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Epilepsy Action Australia’s Online Academy offers a wide range of courses, from an introduction to epilepsy and seizure first aid through to several comprehensive training courses catering for families, caregivers & Healthcare Professionals.

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Epilepsy Essentials including Seizure First Aid

Epilepsy Essentials including Seizure First Aid

30-45min

$75.00

Learn essential epilepsy information and gain skills to provide safe seizure first aid. A short, practical course suitable for caregivers, school staff, support workers, and families.

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Epilepsy: Learning Impacts & Classroom Strategies

Epilepsy: Learning Impacts & Classroom Strategies

1 hour

$50.00

Understand how epilepsy affects learning and discover simple, effective ways to support students. Flexible, self‑paced training for teachers and support staff, developed by experts.

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Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam

Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam

2-3 hours

$140.00

Designed for anyone supporting a person prescribed midazolam for seizure emergencies. The course covers an overview of epilepsy, seizure first aid, and safe use of midazolam. Learners’ knowledge is checked through online quizzes and interactive assessments.

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Epilepsy Essentials including Seizure First Aid

Epilepsy Essentials including Seizure First Aid

30-45min

$75.00

Learn essential epilepsy information and gain skills to provide safe seizure first aid. A short, practical course suitable for caregivers, school staff, support workers, and families.

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Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam

Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam

2-3 hours

$140.00

Designed for anyone supporting a person prescribed midazolam for seizure emergencies. The course covers an overview of epilepsy, seizure first aid, and safe use of midazolam. Learners’ knowledge is checked through online quizzes and interactive assessments.

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Emergency Medication: Midazolam

Emergency Medication: Midazolam

1-1.5 hours

$80.00

Designed for anyone supporting a person prescribed midazolam for seizure emergencies. The course covers an overview of seizure emergencies and safe use of midazolam. Learners’ knowledge is checked through online quizzes and interactive assessments.

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Emergency Medication: Midazolam - Refresher

Emergency Medication: Midazolam - Refresher

30-45min

$80.00

If you have previously completed our Emergency Medications course, no need to do the full course again. Keep your skills up to date with this streamlined refresher program which adapts the content based on your knowledge. Quick, flexible, and focused on what you need.

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Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam Refresher

Epilepsy Essentials and Emergency Medication: Midazolam Refresher

1-2 hours

$140.00

Keep your skills up to date with this streamlined refresher course. Emergency Medication: Midazolam begins with a short quiz to check your knowledge in each topic. If you pass, you can move on. If not, you’ll review the topic to refresh your understanding. Epilepsy Essentials is to be completed in full.

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Living with Epilepsy and Disability

Living with Epilepsy and Disability

30-45min

$50.00

Designed for support workers, caregivers and families

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Epilepsy: Minimising the Risk

Epilepsy: Minimising the Risk

30-45min

$50.00

This course is about seizure related risks and how to minimise potential risks at home, work and outdoors.

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Observing and Recording Seizures

Observing and Recording Seizures

30-45min

$50.00

Learn the importance of observation and required documentation to help recognise and respond to seizures.

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Supporting People with Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability

Supporting People with Epilepsy and Intellectual Disability

1.5-2 hours

$130.00

This course is vital for anyone who supports someone living with epilepsy and intellectual disability. It combines our 3 courses Living with Epilepsy and Disability; Minimising the Risk and Observing and Recording Seizures.

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Epilepsy: Learning Impacts & Classroom Strategies

Epilepsy: Learning Impacts & Classroom Strategies

1 hour

$50.00

Understand how epilepsy affects learning and discover simple, effective ways to support students. Flexible, self‑paced training for teachers and support staff, developed by experts.

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Epilepsy Essentials and Learning Impacts and Classroom Strategies

Epilepsy Essentials and Learning Impacts and Classroom Strategies

1.5 hours

$105.00

Designed for teachers and support staff, this training covers epilepsy, seizure first aid, management strategies, and practical ways to support student learning.

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Epilepsy Awareness K-2

Epilepsy Awareness K-2

30min

Free

A 4-7 years age-appropriate course covering epilepsy essentials

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Epilepsy Awareness 3-6

Epilepsy Awareness 3-6

30min

Free

A 7-12 years age-appropriate course covering epilepsy essentials

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Yarning Epilepsy

Yarning Epilepsy

30-45min

Free

A free course for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health care.

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VET - Course in Epilepsy Management (11106NAT) - 1

VET - Course in Epilepsy Management (11106NAT) - 1

50 hours

$550.00

Support Individuals with Epilepsy (NAT11106001) plus Administer Emergency Medications for Seizures (NAT11106002) plus Respond to Seizures in Adults with Intellectual Disability (NAT11106003)

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VET - Course in Epilepsy Management (11106NAT) - 2

VET - Course in Epilepsy Management (11106NAT) - 2

30 hours

$400.00

Support Individuals with Epilepsy (NAT11106001) plus ONE elective: Respond to Seizures in Adults with Intellectual Disability (NAT11106003).

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VET - Course in Epilepsy Management (11106NAT) - 3

VET - Course in Epilepsy Management (11106NAT) - 3

30 hours

$450.00

Support Individuals with Epilepsy (NAT11106001) plus ONE elective: Administer Emergency Medications for Seizures (NAT11106002)

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