course is not yet confirmed. Please note we are unable to hold places for students, due to high demand for course positions. STAGE TWO: DELIVERY First Aid Training (includes HLTAID003 Provide first aid and HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation): For those students enrolled in the Face-to-Face delivery mode, classes will be held over two days (Monday & Tuesday) from 9:30 AM 4:00 PM, at WEA Hunter s Laman Street Campus. For students undertaking the Self-Paced delivery mode, the theory will be carried out via e-learning, online, and the practical component will be completed in one Faceto-Face class (Saturday) from 9:30 AM 2:30 PM at WEA Hunter s Laman Street Campus. Please note you will need to attend all scheduled Face-to-Face classes for your chosen delivery mode, and you may also need to undertake some home study in addition to attending class. CPR Training (HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a stand-alone unit): If you only wish to undertake HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a stand-alone unit, class will run for one day (Monday or Saturday) from 10:00 AM 1:00 PM at WEA Hunter s Laman Street Campus. WHAT UNITS WILL I STUDY? The following units will be studied as part of the First Aid Training program. These units are considered to be the minimum requirements to be issued the first aid qualification as per the Health training package. Statement of Attainment HLTAID003 Provide first aid (Release 5 - current) HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Release 4 - current) *There is the option to do the HLTAID001 as a stand-alone unit, in the CPR Training program, if required to upgrade* Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 4 of 9
AM I ELIGIBLE? To be eligible to participate in the First Aid Training course or CPR Training course, you must: Be aged 15 years and over Be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or NZ Citizen Live or work in NSW Provide one form of Photo ID (i.e. Passport, Drivers Licence, Photo ID card, Student card) No longer be at school (except in specific circumstances contact us for details) In order to determine that you re eligible to participate in the course, you will be required to provide evidence of the required criteria and attend an interview with Student Support Services worker. WEA encourages you to apply if any of the following considerations apply to you if you: Need assistance with Language, Literacy and Numeracy skills Are a Jobseeker experiencing limited employment opportunities Are experiencing financial difficulties which limit participation in training (eg. accessing childcare, transport and/or respite care) Have other significant barriers that will affect your ability to complete training or gain employment WHAT ARE THE FEES? The fee for this course is $62.50, for students undertaking both units of competency. If you only wish to undertake HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a stand-alone unit, in the CPR Training program, the fee will be $51.00. There are also standard fees that WEA Hunter charges for various services. These are available in our Fee Policy, but relevant fees are summarised below: Fee Title Fee Explanation and Scope Accredited Certificates and Statements of Attainment and Transcript reissued $50.00 per certificate WHAT RESOURCES WILL I NEED? For clarity, there is no fee for the first issuance of a certificate or transcript on completion of a course. All participants must bring the following for Face-to-Face classes, including the practical assessment days for Self- Paced students: Pen One form of Photo ID (i.e. Passport, Drivers Licence, Photo ID card, Student card) Wear comfortable clothing Completed learning guide (practical assessment day) Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 5 of 9
The Training Manual will be supplied. If any of the above is difficult for you, please talk to our Student Support Worker at your interview, who may be able to assist you. CAN I GET CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS STUDY? If you are eligible absolutely! There are two main ways to have your previous study recognised: 1) Credit Transfer Credit Transfer means you have already obtained the same unit, or a very similar unit, and you will receive direct credit for that unit. VET Units are nationally recognised, so if you have obtained a unit somewhere else (or here at WEA), just provide us with a certified copy of your Statement of Attainment or Certificate, and we will apply the transfer. There is no fee for credit transfer for students enrolled in a full course of study with us. 2) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) RPL is a little bit more complicated. It means that you have skills from the workplace already, and/or a different qualification, which when looked at in combination means you already have, and can demonstrate, the knowledge and skills for a particular unit. It is important to note that RPL is a process. It requires an assessor to carefully analyse all the evidence that you provide and assess it against the unit. It takes time, but can mean that you don t have to study that unit. After all, you already know it all! Very often people have the skills and knowledge, but have difficulty finding the evidence. This may be because they don t have access to their old workplace to get documents from, or because their job roles are too different to satisfy the requirements. In that case there may be other options for you (such as an assessment only pathway) - please contact us to discuss further. So you have some idea of what s involved, the general process is below however some programs will amend this when we know a lot about your circumstances already. Survey You will be sent a questionnaire that will ask you about your work history and what evidence you have available for your RPL application. You don t have to send in any evidence at this point. Your assessor will take a look at your survey response and work with you to decide if RPL is the right path for you. RPL Evidence Gathering You will be sent a work book that will contain all the different pieces of evidence we will need to see to assess you. This section is usually the largest amount of work for you. Your assessor will take a look at what you submit and then will decide what the next steps are for you. RPL Assessment Your assessor will conduct some other activities to ensure we gather the volume of evidence we need to deem you competent. This is different in each situation but may involve small assessments, competency conversations (an oral questioning assessment), third-party reports (such as from a supervisor), and many others. Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 6 of 9
In order to successfully get through the RPL process you have to get over the biggest hurdle to success evidence. The only evidence we can accept is evidence that reflects all four of the below Rules of Evidence : Valid this means the evidence is directly related to the unit/s you are applying for. Often people have trouble meeting that requirement if they are trying to use evidence from a different industry to what they are applying for. Sufficient Units of Competency are big things, with lots of different criteria. Sometimes you have the skills and knowledge, but you are missing a little piece of evidence that you simply haven t kept a copy of, or perhaps you just don t have access to. Often supplementary assessments in the final stage will help with this, but it is not always possible. Current this is a big one! Your evidence must be recent. There is no set timeframe as it depends on the industry you are applying for recognition through. Generally a good rule of thumb is that your evidence should have been from the previous two years. Authentic the evidence must be yours. It is no good to us to present documents from your workplace that were created by someone else. A supervisor may need to sign off to say it is your work. Ultimately, it is important to remember that RPL is not something that happens overnight but we are here to help you each step of the way. Just let us know if RPL is something you would like to be considered for when enrolling, and we will be in touch. WHAT ARE WEA HUNTER S RESPONSIBILITIES TO ME? As the Registered Training Organisation (RTO) providing training and assessment to you, the Learner, WEA Hunter is responsible for the quality of the training and assessment in compliance with the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015. As a student in a course subsidised by the NSW Department of Education and Communities, you should be aware that the Department has a Consumer Protection Strategy that we must follow. It is available on the Department s website here: http://www.training.nsw.gov.au/forms_documents/smartandskilled/contract/consumer_protection_strategy.pdf WEA s Consumer Protection Officer is your Student Liaison Officer, available on training@weahunter.edu.au or by phoning our office on the Contact Details in this booklet. Your Student Liaison will take your enquiry and ensure it is investigated fully according to its nature. For more information about these processes, see below. You can also contact the Department s Customer Support Centre on 1300 772 104 or enquiries@smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au if you have any concerns. You can also view the Smart and Skilled website on www.smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au if you wish to know more about your rights. Complaints and Grievances Procedure A full copy of our Complaints and Grievances Policy is available on WEA s website in the Terms and Policies section. To access the policy, go to: www.weahunter.edu.au/complaints-and-grievances-policy. Tuition Assurance Scheme WEA Hunter will maintain a Tuition Assurance Scheme to safeguard domestic students in the event of it becoming insolvent and unable to return fees that have been paid in advance. The Tuition Assurance Scheme will source Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 7 of 9
similar training to allow the effected participants under this condition to complete their studies without further financial burden. However if the student cannot be placed, the tuition assurance will make refunds. WEA Hunter maintains a Tuition Assurance Scheme through the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET). Student Support WEA Hunter is obligated and proud to provide student support services to its students, which it has a long and successful history of providing. This includes support with your study including literacy and numeracy support, personal support and advocacy, career planning and goal setting and support if you have a disability or financial hardship. All you need do is contact the office and we will put you in touch with our dedicated Student Support Services team who can help you achieve your goals. MY RESPONSIBILITIES When studying at WEA Hunter, there are certain obligations you need to meet as a student, these are listed below and are taken from our Code of Practice: As a student of WEA Hunter, ensure you: - Participate in the program fully including adherence to requirements, instructions and due dates for assessments, unless special circumstances apply and we are informed of those circumstances. - Pay all fees owed to WEA Hunter at the agreed times. WEA Hunter reserves the right to withhold issuance of a Certificate or Statement of Attainment until all fees are paid. - Treat other students, trainers and staff with respect and report any complaints or grievances through the appropriate channels. - Keep us informed if your circumstances or personal details change (such as a change of name or address). Certificates and Statements of Attainment are issued in the name and to the address declared at the time of enrolment. A reissuance where we are not informed of a change to these details will attract a fee as detailed in the fees section. - Communicate with your trainer when you are having any difficulties as early as possible so we can assist you we are here to help and want you to succeed! - Complete any forms and documentation required from WEA in accordance with our legislative and contractual obligations. THIRD PARTY PROVISION ARRANGEMENTS There are no third party provision arrangements for this course. All training and assessment is carried out by WEA Hunter. WHAT IS WEA S REFUND POLICY? WEA Hunter s refund policy is available on our website at www.weahunter.edu.au. ARE THERE ANY HIDDEN EXTRAS? No! All the charges are outlined above. Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 8 of 9
WHAT HAPPENS IF I WANT TO WITHDRAW? Firstly, make sure you have read the refund policy linked above so your expectations are clear around refunds and any applicable charges a staff member can go through this with you if you like. Secondly, just call your Student Liaison officer on the contact details below and inform them you wish to withdraw. WEA Hunter will activate the withdrawal process following that first contact. You can withdraw on the phone, by email, by letter or in person. WHAT S NEXT? Just contact the office on the following details and we can get you started, or if you have received the enrolment pack already, just fill in the forms and away you go. We look forward to working with you on your exciting learning journey! WEA Hunter Adult Education and Training 150 King Street, Newcastle OR 100 Laman Street, Cooks Hill Post: PO Box 1791, Newcastle NSW 2300 Phone: (02) 4925 4200 Fax: (02) 4929 6845 Email: enrolments@weahunter.edu.au Web: www.weahunter.edu.au WEA Hunter is a not-for-profit, community based organisation with over 100 years of history in providing Adult Education in the region. RTO Code: 90020 Legal Name: Workers Educational Association - Hunter Course Information Booklet - 2015 - First Aid Training - Newcastle Page 9 of 9