Join the Rural Women's Network (RWN) tour, on the 2025 Skills Roadshow!

For the Rural Women's Network Skills Roadshow, the RWN is partnering with St John Ambulance to deliver free First Aid and Mental Health & Crisis Support qualifications for women across rural and regional NSW.

The First Aid and Mental Health workshop cover important topics including safely responding to emergencies, CPR, and supporting people in mental health crisis. The training is free and welcomes all levels of knowledge among women living in rural areas! The Roadshow includes a complimentary lunch and refreshments, and all attendees will receive a formal qualification.

Each training is a full day workshop, from 9am to 5pm. You are welcome to register for First Aid, Mental Health Crisis, or both days of training. There is a mandatory pre-learning before the courses, which will be emailed upon registration. The pre-learning will be a maximum of four hours.

The First Aid training (HLTAID011) includes:

Roles and responsibilities of the first aider
The DRSABCD action plan and responding to emergency situations
Managing unconscious casualties
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Using a defibrillator (AED)
Diabetes and seizures
Allergic reactions and Anaphylaxis
Wound, burns and bleeding management
Fractures and dislocations
Hypothermia and hyperthermia
Head, neck, and spinal injuries
And responding to many other situations

The Mental Health and Crisis Support (CHCCCS019) training includes:

What is mental health?
What is a mental health crisis?
Duty of care
Principles of crisis intervention
Recognising and responding to signs of a person who might be at risk
Providing support to people at risk
Where to go for assistance?
Principles of self-care

You will become formally qualified in the trainings you undertake and receive a nationally recognised qualification in First Aid training (HLTAID01) and/or Mental Health & Crisis Support (CHCCCS019).

Please complete your personal information to process your registration. You can see further information about how your information will be maintained securely here: Privacy Collection Notice - NSW Government. If you cannot attend for your registered session, please inform us immediately, as we will offer your place to someone on the wait list. If you register for both workshops and do not attend without advising us, your registration for the next workshop will be cancelled automatically

If have any further questions about the Rural Women's Network Skills Roadshow, please contact us at: ruralwomensnetwork@tco.nsw.gov.au