We believe that all people can obtain their First Aid certificate with the right training!

Smarter Skills can provide Nationally Recognised First Aid Training to public or private groups. Utilising the latest equipment all attendees get to practise the necessary CPR and other skills.

The public location is in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney. Private group bookings can be arranged anywhere in the Sydney area or in Wodonga in North East Victoria.

Lesley Jones

Head Trainer
Lesley is the main trainer and has over 30 years experience in nursing. She is a registered nurse and midwife and has substantial teaching experience. Lesley explains the course content very clearly and is committed to ensuring that all students gain the necessary knowledge and skills to gain their First Aid certificate.

Lesley is also a qualified Fire Safety Manager and provides fire safety training to groups in aged care facilities. This training is only available for group bookings.

  • BHSc, Dip App Sc, Registered Nurse/Midwife
  • Diploma of Leadership Management
  • Diploma of Remedial Massage
  • Cert IV Training and Assessment
  • Fire Safety Manager
  • Cert IV certificates in Leisure and Health, Ageing and Mental Health
  • Cert III Individual Support

Sally Wright

Trainer
Sally is an experienced and passionate Trainer with over 30 years experience in the Airline Industry and more recently as a Trainer in the VET system. Her areas of expertise include First Aid Training, WH&S Units as well as Manual Handling.

She has excellent skills in engaging a classroom of learners and can make any training situation a fun learning experience.

Tania Golley

Trainer
Tania is a Trainer in the Disability, Ageing and Community Services Industry, who has over 25 years experience, sharing her expertise and knowledge in Industry and lived experience as a Carer. She is passionate about Education & Training & supporting students on their Learning Journey.

Tania teaches First Aid and CPR in Wodonga in North East Victoria. The other classes that she teaches are Certificate III in Disability & Ageing and Certificate IV in Disability.

Jennifer Brennen

Trainer
Jennifer is a registered Nurse who has been working with a number of disability support organisations for many years as a Clinical Nurse Consultant and educator and project officer. She is passionate about supporting others to deliver excellent health care to the person and their carers, and enjoys teaching new skills to those who want to learn more about health care. She has a Bachelor of Arts and a diploma in project management and quality auditing and is always happy to learn more about how the community sector can change to meet those service gaps that people often face when accessing health care.

Jennifer’s interests are yoga, fitness and cooking and traveling to remote places.

Steve Hiscocks

Steve Hiscocks

Business Manager
Steve is a Smarter Skills partner and provides administration, marketing and IT services. He has been involved in small business management for over 20 years gaining valuable sales and marketing experience.

His qualifications include a Bachelor of Education (Science) and many years experience as a computer programmer.

What Our Customers Say?

  • Lesley is an engaging educator

        

    Lesley is an engaging educator who is able to effectively impart knowledge to all learning levels. The teams look forward to Lesley’s fire training. The practical evacuation enables the team to raise questions they may not have thought of in a classroom. First Aid training is presented in an enjoyable atmosphere that is engaging and memorable.

    Debbie Chapple
    Education and ACFI coordinator
    Fresh Hope Care

  • Vital messages easily understood by a diverse audience

        

    The trainer conveys vital messages easily understood by a diverse audience. Totally professional with patience and time to practice life saving skills. The practical demonstrations are invaluable for First Aid & CPR, Fire Safety & Emergency training. Thank you Smarter Skills for keeping us safe, healthy and well trained.

    Diana Rizos

  • First Aid Training was very thorough

        

    The First Aid Training was very thorough and the trainer covered both the theory and practical in a professional manner.

    Cheryl Staddon

  • Very effective and interactive

        

    The feedback for our First Aid training has been very positive. The staff have commented on how the training is interactive and fun and found the trainer to be very knowledge and easy to understand. Since Lesley has started training our staff, we have not used any other services to provide this training. Very effective and interactive.

    Andrew Kaleopa

  • One of the most experienced and enlightened educators

        

    The Trainer is one of the most experienced and enlightened educators in the Aged Care Industry. She is confident, committed and passionate about what she does and is sought after by many aged care providers.

    Ann Davies

  • Comprehensive without being overwhelming

        

    My first aid with Lesley was comprehensive without being overwhelming. It was well explained and demonstrated, and there were hands on components as well. Highly recommended and will be back when my first aid needs updating again.

    Heidi Farrelly

  • Lesley is a knowledgeable and patient teacher

        
    I found the course to be thorough and our teacher knowledgeable and patient. She took time to explain examples and no questions were too much.
    Suzanne Youl