Aged Care & Carers Essentials
First aid for the people supporting older adults
First aid focused on the emergencies most common in older adults — 12 topics, around 60–90 minutes, online and self-paced.
About this course
Aged Care & Carers Essentials covers first aid for the emergencies most common in older adults. Twelve topics support aged-care workers, carers and family members looking after someone older.
Who this course is for
- Aged-care and residential care teams
- Home care and community support workers
- Disability and personal support workers assisting older clients
- Family members and unpaid carers supporting an older adult
Why employers choose it
- Give every care worker the same grounding in the emergencies they are most likely to meet.
- Assign the course to your whole team from one employer dashboard, no scheduling or venue needed.
- Track who has started, who has finished and who still needs a nudge in your reports view.
- Self-paced online delivery means no shift disruption — people train around their work.
- Completion records and certificates stay in one place for your own compliance records.
Course facts
Topics
12 topics
Time to complete
60–90 min
Completion
Final exam
Delivery
Online, self-paced
What the learner experience looks like
- 1
Learners sign in and work through 12 self-paced topics online, on any device.
- 2
Each topic uses plain-language guidance with step-by-step actions they can follow under pressure.
- 3
Short quizzes check understanding as they go, and progress is saved so they can stop and resume.
- 4
Completion is confirmed by the final exam, and their record appears in their learner portal.
Assessment and completion
- 12 topics with quizzes as learners progress.
- A final exam completes the course.
- Certificate issued in the learner's portal once the final exam is passed.
Roll Aged Care & Carers Essentials out to your team
Set up your organisation, add your people, and assign this course in bulk. Track progress and completions from your employer dashboard.
Training yourself, not a team?
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.
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Aged Care & Carers Essentials — 12 topics, 60–90 min, final exam on completion.