Wilderness Area First Aid WAFA Course

Wilderness Area First Aid Course

When Wilderness First Aid Australia (Wilderness First Aid Aust. an RTO)  will be teaching the course 1st – 4th December 2022 for UNSWOC members. A night scenario will take place on Saturday the 3rd December. It will be an intense 4 days but rewarding.

Where: TBC in greater Sydney or lower blue Mountains at a scout hall or similar.

Cost: For trip leaders (and future trip leaders) this will be subsidized (a maximum of $400, $80 per trip lead up to 5. Non trip leaders will not received a subsidized place  ($640). If you are experiencing financial  difficulty, or the cost would be a barrier to participating please indicate below in comment as the club is happy to offer greater/ full subsidized place (please indicate below)

Preexisting requirement   Prework is essential (there will be an online handbook sent out). There are not prior first aid qualifications needed to start or sign up for this course.

Qualifications Upon completion you will have from the RTO:

• SISSS00126 Wilderness First Aid
• HLTAID011    Provide first aid
• SISOFLD004  Provide first aid in remote-locations
• SISXEMR002  Coordinate emergency responses

Sign ups: essential. Please comment below. Priority will be given to TLIT and Trip leaders without WAFA or expiring.

Brendan.