Education & Training
The Australian government indirectly regulates Paramedic training by means of a series of Nationally Recognised numbered certificates, intended to provide a relatively common level of competencies. Regardless, local standards are regulated by State Governments, and standards and definitions of terms vary widely between States. Many individuals possessing Certificates I-III may work in industrial first aid, for commercial first aid companies, or as non-emergency transporters or emergency ambulance services (particularly as volunteers). Some people with these qualifications call themselves "Paramedics", and there is currently no law regulating the use of this term. Certificate IV is the basic life support level which is regarded as the minimum entry level for emergency work in most statutory ambulance services, although some ambulance services require much higher qualifications.
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