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Development of new First Aid unit standard

Subfield	Domain	ID
Health Studies	First Aid	33319

Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education, and Social Services Workforce Development Council has completed the development of one unit standard.

Date new version published                                                                 January 2024

Planned review date                                                                              January 2028

Summary

This standard was developed at the request of industry.  As part of the scheduled review of the first aid standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 Toitū te Waiora engaged and consulted widely across industry and interested parties between February and October 2022. It was identified during this review that there was a need for a unit standard which would allow people with disabilities to have their knowledge and skills recognised for being able to instruct another person how to perform basic life support including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

This unit standard reduces the inequity that currently exists, for learners who are unable to physically perform basic first aid and life support themselves.   

Main changes

· One new unit standard was developed.

· The new standard is listed in the domain First Aid.

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

Providers who hold consent to assess for subfield Health Studies or domain First Aid will automatically be granted consent to assess for unit standard 33319.  Providers who hold consent for assess for individual unit standards 6400, 6401 or 6402 will need to apply for consent to assess if they wish to deliver the new unit standard.  More information on the application process can be found here.

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

Health > Health Studies > First Aid

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
33319	Instruct how to provide basic life support	2	2	NEW