Workplace & Trades Essentials
Workplace & Trades Essentials
Workplace-ready first aid education for builders, trades, factories and offices — 12 topics, around 60–90 minutes, online and self-paced.
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About this course
Workplace & Trades Essentials is workplace-ready first aid education for builders, tradies, factories and offices. Twelve topics focus on the injuries and incidents that actually happen on site and at work, so your crew knows what to do first.
Who this course is for
- Builders, tradespeople, subcontractors and construction companies
- Factories, manufacturing lines and warehousing teams
- Offices, facilities and operations teams
- Supervisors and site leads who are first on the scene
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Why employers choose it
- A workplace-focused course you can roll out across sites and crews at once.
- 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 Workplace & Trades 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 Workplace & Trades 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
Some sites also want practical assessment on site — find in-person first aid education providers near you.
Providers in AustraliaEducation partner directoryFirst aid kits and equipment
Kit out each site and vehicle so the response your crew trained for is actually possible.
Browse first aid kitsFind the nearest AEDAsk the AI first aid assistant
On site and unsure what to do? Ask the First Aid Angel AI assistant, or open the live CPR guide.
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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Frequently asked questions
Train your team. Build first-aid confidence. Be better prepared.
Workplace & Trades Essentials — 12 topics, 60–90 min, final exam on completion.