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confidence to cope in emergency situations

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Courses > Basic First Aid Course

Basic First Aid Course

This course is designed to motivate and equip a person with the skills necessary to be a confident first responder in a variety of situations. Attendees are trained to a high standard of patient care with both instructor and peer assessment throughout the 6 hour course. The course includes practical scenario work so that attendees gain competency with the various First Aid techniques.

Course overview

  • Overview of regulations related to incidents in the workplace
  • Approaching an accident scene and scene assessment
  • Scene safety and barriers
  • Primary assessment
  • CPR - adult/ child / infant
  • Choking - adult / child infant - conscious and unconscious
  • External, internal bleeding and shock
  • Recovery position
  • Burns and scalds
  • Illness assessment
  • Poisoning
  • Fractures and dislocations
  • Soft tissue injuries
  • Wound care
  • Head, neck and spinal injuries
  • Medical conditions
  • Infectious diseases
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Each participant is issued with a Basic First Aid Manual (38 pages) that serves a practical, quick-reference guide to first aid emergencies and contains relevant information and practical tips on various topics covered during the course.

Course Duration


To meet NZQA requirements our Basic First Aid course is now a minimum of 8 hours long, made up of 4hours class time and 4 hours self-directed learning and written assessment.

Self-directed Learning and Assessment


Self-directed learning and written assessment materials will be issued at the time of booking.

NZQA Unit Standards


The Unit Standards associated with this course are:
  • 6401 - Provide first aid (level 2, 1 credit)
  • 6402 - Provide resuscitation level 2 (level 1, 1 credit)
We can register these credits on your NZQA Record of Learning, if you provide us with your NZQA number.  If you do not yet have an NZQA Record of Learning, we can tell you who to contact for this.

Scheduling and booking


We offer Basic First Aid courses every Wednesday and Thursday as well as on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays. All scheduled courses are listed on our timetable. The Basic First Aid course runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm. Group bookings on alternative days are welcome. Please email us to make a booking or contact us for more information.

Course fee


The fee for the Basic First Aid course is $120. Course costs include a comprehensive First Aid manual and morning tea. We offer a $15 prompt payment discount, which reduces the course fee to $105. This discount applies if payment is received 5 days before the course date.

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