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First Aid
Tai Poutini Polytechnic is currently offering the following courses:
Option 1 (expires 2013)
Comprehensive First Aid
This course is aimed at people who have never completed or do not have a current First Aid Qualification and takes approx 16 hours to complete. It includes the following NZQA Unit Standards:
- Unit 6400: Manage first aid in emergency situations.
- Unit 6401: Provide first aid until help arrives
- Unit 6402: Provide resuscitation
Units cover both trauma and medical subjects such as fractures, burns, major wounds, internal bleeding, head injuries, environmental conditions, anaphylaxis and spinal injuries, shock and bleeding, soft tissue injuries, poisoning, heart attack, asthma, diabetes, stroke and seizure, obstructed airways and CPR.
This option covers workplace first aid as required by Health & Safety regulations.
Option 2
First Aid as Life Skill
This qualification is set to replace the existing Comprehensive or Workplace First Aid NZQA units 6400, 6401 & 6402, which will be no longer valid & will expire completely in December 2013. This course takes approx 12 hours to complete and is held over two days. It includes the following unit standards.
- Unit 26551: Provide first aid for life threatening conditions.
- Unit 26552: Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions & how to respond to them.
It will also be possible to add as an elective in the above course the following:
- Unit 25459: Provide first aid for young children.
CPR
This course covers basic CPR and airway obstruction and takes approx 3 hours to complete. It includes the following NZQA unit standard.
- Unit 6402: Provide resuscitation Level 2
Extra subjects can be added to these courses to cover your workplace needs.
First Aid Refresher
This course is aimed at people who have held a current First Aid Certificate for under two years. The unit covers almost the same subjects as the Comprehensive First Aid Course in less detail and is intended to refresh a persons understanding and to update any changes that have been made by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council.
This course takes approximately 8 hours to complete.
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Entry Criteria
Selection criteria will apply. Special entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Parts of this course require physical participation and contact by all students. Please tell us prior to the course if there are any cultural, physical or medical reasons that you would not be able to fully participate. If you require further information please contact the polytechnic for details.
Application Process
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CFA option 1, 2, CFA option 2, 2, CPR, 2, FAR, 2 |
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CFA option 1, 4, CFA option 2, 2*, CPR, 1 |
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Unit Standards |
| Location | West Coast |
| Method of Study |
Block Course |
| When |
Multiple intakes per year |
| Contact |
Janet Jamieson View Biography |
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*Exludes unit 25459
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Certificate in Emergency Medic Care (Level 4)
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The Certificate in Emergency Medic Care includes electives to suit all trades and is designed to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge to be proficient in managing emergency situations in the workplace as well as in an outdoor emergency situation.
The Certificate comprises of 3 of the following 4 Short Awards:
- Award in First Aid in the Workplace
- Award in Advanced First Aid and Outdoor Trauma
- Award in Workplace Risk Management and Safety Control
- Award in Pre Hospital Emergency Care
These short awards and selective electives may be completed as individual courses or may be completed as a stepping stone towards the Certificate in Emergency Medic Care.
If you work in a situation where serious injury is a risk and emergency help is some time away, then it is prudent for at least one person in your crew to have the extra skills that the Emergency Medic Care course provides.
Tai Poutini Polytechnic also provides more specialised training to suit individual industry workplace needs, contact us for more information.
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Further Study Paths
Successful completion of the short awards may lead to a progression to higher level qualifications to suit many professions.
Career Opportunities
This Certificate will suit people employed in a range of jobs, including:
- Mining
- Forestry
- Power Companies
- Disability Service
- Department of Conservation
- Roading and Building Services
- Ambulance Services
- Fire Service
- Police (incorporating the Co-ordinated Incident Management System. CIMS) and many more.
These courses and short awards, are designed to provide appropriate emergency training for individuals from a diverse range of industries, and other industries that need in-depth appropriate emergency training for their labour forces. The development of safe practices in the workplace and have the potential to reduce injuries and fatalities within these industries..
Entry Criteria
- Be 16 years of age or over.
- Entry criteria for the Short Award in Pre Hospital Emergency Care, Short Award in Advanced First Aid and Outdoor Trauma and the Short Award in Workplace Risk Management and Safety Control are unit standards 6400, 6401 and 6402.
- Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5 or above.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Students should be made aware that physical strength, balance, coordination and motor skills all need to be unimpaired to complete the training.skills all need to be unimpaired to complete the training.
Application Process
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4 |
| Credit Value |
70 |
| Award(s) |
Tai Poutini Polytechnic Certificate |
| Locations | By negotiaton; Greymouth |
| Method of Study |
Block courses, 3 - 5 days |
| When |
Multiple intakes per year |
| Contact |
Janet Jamieson View Biography |
| Domestic Cost |
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Safe Lifting, Back Injury Prevention
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This course has been designed for people who require knowledge & skills for back injury prevention and manual handling in the workplace.
Graduates will be able to identify the risk factors for occupational back injury; identify back care techniques; and identify work place control measures to reduce the risk of back injury.
These units will enable people to demonstrate knowledge of types of manual handling risks, describe injury risk reduction measures for manual handling, use safe manual handling practices with mechanical aids, and use safe manual handling practices without mechanical aids in the workplace.
Tai Poutini Polytechnic also provides more specialised training to suit individual industry and workplace needs.
- Unit 17459: Demonstrate and apply knowledge of safe handling practices in the workplace.
- Unit 17592: Identify the causes of back injury and methods to prevent back injuries in the workplace.
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Entry Criteria
Selection criteria apply. Special entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Parts of this course, require physical participation and contact by all students. Please tell us prior to the course if there are any cultural, physical or medical reasons that you would not be able to fully participate. If you require further information please contact the polytechnic for details.
Application Process
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2 & 3 |
| Credit Value |
7 |
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Unit Standard |
| Locations | By negotiaton; West Coast |
| When |
Multiple intakes per year |
| Duration |
1 day |
| Contact |
Janet Jamieson View Biography |
| Domestic Cost |
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