Meanwhile Unisa experienced a horrifying incident of student unrest where a number of students were injured when a group of protesters panicked and stormed through a glass partitioning in the library. Fortunately the UNIcare paramedics were on the scene within minutes and patients were treated on the spot. After consultation with the UNIcare team, the possibility of a first aid team on each of the 7 levels of the library was mentioned. The students could function in teams under a team leader to whom a first aid kit would be issued. A level 2 course consists of 12 trainees and is presented over 4 days.
Students write a theoretical exam and perform a practical examination on the fifth day.
A person has to have passed standard 7 to do the level 2 course. Provision will be made for illiterate community members and those who do not comply with the entrance qualifications for level 2 - to do a level 1 course in which a practical and basic oral theoretical examination is included. Trainees are recruited from Tiisanang's network through the Tiisanang News and the monthly liaison meetings. Only one person per organisation will be accepted initially. The first student course, sponsored by the Tiisanang Executive takes place in the first week of July and one community course has been sponsored and fully booked for October 1998.