Want practical skills that look great on your resume, help you get job‑ready, and give you the confidence to respond in an emergency?

This nationally accredited First Aid course teaches you exactly what to do when something goes wrong, from treating injuries to performing CPR.

What you need to know:

• This is an accredited course, which means it meets national training standards and your certificate is officially recognised across Australia. To receive your First Aid certification, you must attend both in‑person sessions and fully complete the online learning module to receive an official First Aid certificate that you can add to your resume.
• This training is delivered over 2 x 3-hour sessions. You must attend both sessions to finish your training.
• This training is for young people aged 12-25 years only, providing them with affordable training to help future employability.
  
  What you will learn:
• How to recognise and respond appropriately in an emergency situation
• First-aid techniques for common emergencies including allergies/anaphylaxis, fractures/breaks, bleeding and choking/airway obstruction
• How to perform CPR 

IMPORTANT: Participants must complete the following documents linked below and send them to [email protected] BEFORE attending the first session or you will not be able to attend or receive certification. 

• Student Enrolment Form (NOTE: you will require your USI number to complete this form, if you don’t have one yet, visit https://www.usi.gov.au to create or find yours.)

Fee waiver - $0.00 cost
Through the Australian Government Department of Social Services SARC Grant, we can cover the full cost of tickets for young people who meet the eligibility criteria of being aged 12-18 years. To receive the discount code related to this waiver, simply complete the referral form linked "here". 

Our Facility & Policies

Our Facility: YO Bendigo is a dedicated youth hub located at 41-43 Mundy St. Our facility has 2 all-gender toilets. Our kitchen has a fridge, urn and other appliances available for use.

Accessibility: We are on Level 2. There is an elevator available for use. There are some stairs within our facility. There is an accessible all-gender toilet downstairs that will require a code that can be provided by our staff.

Please be patience with us as we develop an Accessibility Guide for this new facility. This will be available shortly. In the meantime, our staff are available to discuss accessibility options to ensure everyone is able to participate in our programs. 

Ensuring everyone can participate is important to us. If you have any additional needs or requirements, our staff are here to help to ensure all programs and activities are available for everyone to participate fully. 

Child Safety: YO Bendigo is a child-safe organisation and committed to ensuring that all our programs, events and activities are safe, welcoming and inclusive for young people under 18. 

To read more about how we keep young people safe, check out our policies.

Supervision: All YO Bendigo programs and activities are fully supervised by trained staff. This means that while participating in our programs and activities, young people will be supervised however, our staff are unable to prevent young people from leaving voluntarily and cannot maintain duty of care once young people leave. Parents/caregivers are welcome to attend with their child at all programs and activities. All participants are expected to be picked up on time especially for after-hours programs and activities. 

For any questions about any of the above, our team are here to help! Please email us at [email protected] or calling 1300 002 642 and asking for YO Bendigo. 

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services