Pegasus Post: October 10, 2017

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14 October 10 2017
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
PEGASUS POST
Papanui
High School
As the weather gets warmer and the
evenings get longer it is the ideal time to get
out of the house and learn something new
and meet some new people by taking part
in one of the wide range of nightclasses on
offer at Papanui High School for Term 4
beginning from Tuesday 24 October.
From Art to Yoga and everything in
between we are sure regardless of your
age or interest you will find something
to tempt you. Classes at Papanui High
School are held in a warm, friendly relaxed
environment and our tutors are supportive
and well qualified in their chosen fields.
A new course on offer is Creative Candle
Making which will teach you to create
your own soy container candles and
melts, either for yourself or ideal as a gift.
Discover more about soy wax, fragrance,
wick selection and trouble shooting
commom candle making issues. This is a
hands on course where you will make 3 full
sized scented candles, 6 melts, 5 tea lights
and 1 votive. The cost of all materials is
included in the course fee. This course is
being taught by Jane Alexander and will be
held at Papanui High School on Saturday 4
November between 10 am – 4 pm at a cost
of $148.
For further information and enrolment
in this or any of our Term 4 courses
please visit our website on www.papanui.
school.nz or email rpb@papanui.school.
nz or telephone our office on 3520701.
Ensuring a safe
work place
Learning first aid is not only a part of
ensuring a safe work place, but also an
integral part of our engagement with
the wider community. We all learn the
necessary skills to ensure that in times of
emergency we are able to assist our work
colleagues, but are we able to take these
skills home, into the community or on to
the sports field?
Not all work places are the same and
the injury risk for each place can be
wide and variable. The office attended by
administrators does not carry the same
risk as those people working with heavy
machinery, or perhaps at some distance
from a regular ambulance service. It is
therefore essential that you pick the right
first aid course to suit all of your activities
– both professional and social.
Take, for example, an office worker who
does not have a high risk work environment
and whose concern might be to ensure
that they can deal with minor cuts and
superficial injuries, or the ability to perform
effective CPR. These skills can be achieved
on a course of eight hours duration and
would generally fit into low to medium
risk area. But take this same person on to
a sports field either as a spectator or player
when a higher level injury occurs. The
eight hour course covering unit standards
6402 and 6401 (or 26551 and 26552) does
not cover head neck and spinal injuries,
eye injuries, hypothermia and poisonings.
The majority of injuries occur outside of
the work place, in fact one in three injuries
occurs in the home, making it the most
common place for injuries to happen.
New Zealand children are twice as likely
to die through injury as children who live
in Australia. They mostly die as a result
of motor vehicles accidents or falls in the
home. Fatalities from leisure and sport are
not far behind those in the workplace.
The wider 12 hour course teaches the
additional unit standard 6400 and provides
a wide knowledge base for medium to high
risk environments. This course covers
many of the skills required to deal with
the most common injuries, such as falls
(which can result in head, neck and spinal
injuries) and dealing with complex scenes
such as motor vehicle accidents.
If you are not sure on the course best
suited to your needs, ask your accredited
first aid training provider. They can explain
the course content and give you options
that will best suit your needs. Look beyond
the workplace and consider your family
and your location. Check that you have a
good quality first aid kit that is up-to-date
with replenished items, and that everyone
knows where it is located.
NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS
GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING
Christchurch Course Dates 2017
Venue: 32 Birmingham Drive, Middleton
First Aid Revalidation Course (6 hours)
Cost $130.00 per person (certificates must not have
expired for more than 3 months)
Time: 8.30am – 3.15pm
Monday
16 Oct
6 Nov
Tuesday
24 Oct
31 Oct
Wednesday
18 Oct
16 Nov
Friday
27 Oct
3 Nov
Sunday
15 Oct
29 Oct
M Learning Workplace Revalidation Course (4 hours)
Cost $130.00 per person (certificates must not have
expired for more than 3 months)
Time: 8.30am – 12.45pm
Saturday
11 Nov
Wednesday
25 Oct
Friday
13 Oct
For bookings please call 0800 REDCROSS or 339-7111
Book online at www.redcross.org.nz
USE THE RED CROSS ADVANTAGE - COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID, ESSENTIAL FIRST AID,
REVALIDATION OR TAILORED TRAINING TO SUIT yOU AT yOUR PLACE OR OURS.
USE THE RED CROSS ADVANTAGE -
COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID,
ESSENTIAl FIRST AID, REVAlIDATION
OR TAIlORED TRAINING TO SUIT YOU
AT YOUR PlACE OR OURS.
16 Hours Thursday/Friday
19 & 20 October
23 & 24 November
NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS - GLOBAL LEADERS IN FIRST AID TRAINING
CHRISTCHURCH COURSE DATES 2017 • VENUE: 32 BIRMINGHAM DRIVE, MIDDLETON
Comprehensive First Aid PLUS Course (16hrs or 4hr upgrade)
Unit Standard 6402, 6401, 6400 and 25411 or 26552, 26551, 6400 and 25411
Cost $275.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST for 16 hours or $85.00 per
person for upgrade following completion of CFA
Time: Day One 8.30am – 5.30pm Day Two 8.30am – 5pm
Friday 4 Hours 1.15pm-5.00pm
20 Oct & 24 Nov
Comprehensive First Aid Course (12hrs)
Unit Standard 6402, 6401, 6400 or 26552, 26551, 6400
Cost $225.00 per person incl FA Manual & GST
Time: Day One & Day Two 8.30am - 3.15pm Time: Day One 8.30am - 5.30pm
2 x Monday
20 & 27 Nov
2 x Tuesday
17 & 24 Oct
7 & 14 Nov
2 x Wednesdays
25 Oct & 1 Nov
15 & 22 Nov
Thursday/Friday
26 & 27 Oct
2 & 3 Nov
Day Two 8.30am - 12.45pm
Thursday/Friday
19 & 20 Oct
24 & 24 Nov
Weekends
14 & 15 Oct
28 & 29 Oct
Essential First Aid Course (8hrs)
Unit Standard 6402, 6401 or 26551, 26552
Cost $155.00 per person Time: 8.30am – 5.30pm
Monday
20 Nov
Tuesday
17 Oct
7 Nov
Wednesday
25 Oct
15 Nov
M Learning (App.) First Aid Courses
Practical First Aid
Unit Standards 6402, 6401
Cost $155.00 per person
Time: 4 hours 8.30am-12.45pm
Tuesday 14 Nov
Thursday 26 Oct
Workplace First Aid
Unit Standards 6400, 6401, 6402
Cost $225.00 per person
Time: 8 hours 8.30am-5.30pm
Tuesday 14 Nov
Thursday 26 Oct
Thursday
2 Nov
30 Nov
FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE CALL 0800 REDCROSS OR 339-7111 • BOOK ONLINE AT WWW.REDCROSS.ORG.NZ
Saturday
14 Oct
28 Oct