HLT41120 Certificate IV In Health Care

Gain the skills to deliver initial pre-hospital and out-of-hospital care — providing essential health assessments and emergency responses for patients in urgent medical situations.

Course Overview

Train for a career in pre-hospital healthcare

HLT41120 Certificate IV In Health Care equips learners with the practical skills and knowledge required to provide patient assessment, urgent care and basic life support in a range of healthcare settings. Graduates may pursue opportunities in areas such as: Industrial healthcare, Emergency patient transport, Patient transport services Basic life support response roles


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Next Intake:
•14 September 2026
•2 November 2026

Course Information

Course Objectives

The course is delivered across three modules, which include:

  • e-Learning: Self-paced online units

  • Classroom training: Four weeks of face-to-face learning

  • Clinical placement: 80 hours of supervised practical experience

Career Pathways

The HLT41120 Certificate IV In Health Care covers work involving the delivery of limited direct client care in an emergency response context. The qualification focuses on work in the ambulance industry done by volunteers or workers who provide basic emergency response and transport roles in areas where there is a relatively low workload.

Occupational titles may include:

  • Volunteer Ambulance Officer
  • Ambulance Community Officer
  • Casual Ambulance Officer
  • Ambulance Attendant
  • Emergency Patient Transport Officer
  • Industrial Medic
Units of competency

The course includes 9 Core Units and 7 Elective Units, which are delivered in a cluster format, providing a program that is holistic in its approach and has meaning and relevance to the student’s work functions, as the program is based on real work tasks.

Core Units
9 Core Units

  • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
  • HLTAAP002  Confirm physical health status
  • HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
  • HLTOUT001 Implement safe access and egress
  • HLTOUT004 Assess and deliver basic clinical care
  • HLTOUT008 Manage a scene
  • HLTOUT010 Communicate in complex situations to support health care
  • HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
  • HLTWHS006 Manage personal stressors in the work environment

Elective Units
7 Elective Units

  • BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
  • HLTWHS005 Conduct manual tasks safely
  • CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
  • HLTOUT007 Transport non-emergency patients under operational conditions
  • HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
  • HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
  • HLTOUT006 Transport emergency patients
Fees and Payments

Course Fees: $4,750

Payment Terms: A deposit of $1000 is required to secure your enrolment. The remaining balance will be invoiced during your classroom session, and full payment is required on completion of your classroom component.

Cancellations and refunds:  Please refer to the Wilson Medic One Student Handbook and the Wilson Medic One Policies and Procedures regarding cancellations and refunds.

About Wilson Medic One

Wilson Medic One has been providing world-class health services and pre-hospital care education for over 15 years.


We:

• Provide specialised industrial health services to resource sites

•Employ over 120 paramedics, ambulance officers and patient transport officers

•Care for 20,000 patient transfers a year

•Ensure 700+ events have the best medical support

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Great training experience. The Diploma is very comprehensive and hands-on compared to other organisations. There is plenty of support from the trainers throughout the course. I would definitely recommend it.

Jared Hoekstra

Farshad Baher

I completed my Cert IV with Wilson a couple of years ago. The quality of training and standard of education were excellent, which is why I came back to upgrade to the Diploma. The trainers are highly knowledgeable and skilled.

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