Labor must reinstate life-saving teacher training

Shadow Minister for Training, Skills and Apprenticeships, Steph Ryan

Background
Daniel Andrews has cut the delivery of life-saving anaphylaxis training in Victorian schools.
Until late 2015, Victorian teachers were required to undertake face-to-face training in the correct use of adrenaline autoinjector devices, which can also be used to treat severe asthma.
Since 2016, only two teachers per school are required to undertake face-to-face training to administer the life-saving treatment.
There is no requirement that all teachers undertake training and schools that wish to fund teachers to undertake the course face-to-face instead of online must now find the money from their own budgets.
Despite recent fatal Thunderstorm Asthma events, Health Minister Jill Hennessy today refused to commit to reinstating this life-saving training.
Comments attributable to Shadow Minister for Training, Skills and Apprenticeships Steph Ryan
The administration of adrenaline could save kids’ lives and Daniel Andrews must reinstate this life-saving training immediately.

Only offering training to a select few not only puts Victorian students at risk, but could leave a teacher in the distressing position of being underqualified to respond in an emergency.

Labor’s reckless cuts have left Victorian schools exposed if a critical incident was to occur during school hours.

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