Whether it is for workplace or individual needs, St John provides a full range of best practice certified, customised and online first aid training with flexible delivery options available throughout Australia. St John can also assess your first aid workplace needs by arranging a Best Practice First Aid Readiness assessment.
St John Ambulance Australia has over 130 years of experience as the leading provider of first aid training with nearly 500,000 participants annually. Both the public and custom-designed courses offered are well equipped to meet changing needs.
St John Ambulance is internationally recognised as a First Aid Trainer. National medical and technical advisory committees authorise the content of our courses, ensuring we teach the latest techniques and revise our course content regularly to meet both international and Australian standards. Through our extensive experience in first aid training, you'll find both our public and custom-designed courses are well equipped to meet your changing needs.
St John delivers first aid courses in more locations in Australia than any other training provider. St John also offers a number of first aid courses online through a mixture of eLearning, DVD or workbook formats together with some practical face-to-face training.
Choose from our range of training products to suit your needs:
St John Ambulance Australia courses may be delivered by way of third party agreements with each state/territory St John Ambulance organisation. The third party organisations have an agreement in place and is authorised to deliver training on behalf of St John Ambulance Australia Ltd. (RTO 88041).
St John Ambulance is a Registered Training Organisation (TOID: 88041) and delivers nationally recognised qualifications and units of competency. We believe the best way to learn is through experience. So, our courses provide practical classes in fully- simulated environments that reflect current industry standards.
We are committed to ensuring that our training is delivered in a professional manner to meet the needs of businesses, communities, and individuals.
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a casualty who is unconscious and not breathing normally, in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. CPR is a lifesaving technique which can sustain life until an ambulance arrives. You will gain the knowledge and confidence to perform CPR on an adult, child and infant, to describe alternative methods for delivering rescue breaths and how to manage a victim of drowning.
The SafeWork Australia model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace and the Australian Resuscitation Council recommend that first aid skills are renewed every three years, and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009/HLTAID015) are renewed every 12 months. Please also refer to specific industry standards and guidelines.
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies, including managing the unconscious casualty, performing CPR, controlling bleeding and managing other life-threatening situations. It is suitable to both people in workplaces and members of the public who want to be able to manage an emergency first aid situation.
The flagship St John Ambulance first aid course covers a broad range of topics to enable participants to confidently manage emergency situations and provide a first aid response to a casualty. It is suitable to both people in workplaces and members of the public who want training in first aid.
Most workplaces require a specific number of people to successfully complete this unit of competency.
The SafeWork Australia model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace and the Australian Resuscitation Council recommend that first aid skills are renewed every three years, and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009/HLTAID015) are renewed every 12 months. Please also refer to specific industry standards and guidelines.
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC)
The course applies to early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside school hours care and vacation programs and are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This course meets the regulatory requirements as stipulated by the Australian Children's Education and Care Authority.
The most advanced St John course, specifically designed for people employed as occupational first aiders and those aspiring to be employed as one. This course equips students for emergencies in a high risk work environment and provides the skills and knowledge to perform advanced first aid to a in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC). This course includes HLTAID014 Provide advanced first aid, HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy, and HLTAID016 Manage first aid services and resources.
The SafeWork Australia model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace and the Australian Resuscitation Council recommend that first aid skills are renewed every three years, and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009/HLTAID015) are renewed every 12 months. Please also refer to specific industry standards and guidelines.
This course is designed to meet the first aid needs of bushwalkers, climbers, canyoners, cavers, 4WD enthusiasts, outdoor/adventure instructors, wilderness guides, scout leaders or people who work and live in remote and/or isolated locations. This course offers the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in a remote or isolated site over an extended period of time until medical assistance is provided, or evacuation occurs.
The SafeWork Australia model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace and the Australian Resuscitation Council recommend that first aid skills are renewed every three years, and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009/HLTAID015) are renewed every 12 months. Please also refer to specific industry standards and guidelines.
In addition, St John Ambulance Australia offers specialised programs to meet the needs of specific workplaces, specific groups (e.g. Divers) or specific communities such as HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy, 22556VIC Course in the Management of Asthma Risk and Emergencies in the Workplace, and 22578VIC Course in First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis.
In addition, St John Ambulance Australia offers specialised non-accredited programs to meet specific workplace and community needs. Examples include Workplace Infection Control, Defibrillation Awareness, Caring for Kids and First Aid in Schools.
*Non-accredited training courses vary from each St John State and Territory Office.
St John Ambulance Australia has a range of first aid courses that can be completed online and does not require attendance in a classroom. Current courses include:
Provides participants with basic First Aid knowledge to manage common injuries.
Provides participants with basic knowledge and understanding to enable use of a defibrillator in an emergency situation.
Provides participants with basic knowledge and understanding of the importance of good hygiene practices to assist with the reduction of the spread of infection.
Provides participants with basic knowledge and the principles of manual handling.
Provides participants with the principles of crisis intervention.
Provides participants with useful tips and advice on maintaining your mental health while working remotely. This online course is for anyone working from home, especially due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Provides participants with useful tips and advice on looking after their own mental health as well as that of their workforce. This online course is for managers who are themselves working from home and trying to manage and motivate their team remotely.
Provides participants with practical tips and information on how to recognise and manage stress and how to build resilience to be able to better cope with uncertainties and challenges. This online course is for anyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This online course is targeted at young people aged 14 years and older. The course aims to raise awareness about mental health problems in young people during the COVID-19 pandemic, including some common signs and symptoms to look out for in themselves or their mates, methods to increase personal resilience and when and where to get help.
This online course is for anyone who regularly or intermittently cares for infants and children, including parents, grandparents, extended family members, babysitters and nannies.
Provides participants with skills and knowledge they need to safely and effectively manage a sharps and/or splash incident.
*St John eLearning courses do not include a practical component normally required to build confidence to apply the skills in a First Aid situation. Online learning is not a substitute for higher level First Aid courses providing ‘hands on’ experience in accredited First Aid training. Awareness courses are not accredited courses suitable for workplace certification.