First Aid Academy - RTO 40920

First Aid Academy - RTO 40920 First Aid Academy is a locally owned training academy dedicated to providing quality training We create confidence to care.

Our experienced and enthusiastic trainers make the training fun and engaging, so that all first aiders remember the important information when they need it most.

11/11/2025

🌀 Storm season is coming—are your first aid skills cyclone-ready?

When emergencies strike, knowing what to do can make all the difference. Here are 5 essential first aid skills every FNQ household should brush up on before the rainy season hits:

✅ Wound care: Clean, cover, and control bleeding
✅ Shock management: Spot the signs and respond calmly
✅ Electrical burns: Treat safely and seek help fast
✅ CPR: Keep oxygen flowing until help arrives
✅ Fractures: Immobilize and protect

💡 Whether you're at home, at work, or out in the community—being prepared saves lives.

🎓 Book into one of our Express First Aid courses and refresh your skills in just a few hours. Perfect for families, workplaces, and community groups.

📍 Spots are filling fast—secure yours today!

🌀 Cyclone season is no time to wing it. As part of your Emergency Kit, your first aid kit should be ready to go—with the...
04/11/2025

🌀 Cyclone season is no time to wing it.

As part of your Emergency Kit, your first aid kit should be ready to go—with the essentials that could make all the difference:
🩹 Bandages
🧴 Antiseptics
💧Saline
🔦 Torch
🧤 Gloves
📇 Emergency contact card

Have a look at our vast range of kits - https://www.firstaidacademy.com.au/ - or pop into the shop where a member of our team will gladly assist you. Stay safe, stay prepared, and check your kit today!

For more on how to prepare this season head over to... https://www.getready.qld.gov.au/

🎃 No tricks, just safety treats! 🧡This Halloween, we’re reminding all our ghouls and goblins to stay safe while having f...
31/10/2025

🎃 No tricks, just safety treats! 🧡

This Halloween, we’re reminding all our ghouls and goblins to stay safe while having fun.

Whether you’re out haunting the streets or hosting a spooky bash, a little first aid knowledge goes a long way.

🩹 Because even vampires need a bandaid sometimes…

We’re proud to share that First Aid Academy has been recognised as a 2-Star Partner with ecoBiz for the fourth year in a...
30/10/2025

We’re proud to share that First Aid Academy has been recognised as a 2-Star Partner with ecoBiz for the fourth year in a row! 🌿

ecoBiz is a free, award-winning sustainability program delivered by Business Chamber Queensland . It helps businesses across the state reduce their environmental impact by cutting down on energy, water, and waste—while also saving money and building resilience.

Our 2-Star Partner status reflects our ongoing commitment to sustainability and smarter resource use. We’re proud to be part of a community of businesses working toward a cleaner, more sustainable future.

💚 Want to make your business more eco-friendly too? Learn more and register for free at www.businesschamberqld.com.au/ecobiz

Here’s to another year of positive impact and progress! 🌱

What a night! 🎉Big thanks to the Cairns Chamber of Commerce for hosting another incredible Cairns Chamber of Commerce B...
27/10/2025

What a night! 🎉

Big thanks to the Cairns Chamber of Commerce for hosting another incredible Cairns Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards at the Cairns Convention Centre & for bringing our business community together to celebrate what makes Cairns thrive.

🥂 Congrats to all the winners—your hard work shines bright!

It wasn’t our year this year… but we’re fired up for 2026! Watch this space.....

Cyber Attacks are relentless... QANTAS, Sydney University, Dodo and now also ReadyTech have recently all been affected b...
22/10/2025

Cyber Attacks are relentless... QANTAS, Sydney University, Dodo and now also ReadyTech have recently all been affected by cybercrime.
ReadyTech is a software provider for student platforms and First Aid Academy is also on this platform with many other Australian training providers.

To protect all student data, ReadyTech have shut down the training platform, and nobody is able to produce or verify certifications while the cyber-attack gets dealt with. Below is a response from ReadyTech:

Hi First Aid Academy,

We are writing to provide you with an update regarding the ongoing disruption to our VETtrak hosted service.

ReadyTech has since become aware that this is a cyber incident involving its hosted student management system, VETtrak (Platform).

On detecting the incident, we immediately isolated the Platform as a precautionary measure and engaged external experts to assist with managing our response. Our technical teams and specialist experts are actively investigating the nature and cause of this issue and working diligently to restore services.

Customer access to the platform will remain temporarily unavailable. We expect this to continue throughout Friday (17th October). We are working diligently to restore services as quickly and carefully as possible.

At this stage, we are not aware of any impact beyond the affected VETtrak Platform, however we are monitoring closely out of an abundance of caution.

The security and privacy of our customer data is our highest priority. We are focused on identifying whether there has been any unauthorised access to any information we hold.

As a precaution, ReadyTech has notified the Australian National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS) and Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and continues to work with them as part of our response to the incident.

We sincerely apologise for the disruption and concern that this incident is causing. We appreciate your continued patience and understanding as we work through this issue.

Kind regards,
The VETtrak Team

As soon as we get updated, we will let everybody know. In the meantime, Online Training and Face to Face Training continues as per normal, Equipment sales or Event Medics have not been affected.

Once the Student system is operational, your certifications will roll out as per normal. Temporary certificates will be offered to make sure you can continue to work.

Kind regards,
Alex van Welderen
CEO - First Aid Academy

5 stars and rising! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Isabelle’s been racking up rave reviews—and we’re not surprised one bit. Her energy, expertise,...
20/10/2025

5 stars and rising! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Isabelle’s been racking up rave reviews—and we’re not surprised one bit. Her energy, expertise, and heart make every First Aid session a standout. Whether it’s her clear instruction or her calming presence, students are loving every moment.

Keep shining, Isabelle!

Our online booking & eLearning systems are still currently down. It is a nationwide outage; we are working with our pro...
20/10/2025

Our online booking & eLearning systems are still currently down. It is a nationwide outage; we are working with our provider to rectify this as soon as possible.

If you have booked an "Express Course" please still attend your booked practical date even if your eLearning is not complete.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

We can still take bookings over the phone and in-store.
Please call 07 4040 2050 if you have any questions.

🌿 FNQ Nature Quest | Saturday 18 OctoberReconnect. Reflect. Rewild.As part of Queensland Mental Health Week, come on do...
17/10/2025

🌿 FNQ Nature Quest | Saturday 18 October

Reconnect. Reflect. Rewild.

As part of Queensland Mental Health Week, come on down for a nature-based wellbeing experience hosted by FNQ Nature Quest — a local charity dedicated to helping people find balance through exploration, presence, and play in the natural world.

This ticketed event is open to all ages and designed to be inclusive, safe, and soul-nourishing. Whether you’re seeking calm, connection, or just a breath of fresh air — come as you are.

💚 Because sometimes, the best way to care for your mind… is to step outside

For Tickets - https://events.humanitix.com/connect-in-nature-for-wellbeing-day-2025

To learn more about FNQ Nature Quest’s mission to support wellbeing through nature -https://www.fnqnaturequest.com.au/

🚨 Cooktown, we’re coming your way!Join us for First Aid & CPR or Childcare First Aid public courses on October 29 & 30 a...
15/10/2025

🚨 Cooktown, we’re coming your way!

Join us for First Aid & CPR or Childcare First Aid public courses on October 29 & 30 at the Endeavour Lions Club Hall.

These are likely our final sessions for 2025—so if you need to update your certificate, now’s the time!

📍 Spots are limited — head to our website & book now before they’re gone!

www.firstaidacademy.com.au

We’re finalists—again! 🙌So proud to be recognised in the Customer Service – Trade, Retail & Services category at the Cai...
13/10/2025

We’re finalists—again! 🙌

So proud to be recognised in the Customer Service – Trade, Retail & Services category at the Cairns Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards for the second year running.

The Gala’s happening this Friday at the Cairns Convention Centre and we can’t wait to celebrate with the best of the best.

Good luck to all the amazing finalists—and cross your fingers for First Aid Academy! 💛🤞

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36 Florence Street
Cairns City, QLD
4870

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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First Aid Academy

First Aid Academy Pty Ltd is an innovative, professional First Aid Training centre. We create confidence to care by providing nationally accredited courses and other services, including sales & hire of rescue equipment as well as provision of first aid provision local events. We cater for a wide variety of local organisations, nationally owned corporate businesses, government agencies, and the general public of Cairns & Far North Queensland.

Our training department, which has been successfully operating since 2005, is headed by Alex van Welderen, an Instructor Trainer (PADI Course Director) with over twenty five years’ experience in training. His team is a highly dedicated and enthusiastic group of instructors who are fully qualified according to standards set out by the Australian Quality Framework (AQF), and hold current certification for the training they are delivering. They hold a current Working with Children Blue Card, as well as the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

“I am proud to head the First Aid Academy, as we are a growing business but we are still small enough to care a lot.”

– CEO Alex van Welderen –