该资格旨在为从“医疗服务第一反应”二级证书到大学学士学位课程提供清晰的途径。它反映了州/领地救护机构，澳大利亚国防军和私营部门雇用的院前和院外工作者的作用，以提供患者评估，医疗保健和运输服务。这些工作者具有临床技能和理论知识，并在紧急情况下为患者提供临床评估以及院前和院外干预，包括提供先进的生活支持技能。
This qualification has been designed to offer a clear pathway from the Certificate II in Medical Service First Response to a university bachelor program. It reflects the role of pre-hospital and out-of-hospital workers employed by State/Territory ambulance authorities, the Australian Defence Force and the private sector to provide patient assessment, health care and transport services. These workers possess clinical skills and theoretical knowledge and provide clinical assessment and pre-hospital and out-of-hospital interventions to patients in an emergency, including providing advanced skills in life support.