Effective immediately, students studying in Australia on a Student Visa can now participate in first aid training and receive a nationally recognised statement of attainment in the first aid units of competencies (HLTAID009 to HLTAID016). A selection of short courses and stand-alone units of competencies are now exempt under the Education Services for Overseas Students (Exempt Courses) Instrument 2021 (ESOS Act).
This exemption was developed through consultation with the sector and allows authorised PADI RTO Trainers to deliver the above-mentioned units of competency to overseas students without registering them on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
For more information please read the Education Services for Overseas Students (Exempt Courses) Instrument 2021 and the Supplementary courses instrument from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment.