Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated working individually:

• In an environment that provides realistic in-depth, industry-validated scenarios and simulations to assess candidates' skills and knowledge

Assessment resources must include:

• Infant, child and adult resuscitation manikins in line with ARC Guidelines for the purpose of assessment of CPR procedures
• First aid equipment including:
  • Roller bandages
  • Triangular bandages
  • Trauma dressings
  • At least two different types of placebo bronchodilators and a spacer device
  • Emergency rescue blanket
  • At least two different types of adrenalin auto-injector training device (e.g. Epipen and anapen)
  • An AED training device
  • An incident, injury, trauma and illness record, or other appropriate workplace incident report form

Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

In addition, assessors must hold:

• A current advanced first aid certificate

Or

• At least three years' experience as a health professional, nurse or emergency services provider