First aid training for carers and support workers
First aid for the people supporting older adults at home and in the community — 12 topics, around 60–90 minutes, self-paced.
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Who this is for
- Support workers and personal carers
- Home and community care staff
- Family members and unpaid carers
- Care agencies training a dispersed workforce
Why Aged Care & Carers Essentials suits your team
- Written for one-on-one care: what to do first when you are alone with the person you support.
- Covers stroke, heart attack, falls and fractures, fainting and diabetic emergencies.
- Delivered online and self-paced, so nobody leaves their shift or travels to a venue.
- Assign it to your whole team from the employer dashboard and see who has finished.
- 12 topics with quizzes as learners go, and a certificate stored in their learner portal.
Need one course for everybody?
Emergency Response Essentials is our broad introductory course — 12 topics, 60–90 min. Many organisations give it to the whole team as the shared baseline, then add Aged Care & Carers Essentials for the people whose role needs it.
View the core courseTrain Our Care Team
Set up your organisation, add your people, and assign Aged Care & Carers Essentials in bulk. Track progress and completions from your employer dashboard.
Everything else that supports Aged Care & Carers Essentials
Free guides to read, in-person training near you, the gear to have ready, other courses to continue with, and instant AI help when something happens.
In-person training near you
Care providers often pair this with hands-on practice — find in-person education providers near you.
Providers in AustraliaEducation partner directoryFirst aid kits and equipment
A well-stocked kit in every home or facility makes the trained response possible.
Browse first aid kitsFind the nearest AEDAsk the AI first aid assistant
For a fast answer while supporting an older adult, ask the First Aid Angel AI assistant. In an emergency call 000 first.
Open the AI first aid assistantLive CPR guideThis never replaces emergency services. In an emergency call 000 or your local emergency number first.
Other online courses to continue with
Emergency Response Essentials
The complete 12-topic Australian first aid program covering every core emergency response skill.
Taking it yourself? Enrol in Emergency Response Essentials
Parents & Childcare Essentials
Paediatric-focused first aid for parents, grandparents, nannies and childcare workers.
Taking it yourself? Enrol in Parents & Childcare Essentials
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Train your team. Build first-aid confidence. Be better prepared.
Aged Care & Carers Essentials — 12 topics, 60–90 min, final exam on completion.