The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council announced that a new draft release version of the First Aid units is open for Public Consultation. The proposed changes indicate the removal of the advanced first aid certification requirement to teach the HLTAID units of competency and the deletion of some equipment intensive skills such as the use of a cervical collar and backboards. The announcement of the proposed changes comes only weeks after the required implementation of the new suite of first aid units. Whilst PADI’s RTO is supporting the change we have voiced our concerns about how the review and the implementation was handled by the skills council. More information about the proposed changes and consultation can be found at http://www.cshisc.com.au/develop/training-packages-public-consultation-first-aid/.