Transforming lives and advancing healthcare
We’re dedicated to giving you the skills and confidence to start a career that will truly make a difference. Established in 2011, we’ve helped thousands of students across Australia build a career in the healthcare sector, beginning life-changing careers as medics, patient transport officers, or starting a pathway to becoming a paramedic. We are excited to be supporting aspiring healthcare professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand get qualified to pursue their career dreams now too!
We’re passionate about helping our students develop essential practical skills to save and change lives every day. Keep reading to learn about Australian Paramedical College (APC).
Studying with APC
With APC, the majority of your course is completed online, in your own time. You’ll gain all the fundamental knowledge you need, and when you’re ready, you’ll put everything you’ve learnt into practice in clinical workshops and industry placements (depending on which course you’re studying).
It might seem strange to think about learning to be a emergency healthcare practitioner with online learning—but it works, and there are a whole heap of benefits to it.
A study schedule that works for you
Learn at your own pace, around your everyday commitments.
Choose how you learn
Read, listen or watch your course content in your easy-to-use online portal.
Developed and delivered by experts
Learn from expert instructors with decades of experience as paramedics or industry medics.
Explore our student portal, discover its benefits, and see just how easy the platform is in this video. Whether you’re a recent high school graduate or a mature-aged student returning to study after 10+ years, we’re here to help you achieve your career goals.
Your Student Success Team
Whether studying online, at one of our workshops or out on placement, our dedicated Student Success Team is here to help you, every step of the way.
You can reach out to them for help with:
- Logging into your student portal
- Study motivation and tips
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Issues with your course
- Dinding a placement, and more
Your Trainers and Assessors
With decades of frontline experience between them, as rescue medics, industry medics or state ambulance paramedics, our passionate Trainers and Assessors are experts in frontline healthcare.
They lead all clinical workshops and are who you can reach out to if you have questions about the course material when you are studying online. If you need them, one-on-one sessions are available with them via phone or email.
Your fellow students and alumni
An easy way to stay motivated and progress with your studies is by connecting with other students to share advice and ask questions. APC alumni are also a great source of knowledge when it comes to choosing a university or specialist career path.
- Network with thousands of current students in the official APC student forum and form your own study groups.
- Connect with alumni for advice about university or careers in the industry.
Clinical Workshops
Clinical workshops are your chance to learn the hands-on, practical skills you’ll need to use every day as a emergency healthcare practitioner. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet your Trainers and fellow students.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The number and length of workshops you’ll be required to attend will depend on the course you are studying.
- Workshops are held at our training locations across NSW, VIC, QLD and WA.
- You’ll learn to use a range of real-world, on-road medical and patient transport equipment properly and practice how to handle emergency and non-emergency scenarios with your trainers and other students.
Clinical Placements
Once you’ve learned the theory and built up your practical skills, it’s time to get out into the real world for some on-the-job experience with an industry clinical placement.
Clinical placement is your chance to:
- Interact with and treat real patients
- Understand what the job involves day-to-day
- Build your workplace confidence
- Gain practical skills that will give you an advantage when you enter the job market
- Make industry connections
Depending on the course you are taking, the hours of clinical placement that you need to complete will vary.
While it’s up to a stto source your own placement, APC has partnerships with organisations across Australia and New Zealand, including St John Ambulance, Pro+Med NZ, Crown Melbourne and our Student Success Team can help you source the right placement for you.
How learning with APC works
Learn online at your own pace
Enjoy the convenience of learning online, when and where it suits you.
Gain clinical skills
Clinical workshops are where you get to put the theory you’ve learned, into practice.
Get industry experience
Gain hands-on industry experience through our placement partners or go straight into work.
Our Facilities
Take a look inside APC QLD campus – our state-of-art training facility in Burleigh Heads, Queensland – just one of our training locations across Australia, including NSW, VIC, and WA. Equipped with a patient transport vehicle, scenario rooms, and all the latest paramedical and medical emergency simulation equipment to give you the hands-on experience you need to be industry-ready.
Our Trainers & Assessors
Our dedicated, passionate team of Trainers and Assessors have decades of emergency health experience and will give you the practical knowledge and confidence to succeed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
APC was founded in 2011 and has since grown to become Australia’s leading specialist college for pre-hospital and emergency healthcare education, with students across every state and territory and in New Zealand.
Yes. APC is a registered RTO (32513), which means all qualifications we deliver are nationally recognised, quality-assured, and meet the standards set by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).
APC’s head campus is located in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, QLD. Clinical workshops are also held in Hurstville (NSW), Noble Park North (VIC), and North Lake (WA). Students from all other states and territories, as well as New Zealand, can access online study and attend workshops at the nearest location.
APC’s clinical educators and trainers are experienced healthcare professionals who have worked in the field themselves. Our team brings real-world expertise into the classroom and is genuinely passionate about supporting students through their training.
APC partners with 20+ organisations across Australia and New Zealand to provide clinical placements and employment pathways for students. Partners include St John Ambulance Victoria, Fire & Safety Australia, AirMed and GroundMed, Hato Hone St John (NZ), Crown Melbourne, and many more.
Yes. APC has been recognised with multiple education and training industry awards, reflecting our commitment to delivering high-quality, outcomes-focused vocational training in emergency healthcare.
Yes. APC offers Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and credit transfers for students who have relevant prior qualifications or work experience. Speak to a Career Advisor to find out what you may be eligible for.
Yes. APC has a dedicated New Zealand student pathway. NZ students complete online study and attend clinical workshops and placements through our NZ-based industry partners including Hato Hone St John and Pro+Med New Zealand.
Yes. APC offers tailored first response training and group accreditation programs for organisations. Contact us directly to discuss your organisation’s training needs.
You can reach our team by phone on 1300 377 741 (AU) or 0800 005 689 (NZ), through our website contact form, or by booking a call with a Career Advisor online.
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