This qualification reflects pre-hospital and out-of-hospital workers who provide patient assessment, healthcare, and transport services. These workers possess clinical skills and theoretical knowledge and provide clinical assessment and pre-hospital and out-of-hospital interventions to patients in an emergency, including advanced life-support skills.
This qualification applies to various health care, event medical and patient transport system roles.
Students can buy the entire course or a section at a time (this allows flexibility in payments.
ALL EMS Education & Training courses are available 24/7, with commencement available anytime.
Assessments may include written questions, demonstration of tasks/techniques, group activities, in-class activities, role play, presentation, work-based projects, research projects, and workplace observations/evidence.
Assessments and quizzes are conducted throughout the lessons, and a student must complete each lesson before moving on to the next lesson. There are a series of skills drills for some chapters and exercises within the chapter sections.
This qualification requires that the learner complete at least 160 hours of work placement under clinical supervision.
Students must complete all units in this course to receive a HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care certificate.
Learners who partially complete the qualification will receive a Statement of Attainment for their deemed competent units.
Students must complete two skills workbooks over 160 hours of Clinical Placement.
This qualification enables the student to seek employment in the following job roles:
After completing the HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care, students may progress to higher education programs in the paramedicine field at the university level.
EMS Education & Training recognises qualifications issued by other RTOs. EMS Education & Training will accept and mutually recognise the qualifications and Statements of Attainment awarded by any other registered training organisation unless precluded by licensing requirements.
We can also grant you a Credit Transfer for subjects or units you have completed where equivalence can be established between the unit in your course and the subject or unit you have completed.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process where skills and knowledge you have gained through work and life experience and other unrecognised training can be formally recognised.
Contact EMS Education & Training before entry to the course, EMS Education & Training will discuss the process and options for RPL. Suitability is often determined by how much experience you have in a certain area, your work history and previous training.
A USI is needed for all students studying with EMS Education & Training. From 1 January 2015, the students must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI) for undertaking Nationally Recognised Training delivered by a Registered Training Organisation.
The USI is available online and at no cost to the student. This USI will stay with the student for life and be recorded with any nationally recognised VET course completed. Please see the official USI website https://www.usi.gov.au.
Before enrolment, the student must create a USI (Unique Student Identifier).
Relevant resources are available at EMS Education & Training to ensure that the students settle in well, smoothly transit life in new places and achieve the required level of competency in all accredited courses.
Our staff can assist you in how to seek help with local welfare and guidance services.
EMS Education & Training provides an orientation to assist students as an age and culturally-appropriate program.
Students will complete an onboarding and orientation session within the course.
The HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care requires completing the following 17 Units (including nine core and eight electives) – which equals 11 Sections of the mapped study materials.
Core units
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
HLTAAP002 Confirm physical health status
HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
HLTOUT001 Implement safe access and egress
HLTOUT005 Assess and deliver standard clinical care
HLTOUT010 Communicate in complex situations to support health
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
HLTWHS006 Manage personal stressors in the work environment
Elective units
BSBFLM303 Contribute to effective workplace relationships
BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
CHCCCS020 Respond effectively to behaviours of concern
CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
HLTOUT006 Transport emergency patients
HLTOUT007 Transport non-emergency patients under operational conditions
HLTOUT008 Manage a scene
CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice
** Please note: electives may vary by state and are subject to change to meet client and industry requirements.
EMS Education & Training has been operational since 1988 and has vast experience in pre-hospital education.
EMSET have mapped the above units of study to the best in industry methods for delivering this Diploma. (See below)
EMS Education & Training has been operational since 1988 and has vast experience in pre-hospital education.
EMSET have mapped the above units of study to the best in industry methods for delivering this Diploma. (See below)
The HLT51020 Diploma of Emergency Health Care requires completing the following 17 Units (including nine core and eight electives) – which equals 11 Sections of the mapped study materials.
EMSET supplies through the course library a copy of the textbook, the text for each chapter (which includes skills and exercises to be completed), Chapter Lectures, and Chapter PowerPoints.
These support the EMS M3X course delivery system for the Diploma.
