| September Newsletter Next Trainers Workshop Details: The next trainer’s workshop is on the following date: Date: Sunday 13 November 2022 Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm Cost: $75.00 per Trainer The Trainers Workshop will include information about First Aid in an Education and Care Setting, Oxygen Resuscitation, Advanced Resuscitation, and Low Voltage Rescue. Please would you avoid booking courses on this day so you are able to participate in the workshop. To register for the workshop, please visit www.lifesavingtraining.com.au/pd and use the course ID #1923909 Course Material Improvements: Lifeguarding Manual – Updated Version, 6th Edition, 2022 The Lifeguarding Manual has undergone multiple updated such as new images of a non-technical nature and new images of lifeguards wearing RLS uniforms that align with information in the Aquatic Supervision Guideline (GSPO). Changes to the manual for trainer’s benefit can be found at this link. First Aid Assessment Workbook The ‘Date of Birth’ field in the student details page of the assessment workbook on some workbooks is missing, we apologise for this inconvenience and we have now rectified the page. Would you please ensure participants make note of their date of birth in their workbook. Professional Development (PD) Suggestions: Below are links to assist trainers with Professional Development opportunities: Velg Training Webinar: That is the Matrix? And what should it look like? Standards for RTO’s 2015 – Velg Training 2022 National VET PD Week (10-14 October) LLN Skills Anapen® Administration Changes: Anapen® Administration Time Reduced to 3 Seconds. On 7 September 2022 Allergy Concepts (Anapen®) advised that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the change of administration time from 10 seconds to 3 seconds for all models of Anapen® in Australia. For more information, please visit the links below: Anapen® Administration Time Reduced to 3 Seconds How To Use – Anapen Royal Life Saving Reports, Launches and Updates 1) Child Supervision Programs in Aquatic Facilities Report Launch Webinar: Royal Life Saving invites you to a special webinar series to launch new industry research. The first webinar is regarding research relating to child supervision in public swimming pools. Date: Wednesday 5 October 2022 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm AEDT For more information and to register for this webinar, please click here. 2) Strengthening Learn to Swim Report and Webinar: Royal Life Saving is pleased to launch new research and advocacy conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the Learn to Swim ecosystem and how the system can be strengthened. We will also hear from a range of industry speakers on ways of strengthening the system. Date: Thursday 20 October 2022 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm AEDT For more information and to register for this webinar, please click here. National Drowning Report 2022 The National Drowning Report for 2022 has been released which is accessible on our website as well as at this link. Certificate Change: As a result of feedback and suggestions, we have updated our certificates and will now only issue one certificate for each course (commencing from 1 September 2022). The one certificate is a combined Statement of Attainment and descriptive certificate. Reminders 1) Superseded HLT First Aid Units: Advice published by ASQA about the delivery of superseded HLT First Aid units can be found on their website here. 2) Grace Period Reminder: Previously, we allowed students a 90 day period to complete a Pool Lifeguard Re-accreditation (often referred to as a Grace Period). During this 90 day period, the lifeguard was unable to be working. The 90 day policy was unique to Queensland and does not exist in other States, it is also not aligned with the GSPO. Regulators are looking at lifeguard training (and in-service training records) when an incident occurs, and we have found many lifeguards have not completed in-service training, which is outlined within the GSPO (refer to SV 9.6 in the GSPO). Meaning if a lifeguard completes a re-accreditation after a certificate expires (i.e. 1.25 years) with no in-service training, it potentially places risk back to us and the Trainer with litigation. Lifeguard should have completed at least four in-service training sessions annually. For the above reasons and to align with other states, we have withdrawn this policy from 15 September 2022. Students will need to apply for approval if they wish to complete a Pool Lifeguard Re-accreditation Course after the expiry of their current certification. To assist, we have developed a form: Form: Request to complete re-accreditation after expiry of Pool Lifeguard Certificate (for participants to complete). Please ensure you inform all your Pool Lifeguard Participants of this change moving forward. Please refer to SV 9.6.7 in the GSPO. 3) Participant Bookings: Please ensure any participant that is attending a course is registered (electronically) at www.lifesavingtraining.com.au. There has been an increased number of participants not being electronically registered in to courses. Electronic registration allows for very quick issuance of certificates and collection of correct information. If we need to rely on the paper workbooks, this causes delays and sometime non-issuance of certificates if we cannot make contact with the participant due to poor handwriting of students. 4) First Aid reasonable adjustments through COVID Ends: All reasonable adjustments implemented during the pandemic should be removed before the 1 September 2022. Please see the Statement on the delivery of First Aid Training. |
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