Career pathways with APC

Completing a course with Australian Paramedical College could open the doors to a whole range of rewarding careers in pre-hospital care. Explore some of your options below.

Your pathway to becoming a medic or paramedic

  • Step 1

    Learn online with flexibility around your schedule

  • Step 2

    Practice and hone your skills at clinical workshops

  • Step 3

    Apply your skills on-the-job at clinical placements

  • Congratulations! You’re now nationally qualified!

  • Get a job in the sector

    Start working immediately as an EMT, ESO, Event Medic, Industry Medic, Patient Transport Officer, and more!

  • Continue studying to become a registered paramedic

    Get into university, complete your degree and become a registered state paramedic!

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Paramedical and Medical Career Pathways

State or Overseas Paramedic Careers

Work your way from Diploma to Bachelor’s degree to become a state paramedic, or build your career overseas.

Ambulance Paramedic

Ambulance Paramedic

Learn how you can progress into a degree qualification to become a registered Ambulance Paramedic.
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Nurse to Paramedic pathway

Nurse to Paramedic pathway

Apply your extensive medical experience to a career on the road as a registered paramedic.
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Intensive Care Paramedic

Intensive Care Paramedic

Explore the training needed to provide complex life-saving care as a highly skilled Intensive Care Paramedic.
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Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) Careers

Start working as a PTO with our Certificate III, or accelerate your career as an ATA/EMT with our Certificate IV or Diploma.

Patient Transport Officer (PTO)

Patient Transport Officer (PTO)

Transport non-critical patients to and from their home, medical facilities and hospitals. A rewarding community-based role. Start as soon as you graduate from the Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport.
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Ambulance Transport Attendant (ATA) / Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Ambulance Transport Attendant (ATA) / Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Ambulance transport attendants or ATAs are often part of an ambulance crew. They undertake a similar role to patient transport officers (PTOs), as explained above, but they may be required to perform more advanced patient care.
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Private Medic Careers

If you’re looking to get straight into work as a Medic, the Diploma of Emergency Heath Care or the Certificate IV in Health Care will give you many of the skills needed to gain work in the private sector.

Private Sector Medic

Private Sector Medic

Private sector medics are pre-hospital emergency health care professionals employed in industries such as sports, the energy sector, search and rescue and the military.
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Event Medic

Event Medic

Learn how to become an Event Medic. Work in your local community at large sporting events, open-air concerts, school sporting events, festivals and entertainment venues.
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Industrial Medic

Industrial Medic

Industrial medics provide emergency healthcare, primary healthcare, injury prevention and management and health education in a range of remote or isolated industry environments.
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Medical Emergency Services Officer (ESO)

Medical Emergency Services Officer (ESO)

Explore the multi-skilled role covering security, fire, rescue, medical response, training and work health and safety.
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Rescue Paramedic

Rescue Paramedic

From helicopter to alpine rescues, find out what a career as a rescue paramedic entails and the qualifications you need to get there.
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Remote Medic

Remote Medic

The role of Remote Medic (or Remote Paramedic) spans a range of settings and industries including serving remote communities.
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Offshore Medic

Offshore Medic

Offshore medics work in the oil and gas industry, on a drilling rig, or in other offshore setting. They are responsible for the medical care of everyone on the site where they work.
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Adventure and Expedition Medic

Adventure and Expedition Medic

Adventure, or Expedition Medics are specialists in providing pre-hospital emergency care in inhospitable or remote environments.
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