This course is aimed at people who have never completed or do not have a current First Aid Qualification. Course duration is approx 16 hours. It includes the following NZQA Unit Standards:
Unit 6400: Manage first aid in emergency situations
Unit 6401: Provide first aid until help arrives
Unit 6402: Provide resuscitation Level 2
These units cover both trauma and medical subjects such as fractures, burns, major wounds, internal bleeding, head injuries, environmental conditions, anaphylaxis and spinal injuries, shock and bleeding, soft tissue injuries, poisoning, heart attack, asthma, diabetes, stroke and seizure and obstructed airways and CPR. This unit covers Workplace First Aid as required by Health & Safety regulations.
CPR
This course covers basic CPR and Airway Obstruction. Course duration is approx 3 hours. It includes the following NZQA Unit Standard:
Unit 6402: Provide resuscitation Level 2
Extra subjects can be added to courses to cover your workplace needs.
First Aid Refresher
This course is aimed at people who have held a Current First Aid Certificate for under two years. It covers the almost the same subjects as the Comprehensive First Aid Course in less detail and is intended to refresh a persons understanding and to update any changes that have been made by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council. Course duration is approx 8 hours.
Entry Requirements
Selection criteria apply. Special entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Parts of this course, require physical participation and contact by all students. Please tell us prior to the course if there are any cultural, physical or medical reasons that you would not be able to fully participate. If you require further information please contact the polytechnic for details.
The Level 2 programme has been designed to prepare front-line emergency management personnel for operational service in civil defence emergencies in a range of chosen fields. These include welfare, flood protection, storm response, medical response, transportation, emergency operations centre support, disaster rescue, communications and many others.
The Level 4 programme has been designed to prepare team leaders of front line emergency management personnel who have a supervisory role in a range of chosen fields. These include welfare, flood protection, storm response, disaster rescue, communications, emergency operations centre support, transportation, community coordination and medical response.
The qualification can also provide training in generic management functions including volunteer coordination, training and leadership.
Some courses require pre and post course work to be completed. For further information visit www.emanz.ac.nz.
Career Opportunities
The Level 4 Certificate is aimed at frontline emergency management responders who want to pursue a supervisory or managerial role in Civil Defence Emergency Management.
Further Study Paths
Successful completion of certificates will assist students in pursuing their goals to help others and provide students with the confidence in their ability to respond and manage emergency situations.
Students can also continue their study with the Tai Poutini Polytechnic Diploma in Applied Emergency Management (Level 6).
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements for Level Two:
Be a minimum of 16 years of age.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5.
Selection Criteria apply. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Some courses within this programme require specific levels of physical ability
Entry Requirements for Level Four:
Applicants must have gained:
The TPP Certificate in Emergency Management Level 2 or
The National Certificate in Civil defence Emergency Management Level 3 or
The LGITO Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and one of the following: National Certifictae in Urban Fire Rescue, or National Certificate in Fire & rescue (any specialisation), or National Certificate in Ambulance, or Royal NZ Police College – Certificate in Policing.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5.
Selection Criteria apply. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Some courses within this programme require specific levels of physical ability.
This programme includes electives to suit all trades.
It is designed to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge to be proficient in managing emergency situations in the workplace as well as in an outdoor emergency situation.
A series of Short Awards and elective standards may be completed as individual courses or may be completed as a stepping stone towards the Certificate in Emergency Medic Care as well as providing more specialised training to suit individual industry workplace needs.
The certificate comprises three of the following four short awards::
Award in Workplace First Aid
Award in Advanced First Aid and Outdoor Trauma
Award in Workplace Risk Management and Safety Control
Award in Pre Hospital Emergency Care
Career Opportunities
Mining
Forestry
Power Companies
Disability Service
Department of Conservation
Roading and Building Services
Ambulance Services
Fire Service
Police (incorporating CIMS)
Further Study Paths
Successful completion of the short awards may lead to a progression to higher level qualifications to suit many professions, for example the National Diploma in Ambulance Practice (Level 5).
Entry Requirements
Be 16 years of age or over.
Entry criteria for the Short Award in Pre Hospital Emergency Care, Short Award in Advanced First Aid and Outdoor Trauma and the Short Award in Workplace Risk Management and Safety Control are unit standards 6400, 6401 and 6402.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5 or above.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme. Please contact the Polytechnic for details.
Note: Students should be made aware that physical strength, balance, coordination and motor skills all need to be unimpaired to complete the training.skills all need to be unimpaired to complete the training.
The Diploma in Applied Emergency Management (Level 6) is designed for people seeking to enter the emergency management field or develop their skills and knowledge in this area. “Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters” (International Association of Emergency Managers, 2008).
Graduates are most likely to be employed as an Emergency Management Officer, Coordinator, Advisor or Assistant within a territorial local authority, or in other similar roles such as a business continuity planner for a large company; health emergency management planner for a District Health Board; Programme Coordinator or Officer for a non-governmental organisation or in a management role within one of the primary emergency services. These more varied roles may require additional experience (life or work) in addition to completion of this qualification.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are likely to be employed as an Emergency Management Officer, Coordinator, Advisor or Assistant within a local council or other government department.
Further Study Paths
Upon completion (and achieving satisfactory grades), students have the option to continue to higher education with graduate studies such as those offered by Massey University. The Diploma in Applied Emergency Management introduces students to academic skills such as academic writing, research and referencing so it provides an ideal entry point into academic study in emergency management.
Entry Requirements
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet or exceed the assessment requirements for IELTS (or equivalent) Level 6.0
Applicants must have been granted credit for a Coordinated Incident Management
System (CIMS) Level 4 course (unit standard 22445 or 17280), or a course which gives
applicant the opportunity to apply a similar incident control system; and
Applicants must hold at least one of the following:
Certificate in Emergency Management (Level 4)
Certificate in Search and Rescue (Level 4) or higher search and rescue qualification
National Certificate in Ambulance (Level 4) or higher qualification
National Certificate in Fire & Rescue (any sector) (Level 4) or higher qualification
New Zealand Police Training Services Certificate in Core Policing (or former version)
New Zealand Defence Force - Commissioned Officers Qualifying Course as follows:
Royal New Zealand Navy - Sub Lieutenant
New Zealand Army - Lieutenant
Royal New Zealand Airforce – Flying Officer
New Zealand Defence Force - Non Commissioned Officers Qualifying Course as follows:
Royal New Zealand Navy - Petty Officer
New Zealand Army - Sergeant
Royal New Zealand Airforce - Sergeant
RPL for an equivalent qualification as per the Tai Poutini Polytechnic Quality Management System. This may include international students who have equivalent operational qualifications and a suitable course in incident management.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme.
Additional entry requirements exist for some of the provider standards in this programme. Information about the entry requirements specific to each provider standard can be found in the entry information section of each standard.
Information about computer software and hardware requirements is included in the student information pack for this programme.
Graduates of this programme will have the range of competencies and skills at all levels of the sector including, search, rescue, management, related technologies, leadership and training.
In broad terms a student who has completed the qualification will beable to, communicate effectively in a search and rescue environment, maintain personal safety in the outdoors, describe and work within the command structure of New Zealand Search and Rescue in a variety of roles, demonstrate specific search and rescue related competencies in leadership, management and support activities, apply search and rescue theory in the field, monitor and improve their own search and practice.
Entry Requirements
Be16 years of age or over.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.5 or above.
Note: Some courses require a specific level of physical ability.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme.
*This programme is currently under review and may change in 2011.
National Certificates in Fire and Rescue (Vegetation)
The National Certificate(s) in Fire and Rescue Vegetation Level 2-6 are designed for people working in or intending to work in vegetation fire prevention and fire fighting either in paid employment or as a volunteer. The course covers subjects such as fire behaviour, incident management, compliance, communication, command, and control of fire fighting as well as management of a rural fire organisation.
Career Opportunities
Provides a pathway from basic fire fighter to people intending to work in senior positions in fire management either in paid employment or as a volunteer.
Entry Requirements
Be a minimum of 16 years of age.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must meet IELTS (or equivalent) Level 5.0.
Note: For safety reasons physical strength, balance, co-ordination and motor skills need to be un-impaired to work in this industry.
Special Entry may be granted where evidence exists that the applicant can successfully complete the programme.
Those attending this course will gain an understanding of the co-ordinated management system (CIMS) - its structure, elements, procedures, roles and responsibilities. This includes application of planning strategies, intelligence, logistic, operations and control functions, and has wide relevance to emergency response generally.
