First Aid Trainer

A First Aid Trainer delivers accredited first aid and CPR instruction to individuals and organisations across Australian workplaces, community settings, and educational institutions. They assess participant competency, maintain training records, and ensure delivery complies with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines and relevant vocational training standards. The role involves planning courses, adapting content to learner needs, and updating skills as clinical evidence and guidelines evolve.

Deliver accredited first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses aligned with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. Assess participant competency against stated learning outcomes using practical demonstration and written assessments. Maintain accurate training records including participant details, competency achievements, and certification dates for compliance and audit purposes. Adapt first aid instruction content and pace to suit diverse learner needs, literacy levels, and language backgrounds. Operate first aid training equipment including CPR manikins, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and resuscitation devices during practical sessions. Provide feedback to participants on technique and performance during practical skill rehearsal and assessment. Keep up to date with current ARC guidelines, legislative changes, and best practice in first aid delivery through professional development. Plan and structure training programmes to deliver within allocated timeframes while meeting competency standards.

The standard entry pathway requires a Certificate IV or Certificate III with at least two years of on-the-job training (ABS skill level 3). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll need to chase accreditation constantly. ARC guidelines update regularly. Work is often casual or part-time, bunched around corporate safety training cycles, so steady full-time income is hard to find. Pay sits well below skilled trades.

First aid training concentrates in capital cities and large regional centres where corporate workplaces, hospitals, and training providers cluster. Remote work is minimal since you need to run hands-on CPR practice. Regional areas have fewer jobs and more travel between bookings.

• Accompany peoplecore
• Active Listeningcore
• Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
• Advise on datingcore
• Continuous Learning and Upskillingcore
• Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
• Group Facilitationcore
• Health Terminology Literacycore
• Inclusive Practicecore
• Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
• Risk Identificationcore
• Time Management and Prioritisationcore
• Verbal Communicationcore
• Written Communicationcore
• Accommodate special seating
• Administer appointments
• Advise guests on menus for special events
• Advise on online dating
• Appointment Scheduling
• Digital Literacy
• Feedback Collection and Actioning
• Goal Setting and Planning
• Incident Reporting
• Policy and Procedure Adherence
• Problem Solving
• Record Management
• Trauma-Informed Communication

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

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Last updated: 30 October 2026