Course Outcomes

• Manual handling fundamentals
• Understand and learn lift polices
• Transfer a client using a full body hoist; bed to chair,
  floor to bed/chair
• Using a slide sheet to reposition a client in bed
• Rolling a client away/towards the worker
• Assisting a client to walk using a walk belt/walking frame
• Assist a client from sit to stand/stand to sit
• Assist a client from lying to sitting
• Wheelchair safety: a) transferring wheelchair/walker
  in and out of car safely: b) transferring a weight
  bearing person from wheelchair to chair
• Transfer a client in and out of a vehicle
• Assisting a client to undress/dress
• Sliding a supine person up/down a bed
• Transfer from chair to chair/commode/toilet
• Assisted walking – raising a fallen person

Career Pathways

• Keep current in manual handling procedures
• WHS refresher / compliance

Delivery

The Manual Handling Refresher 3-hour oncampus course.

Why STEPS?

STEPS Education and Training offer training solutions that meet real local market needs. Our courses are designed in consultation with local employers to improve our students’ employment opportunities and on the job skills.

Our highly qualified trainers and assessors bring hands on industry experience to their role allowing you to feel confident that you are gaining the best workplace preparation possible.

For further information on STEPS Education and Training Courses refer to our student handbook.

About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid® (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community.

Mental Health First Aid Benefits

• Knowledge – Improves knowledge of mental illnesses, treatments and first aid actions.
• Confidence – Increases confidence in providing first aid.
• De-stigmatising – Decreases stigmatising attitudes.
• Support – Increases the support provided to others.

Learn Practical Mental Health First Aid Skills

• Recognise common mental health problems
• Provide initial help using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan
• Seek appropriate professional help, and
• Respond in a crisis situation

This is a 12-hour educational course, not a therapy or support group.

Why STEPS?

STEPS Education and Training offer training solutions that meet real local market needs. Our courses are designed in consultation with local employers to improve our students’ employment opportunities and on the job skills.

Our highly qualified trainers and assessors bring hands on industry experience to their role allowing you to feel confident that you are gaining the best workplace preparation possible.

For further information on STEPS Education and Training Courses refer to our student handbook. For additional information on Mental Health First Aid head to https://www.mhfa.com.au/

Join our National Recognised Training First Aid courses (HLTAID011) covering topics to enable students to manage emergency situations and provide a first aid response to a casualty. It is suitable to both people in workplaces and members of the public who want training in first aid.

Delivery And Assessments

• Three (3) hours self-paced online learning
• Five and a half (5.5) hours of face-to-face practical training
• Online learning and theory assessment MUST be completed before attending the face-to-face practical training

To successfully complete this course students must be able to perform:

• Perform 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on an adult manikin.
• Simulated First Aid Scenario – Perform CPR on an adult manikin (incl. the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position).
• Perform CPR on an infant.
• Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis.
• Manage a casualty with asthma.
• Manage a choking casualty.
• Manage a casualty with a nosebleed.
• Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation.
• Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain.
• Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/funnel-web spider bite).
• Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning.
• Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated First Aid Scenario.

Why STEPS

STEPS Education & Training offer training solutions that meet real local market needs. Our courses are designed in consultation with local employers to improve our students’ employment opportunities and on the job skills.

Our highly qualified trainers bring hands on industry experience to their role allowing you to feel confident that you are gaining the best workplace preparation possible.

For further information on STEPS Education and Training Courses refer to our student handbook.