Need to organise first aid training for your early learning centre, preschool or day care on the Mid North Coast? We bring nationally recognised training to you so your whole team gets qualified, and compliant, without leaving the building.
Coastal First Aid delivers onsite childcare first aid training to early learning services in Port Macquarie, Taree, Forster/Tuncurry, Kempsey and right across the Hastings and MidCoast region.
Keep your service compliant the easy way
Running an education and care service means meeting some very specific, non-negotiable first aid rules. Under the Education and Care Services National Regulations (Regulation 136), your service must have, at all times children are being educated and cared for, at least one educator who holds a current approved first aid qualification, one with current approved anaphylaxis management training, and one with current approved emergency asthma management training. You can read the requirement in plain English on the ACECQA first aid qualifications page.
The good news: one course covers all three. The nationally recognised HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting satisfies the first aid, anaphylaxis and emergency asthma requirements together which is exactly why it’s the qualification childcare services train their teams into. We handle the training; you stay audit-ready.
What we deliver onsite
- Childcare First Aid (HLTAID012) the full qualification for educators, covering first aid, CPR, emergency asthma and anaphylaxis management, and paediatric first aid for infants and children.
- CPR (HLTAID009) the annual refresher your team needs to stay current between full renewals.
- Combined sessions If you have some staff that require first aid training and some that just need a CPR update, we can run both courses together so your whole team gets fully qualified.
Nationally Recognised training
Our courses are nationally recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Your educators receive an official Statement of Attainment for HLTAID012 (including HLTAID009) on successful completion, issued through our partner RTO, Healthcorp (RTO ID 91222) making sure you meet your ACECQA first aid qualification regulations.
Training that actually engages your team
Professional development can be a long day. Ours isn’t. Our childcare first aid sessions are hands-on and genuinely enjoyable and best of all only two hours in length. Real paediatric scenarios, infant and child manikins, trainer autoinjectors and asthma spacers so your educators don’t just tick a box, they walk away confident they could actually help a child who’s struggling to breathe. Which, after all, is the entire point.
We come to you, around your roster
We know an early learning service can’t simply close for the day. Our onsite training is built to be flexible around you. Our training can be delivered after hours or on the weekend. Best of all, our course theory component is completed online beforehand, so the face-to-face session on site is short and focused. Maximum skills, minimum disruption.
Where we train
We deliver onsite first aid training to early learning centres, preschools and OOSHs across the Mid North Coast, including:
- Port Macquarie & the Hastings including Wauchope, Laurieton, Lake Cathie, Bonny Hills
- Taree, Wingham & the Manning
- Forster / Tuncurry
- Kempsey & the Macleay
Not on the list? Get in touch if you’re in the region, we can almost certainly come to you.
Request onsite training for your centre
If you’d like to organise a course, simply complete the form below and we will get in touch to discuss your options.
Prefer to send individual educators to a public course instead? We run regular first aid and cpr courses in Port Macquarie, Taree and Forster & Tuncurry.
Frequently asked questions
How many of our educators need a first aid qualification?
Regulation 136 requires at least one educator with a current approved first aid qualification, one with anaphylaxis management training, and one with emergency asthma management training to be in attendance and immediately available at all times children are present. Because HLTAID012 covers all three, training more of your team than the bare minimum is the safest way to stay compliant through leave, shifts and staff turnover which is exactly what onsite group training makes affordable.
What qualification do childcare educators need?
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting. It’s the ACECQA-recognised course that meets the first aid, anaphylaxis and emergency asthma management requirements for education and care services in one qualification.
How long is the training, and how disruptive is it?
With out blended first aid courses, educators complete the theory and assessment online beforehand, then attend a focused face-to-face practical session on site. We schedule it around your service – after hours or on the weekend to keep disruption to a minimum.
How often does the training need to be renewed?
The HLTAID012 qualification is current for three years. However, the CPR component must be refreshed every twelve months to remain compliant, so most services book an annual onsite CPR refresher alongside their three-yearly HLTAID012 renewal.
Do you come to our centre, or do we come to you?
We come to you. Onsite delivery across the Mid North Coast is what this service is built for you provide the room and the team, we bring the trainer, the CPR manikins and all of the first aid training equipment.
How much does group training cost?
Group and onsite pricing can vary based on course type and location. Simply fill out the enquiry form and we can provide you a quote.
