Glossary

First Aid (HLTAID011 and HLTAID012)

Training to give a first aid response; the certificate lasts three years, but the CPR component must be renewed every 12 months.

First aid training equips care workers to respond when someone is injured or unwell, from managing bleeding and burns to recognising a medical emergency and calling for help. HLTAID011 (Provide First Aid) is the standard unit for most care roles, while HLTAID012 covers an education and care setting and is the version childcare and out of school hours services usually require.

The certificate is valid for three years. The catch is that the CPR component built into it must be refreshed every 12 months, so most workers sit a separate CPR course each year and the full first aid course every three years. If your CPR lapses, providers may treat your whole first aid status as out of date even though the certificate itself has not expired.

For care workers, keeping first aid current is one of the most common reasons a placement is delayed, because the renewal cycles are easy to lose track of. Storing your certificate and its expiry dates on your Career Passport means a provider can see at a glance that you are ready to work, and you get a reminder before the date passes.

See also
CPR (HLTAID009)Manual handling training

This is general information, not compliance advice. Always confirm requirements with the relevant regulator, and remember that providers keep the legal responsibility to sight credentials and decide who can work.

We work hard to keep it accurate, but the rules change and we will not always get every detail right. If you think something here needs updating, email us at resources@koora.care. We would genuinely rather know, because we all do better when we help each other get it right.

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