Community First Aid Sessions

Courses designed for First Aid at home and in the community. These courses are not designed to meet your obligations to provide First Aid at Work.

First Aid and CPR Training Courses - Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington - FACT Co
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Course Outlines

Outdoor First Aid

16 Hours

This course is held in the great outdoors and is a very hands-on experience designed to develop the skills needed to handle emergencies away from urban centres and road-transport routes. Bring all-weather gear and a hearty lunch!

Unit Standards available:

  • 6402: Provide basic life support
  • 6401: Provide first aid
  • 6400: Manage first aid in an emergency situation

Save a Life

4 Hours

Learn the basics of First Aid in a quick, fun and interactive course. Learn, practise and gain confidence in the fundamentals of First Aid.

Unit Standards available:

  • 6402: Provide basic life support

Babysitter First Aid

3 Hours

A course for babysitters or nannies, as well as parents and family, caregivers – anyone looking after young children. (This course is not the recommended course for childcare businesses like schools and kindergartens.)

Kaumātua/Senior First Aid

2 Hours

Our non-certificate course designed for senior members of the community who may be concerned about responding to heart attack, stroke and other life saving techniques while help is on the way.

Pēpi/Infant CPR & Choking

1 Hour

Our non-certificate community course designed for anyone who wants to learn how to help an infant or small child who is choking or needs CPR.

Basic Resuscitation

2 Hours

The basics of keeping someone alive while help is on the way by providing CPR and knowing where to find an AED and how to use it.

Prerequisites

  • English language proficiency
  • Physical agility (bending and kneeling)

Reading

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  • 14
    Mar

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register1 place remaining
  • 28
    Mar

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register2 places remaining
  • 07
    Apr

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register2 places remaining
  • 17
    Apr

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register2 places remaining
  • 28
    Apr

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Mangere, Auckland
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register2 places remaining
  • 29
    Apr

    Hoods Up Volume Down - Everyday Workplace First Aid - In Aid of Autism NZ

    Christchurch
    1 day, 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
    A community give back session. All proceeds from this session will go to Autism NZ. It is for anyone who wants to gain competence and confidence in providing first aid. It is suited to those new to first aid, or for renewing your certificate if it was issued more than two years ago. Includes assessment for Unit Standards 6402 & 6401.
    • $170.00 incl. GST
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  • 29
    Apr

    Pēpi First Aid (1 Hour)

    Christchurch
    1 hour, 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
    This non-certificate session is designed for caregivers of infants and young children to be prepared at home who need to learn CPR and how to assist a young person who is choking. All proceeds for 2026 go to support the work of Autism NZ
    • $20.00 incl.
    Register6 places remaining
  • 02
    May

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $105.00 incl. GST
    Register2 places remaining
  • 04
    May

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register4 places remaining
  • 13
    May

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register4 places remaining
  • 18
    May

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Mangere, Auckland
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register2 places remaining
  • 20
    May

    Save A Life (4 Hours)

    Christchurch
    4 hours, 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    If you need to learn the basics of First Aid & CPR in a quick, fun and interactive course, this is the course for you. Includes assessment for Unit Standard 6402
    • $95.00 incl. GST
    Register4 places remaining
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