First Aid Resources

The following resources have been developed to assist with the assessment of NZQA developed first aid unit standards and the development of training based on those standards.

First Aid Training Information Sheet (PDF, 329KB)

First Aid Training in New Zealand - Information Sheet for Employers and Employees

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority and Department of Labour have jointly published an information sheet that provides answers to common questions around first aid training in New Zealand.

Training Requirements

Training requirements for quality provision of unit standard-based first aid training have been developed to outline requirements to training providers, learners, and employers for first aid training based on currently registered NZQA unit standards. These training requirements apply to all providers of NZQA unit standards-based first aid training from 1 December 2010

NZQA First Aid Training Requirements (PDF, 60KB)

First Aid Unit Standards

25459 Provide first aid for young children

26551 Provide first aid for life threatening conditions

26552 Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions and how to respond to them

6400 Manage first aid in emergency situations

6401 Provide first aid

6402 Provide resuscitation level 2

First Aid Assessment Support Material

Material has been developed to support the assessment of first aid unit standards 26551 and 26552. This material is for assessor guidance; its use is not mandatory. Assessors are encouraged to adapt these and develop assessments that are relevant to the context their assessment occurs in. Use of this material does not preclude providers from engaging in national external moderation.

Clarifications for First aid standards

This information aims to assist TEOs and schools to ensure assessment materials and assessor decisions for First Aid unit standards 6400, 6401 and 6402 meet the national standard.  NZQA moderation decisions are based on this information.

The information updates that provided in the circular NQF2009/003 sent to all TEOs in October 2009 and includes the following revisions:

General information applying to all First Aid standards - additional commentary on developing and submitting pools of scenarios.

For standard 6400, interpretation of “multiple major injuries”.

For standard 6401, interpretation of the range items.

For standard 6402, update to reflect requirements of the revised New Zealand Resuscitation guidelines (2010).

Feedback

Users of these resources are encouraged to share their feedback with National Qualifications Services.

Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan for domain First Aid

AMAP 0230

Further Information

Department of Labour information and guidance on first aid for workplaces is available here.

Information on the New Zealand Resuscitation Council and their guidelines is available here.