Youth First Aid

Our Youth First Aid course is aimed at young people aged 13 - 18 years. You will gain a fully accredited Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) certificate.

When: Yackandandah - Sunday 26 July 2026 @ YCC

Where: Yackandandah Community Centre (YCC)

Delivery Method: Online + Classroom Practical

  • Online theory (self-paced with quizzes)

  • Practical session - blend of practical skills, simulations, scenarios and group discussions

Cost: $160 - includes course, snakebite first aid kit, first aid manual and morning tea.

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  • The course covers assessing the casualty, providing safety, accessing emergency services, and using resources to provide first aid, such as providing CPR and using a defibrillator, administering an autoinjector for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, assisting someone choking, using appropriate immobilisation techniques for envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, managing casualties with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock.

    You will learn basic anatomy, physiology and the differences between adults, children and infants relating to CPR, the importance of the chain of survival, written and verbal reporting of incident details, reviewing incidents to improve own skills and response times, to recognise psychological impacts, and seeking help as required.

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  • Please note: When registering, each student needs a unique email address. You cannot register two children with the same email address.

    Parents, when you click on the registration link:

    For 1 child:

    1. Click "I'm booking for an individual"

    2. Click "I'm booking on behalf of someone else"

    3. Enter Your email address

    4. Then click "Add participants"

    5. Add email that your child will use for the course

    For 2 or more children

    1. Click "I'm booking for a group"

    2. Click "I'm booking on behalf of  the group"

    3. Enter the number of participants

    4. Enter Your email address

    5. Then click "Add participants"

    6. Add email that your child will use for the course

    7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 for each child

  • Online + Practical workshop - $160

  • The following units will be included in your certificate:

    • HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid

    • HLTAID009 - Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

    • HLTAID010 - Provide basic emergency life support text goes here

    Training and Assessment is delivered in partnership with Allens Training (RTO90909)

  • Online with face to face assessment:

    • Online pre-course content and theory assessment

    • Face to face practical (approx. 3.5 hours)

  • Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

  • Performance tasks and practical scenarios:

    • Perform CPR on an adult (incl. the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position)

    • Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated first aid scenario

    • Perform CPR on an infant

    • Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis

    • Manage a casualty with asthma

    • Manage a choking casualty

    • Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning

    • Manage a casualty with a nosebleed

    • Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation

    • Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain

    • Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)

    Theory assessment: A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.

Jeremy Smith
Mighty Founder + Lead Instructor

Education & Training

  • Master of Public Health,
    Monash University

  • Bachelor of Health Science in Paramedicine, Victoria University

  • Graduate Certificate in Community Paramedicine, Edith Cowan University

  • Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, Wodonga TAFE

  • Advanced Life Support Level 2 Instructor, Australian Resuscitation Council

Jeremy Smith is a first aid educator, paramedic and passionate health teacher with nearly 20 years’ experience in emergency care, public health and clinical education.

His career began on the road as a paramedic, where he saw first-hand how the actions taken in the first few minutes of an emergency can change everything.

Since then, Jeremy has worked across a wide range of settings, from educating volunteer ambulance officers in some of Australia’s most remote communities to training medics for the Australian Defence Force. He also spent a year in Mongolia developing a first aid training program for the Red Cross, an experience that strengthened his belief that practical health knowledge should be accessible to everyone, no matter where they live.

Jeremy’s combination of emergency experience, public health training and teaching expertise gives him a rare ability to make complex medical information feel clear, calm and achievable.

Mighty First Aid began after a maternal child health nurse identified a gap in local first aid training for parents of young children in North East Victoria. For Jeremy, the need was clear: regional families deserved practical, high-quality training that understood the realities of caring for babies and children. Becoming a father deepened that mission, and his courses are designed to replace fear with confidence, giving parents, carers and educators simple, memorable skills they can use when it matters most.

Jeremy’s teaching style is warm, practical and reassuring. He believes first aid does not need to be intimidating. With the right guidance, everyday people can learn simple skills that make a mighty big difference before professional help arrives.

About Jeremy Smith

Teaching experience

  • First aid and emergency care training for parents, carers, teachers and early childhood educators

  • Senior paramedic educator for Australian Defence Force medics

  • Educator for volunteer ambulance officers in remote Australian communities

  • First aid program development for the Red Cross in Mongolia

  • Delivery of Advanced Life Support Level 2 training for medical professionals

  • Education design and development for family, domestic and sexual violence sector

Areas of focus

  • Equipping parents with practical first aid skills to help prevent, recognise and respond to common childhood emergencies

  • Regional-specific content for schools and early childhood educators

  • Workplace training tailored to unique risks, settings and staff needs

  • Designing tailored first aid programs for the specific needs, risks and care settings of children and young people with complex needs

  • Bespoke design and delivery of first aid for community groups with niche or specialised training needs

  • Delivering accessible, engaging and memorable first aid education that reduces barriers to learning and helps practical skills stick

Paying it forward

Mighty First Aid makes a donation on behalf of each participant to the Humour Foundation - A charitable organisation dedicated to promoting and delivering the health benefits of humour. Clown Doctors is a core program of the Humour Foundation.

Clown Doctors are medical clowns – highly trained, professional performers who spread ‘doses’ of fun and laughter throughout the hospital, working to uplift sick kids.

You can support the Clown Doctors by making an additional donation.

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