Our HLTAID012 Provide First Aid Course in an education and care setting will teach you all required skills, including CPR, Asthma, Anaphylaxis management and much more, so you become a qualified Childcare First Aid responder in your centre or pre-school.
Need Childcare First Aid Training in Sydney? This course suits childcare workers, early childhood workers, OSHC staff, family day care educators, school support workers, and students on placement.
First Aid Coach offers HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting for learners and workplace groups. The course covers first aid, basic emergency life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, asthma, anaphylaxis, and child-focused first aid response.
This is not the same as a general workplace first aid course. HLTAID012 focuses on an education and care setting. It helps learners respond to a first aid emergency involving babies, toddlers, children, school age children, and adults.
First Aid Coach runs Childcare First Aid Courses in Sydney as a blended first aid training course. You complete 3 hours of online study before a 3-hour in-person skills class. Training and assessment delivered and assessed on behalf of First Aid Coach Group Australia RTO 46588.
Public courses are available in Alexandria / Beaconsfield, Liverpool, Blacktown, and Bankstown. Onsite group training is also available for Sydney centres and workplaces that qualify.
Book your Childcare First Aid course or call 1300 516 464 to ask about group training.
Our HLTAID012 Provide First Aid Course in an education and care setting is a nationally recognised and we will provide all participants a qualification to be a First Aid responder in a Childcare centre or school. Our Childcare First Aid courses are hands on with many practical and real life senarios.
NEW HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in a education and care setting!
This unit was also previously known as Provide First Aid in a Childcare Setting HLTAID004.
3 hours online pre-study
3 hours practical face-to-face
Course Content
Assessment
First Aid Coach Sydney is partnered with First Aid Coach Group Australia (RTO 46588) which will issue a national accredited certificate.
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Course detail |
Information |
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Course code |
HLTAID012 |
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Full name |
Provide First Aid in an education and care setting |
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Location |
Alexandria / Beaconsfield, Liverpool, Blacktown, Bankstown |
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Format |
3 hours online study + 3-hour in-person skills class |
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Fee |
$130 per person |
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Best for |
Childcare workers, early childhood workers, OSHC staff, school support workers, family day care educators, and students |
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Includes |
CPR, basic emergency life support, first aid, asthma, and anaphylaxis care |
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Units issued |
HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation, HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support, HLTAID011 Provide First Aid, and HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting |
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Group training |
Available onsite from 5 people |
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RTO details |
Training and assessment delivered and assessed on behalf of First Aid Coach Group Australia RTO 46588 |
Training and assessment delivered and assessed on behalf of First Aid Coach Group Australia RTO 46588.
After successful completion, you receive nationally recognised Statements of Attainment for:
Childcare and school care services often use HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting to support approved first aid training requirements. Workplaces should still confirm current obligations under ACECQA guidance, the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority, the Education and Care Services National Law, the Education and Care Services National Regulations, and their own statutory or organisational policies before booking.
If your employer, placement provider, or centre manager asked for HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting, book the childcare first aid course.
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First aid codes |
Best for |
Key point |
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HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting |
Childcare, early learning, OSHC, preschool, family day care, school support, and vacation programs |
First aid in an education and care setting. Includes CPR, asthma, anaphylaxis, and child-focused first aid. |
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HLTAID011 Provide First Aid |
General workplace first aid |
Fits many workplaces, but is less specific to childcare. |
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HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
Yearly CPR refresher training |
Most workplaces refresh CPR every 12 months. |
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HLTAID004 |
Older childcare first aid code |
HLTAID012 replaced HLTAID004. |
Before you book, check:
This helps you avoid booking the wrong course. It also helps you arrive ready on the day.
You may not need HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting for every role. If you only need general workplace first aid, HLTAID011 Provide First Aid may be enough. If you only need your yearly CPR update, HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be the right course.
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting suits people who work, or plan to work, in:
The course includes early childhood workers, childcare workers, OSHC educators, and people who care for children in school hours care. It also suits new workers who need a first aid certificate before they start.
First Aid Coach can run onsite Childcare First Aid training courses across Sydney. This suits childcare centres, preschools, schools, OSHC services, and workplaces.
Group training can help with:
For group bookings, First Aid Coach currently lists a minimum of 5 people.
Your venue needs a room with clear floor space for CPR practice. Staff must be available for the full session. You should also share any workplace or site procedures relevant to your service.
First Aid Coach supplies the first aid trainer, equipment, manikins, assessment setup, and skills guidance. Staff complete the online study before the in-person class.
To ask about onsite group training, call 1300 516 464.
First, book your course or group session. Then complete about 3 hours of online study.
This covers first aid principles, infection control, emergency response, asthma, anaphylaxis, and CPR theory. It also covers Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, ARC guidelines relevant to CPR, and first aid guidelines.
Then attend your 3-hour skills class with First Aid Coach.
In class, you practise CPR, automated external defibrillator use, asthma response, anaphylaxis response, and other first aid skills.
Your skills test may include online tasks, quizzes, CPR demos, role plays, and skills checks. These tasks confirm that you can apply the required skills and knowledge required for HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting.
Once you pass all online and practical requirements, the RTO issues your certificate. For weekday courses, this may happen the same day. For other course times, it may happen by the next business day, subject to RTO processing requirements.
The First Aid Coach HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting course includes online study. You complete the skills test in person.
This matters because first aid is a hands-on skill. Learners must show practical skills, including CPR, AED use, choking response, asthma response, and anaphylaxis response.
Learners may also need to show how they would respond if someone is having trouble breathing. They may need to show how to contact emergency services and give clear incident details. This helps learners practise the emergency services techniques used in a real first aid emergency.
Before you choose a course, check the RTO, unit codes, skills tasks, and what the course includes. Make sure the course includes CPR, asthma, and anaphylaxis.
The First Aid Coach Childcare First Aid course fees are $130 per person.
This includes:
Childcare centres, schools, and workplaces can ask about group course fees.
Childcare First Aid Courses cover first aid for an education and care setting. It includes first aid for babies, toddlers, children, school age children, and adults.
You learn emergency response skills. These include CPR, DRSABCD, AED use, choking care, airway response, and calling emergency services.
You also learn how to respond to common childcare incidents. These may include asthma, asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies, severe allergic reactions, seizures, playground injuries, burns, bites, poisoning, bleeding, fractures, head injuries, and spinal injuries.
The course also covers workplace steps. These include aid infection control procedures, personal protective equipment, first aid kits, first aid equipment, appropriate first aid procedures, first aid techniques, parental or caregiver consent, incident reporting, required post incident action, and stress management techniques.
The course also explains basic physiological differences between adults, children, and babies. This matters during CPR, breathing problems, asthma, anaphylaxis, choking, and other first aid emergencies.
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting prepares learners for first aid emergencies in childcare, OSHC, vacation care, and early learning.
Examples may include a child choking at lunch or an infant needing CPR. Learners may also cover asthma, allergic reactions, head injuries, burns, bee stings, seizures, fainting, and unconsciousness.
You may also discuss how to call emergency services and give clear details. You may cover workplace steps, parent contact, and what to do after the emergency.
These examples help learners connect the first aid guidelines determined for the unit with real childcare settings.
Many learners feel nervous before first aid training. The session is practical and supportive. A first aid trainer guides you through the required skills.
Your skills test may include:
Practical skills may include CPR on a manikin, AED use, choking care, bandaging, injury care, asthma care, and anaphylaxis care.
You may also practise helping an unconscious person and following first aid steps.
Wear comfortable clothing. CPR practice may require kneeling on the floor.
Bring photo ID, your USI details if required, and proof that you completed your online study.
Contact First Aid Coach before the course if an injury, pregnancy, mobility issue, language issue, or other concern may affect your skills test.
First Aid Coach offers public first aid training at several Sydney locations.
29 / 506 Botany Road, Beaconsfield NSW 2015
This location may suit learners from Sydney CBD, Redfern, Surry Hills, Waterloo, Zetland, Green Square, Haymarket, Ultimo, Pyrmont, and Glebe.
Suite 5, Level 1, 171 Bigge Street, Liverpool NSW 2170
Suite 2 / 43 Fourth Avenue, Blacktown NSW 2148
3 / 390 Marion Street, Bankstown NSW 2220
Check your booking email for access details, start time, parking, and day-of-course instructions.
When you pass, you receive nationally recognised Statements of Attainment for:
These units show that you have completed CPR, provide basic emergency life support, general first aid, and education-care first aid training.
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting generally lasts 3 years.
Most workplaces refresh HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation every 12 months. That is why many childcare centres, schools, and OSHC services track CPR renewals separately.
Centre managers should track HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting expiry dates, CPR renewals, staff start dates, and placement deadlines. This helps them avoid expired certificates when planning rosters.
Do not book HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation if your employer asked for HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting. CPR-only training will not usually meet a childcare first aid need.
Do not assume “online study” means the course is fully online. You complete the skills test in person.
Do not rely on the old HLTAID004 code. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting is the current childcare first aid unit.
Do not wait until the week your certificate expires. This matters even more if your centre must train several staff.
Do not book based only on the course title. Check the unit code.
First Aid Coach provides practical first aid training across Sydney and surrounding areas. Training and assessment delivered and assessed on behalf of First Aid Coach Group Australia RTO 46588.
The team has over 10 years of first aid training experience. Its trainers have over 15 years of experience, including emergency services and State Emergency Services volunteer work.
In HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting sessions, trainers focus on childcare scenarios. These include infant CPR, choking, asthma, anaphylaxis, playground injuries, first aid equipment, emergency calls, and parent contact.
First Aid Coach offers public courses in Alexandria / Beaconsfield, Liverpool, Blacktown, and Bankstown. Onsite group training is available for Sydney centres and workplaces from 5 people.
Reviewed by: First Aid Coach training team
Last reviewed: June 2026
Review focus: RTO details, course inclusions, skills test tasks, Sydney locations, certificate timing, and childcare relevance.
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Yes. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting includes CPR. When you pass, you receive HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Yes. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting includes first aid for asthma and severe allergic reactions in childcare and school care.
Yes. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting suits early childhood workers, childcare workers, OSHC staff, family day care educators, preschool staff, and people working with school-age children.
No. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting is the current unit. HLTAID004 was the older childcare first aid course code.
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid is general first aid. HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting is designed for childcare centres & schools. It includes child-focused first aid skills, CPR, asthma, and anaphylaxis care.
You need to show key skills such as CPR, AED use, and first aid steps. CPR practice may require kneeling on the floor and doing compressions on a manikin.
Most people renew HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting every 3 years. Most workplaces refresh CPR every 12 months.
Yes. First Aid Coach offers onsite group first aid training for Sydney childcare centres, schools, OSHC services, and workplaces. Group bookings currently need at least 5 people.
Need the right first aid certificate for childcare, early learning, OSHC, school hours care, placement, or renewal? Book your HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting course with First Aid Coach.
Learners can book a public Sydney course. Centres and schools can ask about onsite group first aid training for staff.
