Class Schedule
Welcome to our Education Department, with over 40 years of experience and knowledge Genesee County EMS offers educational opportunities like none other. Our Training Center is licensed by Michigan as an EMS Education Site and as a Proprietary school, allowing us to offer courses like the EMT-Basic and Paramedic Programs.
As part of our commitment, we offer Basic and Advanced Life Support training consisting of CPR, First Aid and ACLS. Whether you are a healthcare professional or just wanting to help others we have courses to meet your needs. Genesee County EMS is a Training Center for the American Heart Association, providing comprehensive Emergency Cardiovascular Care and First Aid courses.
In addition, Genesee County EMS also offers Emergency Public Safety Dispatching courses, like the Emergency Medical Dispatch program or the Emergency Telecommunicator Course. These courses are essential for the foundation of Public Safety Dispatching. If you are already certified and would like to advance your knowledge, we also have the Communications Training Officer and the Communications Center Supervisor Courses.
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Course Description
The BLS Instructor Course is a 1 day program designed to prepare individuals with the ability to disseminate the science, skills, and philosophy of resuscitation programs to participants enrolled in AHA courses. Instructor candidates successfully completing the instructor course will have the knowledge and skills necessary to teach potential students in CPR and First Aid.
To become an instructor you must meet the following criteria:
- Certification in BLS for Healthcare Provider
- Certification in First Aid OR Licensed Emergency Care Provider (i.e. RN, Paramedic, etc)
- Completion of Instructor Candidate Application
This course is intended for an individual that has a desire or requirement to instruct others. This course does not teach or certify you in provider skills.
Course Length: 8 Hours
Certification Type: American Heart Association BLS Instructor certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 18 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
- BLS Instructor Toolkit (included)
- Core Instructor Program (included)
- Course Monitoring (included)
The BLS Healthcare Provider Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a timely, effective manner.
This course is intended for healthcare or public safety professionals
Course Length: 4 hours
Certification Type: American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 16 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
The Heartsaver CPR/AED Course is designed to provide individuals with the ability to recognize severe life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a timely, effective manner.
This course is intended for an individual that requires certification for their workplace or personal enrichment. (Not for healthcare professionals)
Course Length: 3 hours
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
- Heartsaver CPR/AED Student Manual
Course Description
The Heartsaver First Aid Course is a comprehensive course designed to teach rescuers the knowledge and psychomotor skills they need to recognize emergencies at the worksite and give first aid. Some rescuers are required to take this course as part of their employer's effort to comply with State and Federal regulations. This course provides training in First Aid. Does not include CPR training.
This course is intended for any individual required to obtain certification in First Aid but not CPR. Not intended for emergency medical professionals.
Course Length: 3 hours
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
- Heartsaver First Aid Student Manual
Course Description
The Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED Course is a comprehensive course designed to teach rescuers the knowledge and psychomotor skills they need to recognize emergencies at the worksite and give first aid. Some rescuers are required to take this course as part of their employer's effort to comply with State and Federal regulations. This course provides integrated training in First Aid, CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Includes CPR for Adult, Child & Infant.
This course is intended for any individual required to obtain certification in First Aid and CPR. Not intended for emergency medical professionals.
Course Length: 6 hours
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
- Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED Student Manual
Course Description
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course is designed to meet the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. Participants should bring their Agency's Exposure Control Plan to the course. Some individuals are required to take this course as part of their employer's effort to comply with State and Federal regulations.
This course is intended for any individual required to obtain certification in Bloodborne Pathogens Training.
Course Length: 2 hours
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens certification; 1 year certification.
Prerequisites: 16 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
- Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Student Manual
The American Heart Association’s BLS for Healthcare Providers Online Part 1 Course, web-based and accessible 24 hours a day, provides a flexible alternative to classroom training. Through case-based scenarios, interactive activities and videos, this course teaches the concepts of both single-rescuer and team basic life support.
Part 1 must be paired with a hands-on skills practice and testing session (Parts 2 and 3) with an AHA BLS Instructor. Students who successfully complete Part 1 receive a certificate that allows them entrance to a skills practice and testing session. An AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card will be issued upon successful completion of all three parts. This course is for healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform CPR, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
- Critical concepts in high-quality CPR
- The American Heart Association Chain of Survival
- 1-rescuer CPR and AED for adults, children
- 2-rescuer CPR and AED for adults, children
- Differences among adult, child and infant
- Bag-mask techniques for adults, children
- Rescue breathing for adults, children and infants
- Relief of choking for adults, children and infants
- CPR with an advanced airway
You will receive an email confirmation with your Key Code and also a link to schedule your Part 2: Skills Validation with the Training Center.
The cost of the online course is determined by the AHA and is subject to change.
Our price includes Part 1: Online and Part 2: Skills Validation.
Course Length: Varies
Certification Type: American Heart Association Healthcare Provider certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 16 years or older
The Heartsaver CPR/AED Online Course is designed to provide individuals with the ability to recognize severe life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a timely, effective manner. This online course is an alternative for those requiring certification and are not able to attend a traditional classroom course. The American Heart Association has developed the online course for these types of situations.
There are 2 portions to the online course. The first portion is taken online and includes the actual course content. After successful completion of the online portion, you will be able to print a certificate stating you have successfully completed the online portion and then you must complete the second portion, the Skills Validation. The skills check is done with one of our Training Center Faculty.
You will receive an email confirmation with your Key Code and also a link to schedule your Part 2: Skills Validation with the Training Center.
The cost of the online course is determined by the AHA and is subject to change.
Our price includes Part 1: Online and Part 2: Skills Validation.
This course is intended for an individual that requires certification for their workplace or personal enrichment. (Not for healthcare professionals)
Course Length: Varies
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
The Heartsaver First Aid Online Course is designed to provide individuals with the ability to recognize severe life-threatening emergencies, in a timely, effective manner. This online course is an alternative for those requiring certification and are not able to attend a traditional classroom course. The American Heart Association has developed the online course for these types of situations.
There are 2 portions to the online course. The first portion is taken online and includes the actual course content. After successful completion of the online portion, you will be able to print a certificate stating you have successfully completed the online portion and then you must complete the second portion, the Skills Validation. The skills check is done with one of our Training Center Faculty.
You will receive an email confirmation with your Key Code and also a link to schedule your Part 2: Skills Validation with the Training Center.
The cost of the online course is determined by the AHA and is subject to change.
Our price includes Part 1: Online and Part 2: Skills Validation.
This course is intended for an individual that requires certification for their workplace or personal enrichment. (Not for healthcare professionals)
Course Length: Varies
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
The Heartsaver First Aid with CPR/AED Online Course is designed to provide individuals with the ability to recognize severe life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a timely, effective manner. This online course is an alternative for those requiring certification and are not able to attend a traditional classroom course. The American Heart Association has developed the online course for these types of situations.
There are 2 portions to the online course. The first portion is taken online and includes the actual course content. After successful completion of the online portion, you will be able to print a certificate stating you have successfully completed the online portion and then you must complete the second portion, the Skills Validation. The skills check is done with one of our Training Center Faculty.
You will receive an email confirmation with your Key Code and also a link to schedule your Part 2: Skills Validation with the Training Center.
The cost of the online course is determined by the AHA and is subject to change.
Our price includes Part 1: Online and Part 2: Skills Validation.
This course is intended for an individual that requires certification for their workplace or personal enrichment. (Not for healthcare professionals)
Course Length: Varies
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid with CPR/AED certification; 2 year certification.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Online Course is a self-directed eLearning course designed to meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements for bloodborne pathogens training when paired with site-specific instruction. Like the classroom-based course, it uses the PACT acronym (Protect, Act, Clean, Tell) and slogan, “Make a PACT, Know How to Act,” to help students learn and easily recall bloodborne pathogens training.
The Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens Course was designed for anyone with a reasonable chance for occupational exposure in workplace settings such as industry and manufacturing, Fortune 1500 companies, occupational health, property management, hospitality, security, and health and fitness staff. In addition, childcare workers, school personnel, maintenance workers, tattoo artists, and state corrections facilities may be interested in the course due to additional state regulations.
This course is intended for any individual required to obtain certification in Bloodborne Pathogens Training.
Course Length: Online 1 Hour; Site Specific: Varies
Certification Type: American Heart Association Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens certification; 1 year certification.
Prerequisites: 16 years or older
The Family & Friends CPR Course contains information on how to perform the basic skills of CPR in adults, children and infants and how to help if someone is choking.
This course is a CPR Awareness course and is intended for friends, family members or anyone in the community who wants to learn CPR but does not need a certification card. (Not for healthcare professionals)
Course Length: 2 hours
Certification Type: No certification provided for this course; if certification is required see the American Heart Association's Heartsaver CPR/AED course.
Prerequisites: 12 years or older
Student Materials & More Information
- CPR for Family and Friends Student Manual
Emergency Telecommunicator Certification Course (ETC) 3rd Edition
The ETC is a basic training course certified by National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED). The ETC course includes the latest course manual and NAED's Code of Ethics. The course combines the knowledge and skill building information needed for a basic telecommunicator, with the most up-to-date information on the technology and issues surrounding today's public safety communications center.
Training Chapters include:
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Emergency Telecommunicator Emergency
- Telecommunication Technologies
- Telecommunication Essentials
- Interpersonal Communications
- Caller Management
- Police Call Classification
- Fire Call Classification
- Medical Call Classification
- Man-Made and Natural Catastrophic Events
- Radio Broadcast Procedures
- Legal Aspects of Public Safety Communications
- Quality Improvement
- Stress Management
The ETC course may be used for new-hire training and existing employee in-service training. All students successfully passing the final exam receive the NAED ETC certification demonstrating completion of a training course that meets and exceeds industry accepted national basic training standards. Instructional media and exercises used throughout the course reinforce the knowledge attained in lecture and demonstration.
Course Length: 40-Hours Minimum.
Prerequisites: Ability to read and write at a high school graduate or GED Level Attendance at an ETC course taught by an NAED-certified ETC Instructor
Recertification Requirements: Certification is valid for 2-years unless revoked or suspended. Submit vertification of the required 12 hours of CDE during the two-year period, Successfully complete the Academy's online, 50-question recertification exam with a score of at least 80%, and payment of any applicable fees.
Textbook: ETC Course Manual
Tuition Includes: Textbook, and all certification fees.
Certification: Certification as a Emergency Telecommunicator after passing the ETC certification exam with a score of at least 80%, and completed ETC course evaluation.
This course is designed for those interested in the field of public safety dispatching. It is presented by the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch. Topics include medical dispatching, call-taking techniques, EMD certification (provided by Priority Dispatch Corp.) and general communications training. This course is provided by Priority Dispatch Corp. Priority Dispatch's Terms, Conditions and Refund policies apply.
Registration can be done through our company or Priority Dispatch, however any money collected is paid to Priority Dispatch. Visit their website at http://www.prioritydispatch.net Agency Registrations? Please call (810) 762-9139 Ext 5 for Purchase Order information.
Course Length: 24 hours
Prerequisites: Must be 18 years or older, CPR Certification
Textbook: Principles or Emergency Medical Dispatch NAEMD
Certification: Certification by the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatch as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Important Registration Information: Registrations and payment must be received at least 5 days prior to course.
Communications Training Officer (CTO)
(Excerpted from APCO Institute's website) The CTO course focuses on the essential elements of a one-on-one training program. The course includes “hot” topics such as Roles and responsibilities, adult learning styles, documentation, and counseling techniques. All students successfully passing the final exam receive valuable APCO Institute certification demonstrating completion of a CTO training course. Instructional media and exercises used throughout the course reinforce the knowledge attained in lecture and demonstration.
Training modules include:
- CTO Roles and Responsibilities
- Approaches to Training
- The Adult Learner
- Communicating with your Trainee
- CTO Program Overview
- Performance Evaluation
- Daily Documentation
- Objective vs. Subjective Comments
Course Length: 24 Hours
Prerequisites: Completion of a formal basic telecommunicator training
Recertification Requirements: None
Textbook: APCO CTO Course Manual
Tuition Includes: Textbook, and all certification fees.
Certification: Certification as a Communications Training Officer
Emergency Medical Technician Basic Course
The Emergency Medical Technician-Basic training program is the introductory course for those wishing to pursue a career in prehospital emergency medicine. This course highlights the basic knowledge and skill necessary for individuals who wish to obtain state or nation certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic. The course adheres to the U.S. Department of Transportation Safety Administration EMT-Basic National Standard and the Michigan Department of Community Health’s curriculum.
Course Length: Minimum 216 classroom hours and minimum of 32 clinical hours as required by MDCH
Major Course Topics:
- Basic anatomy
- Medical legal and ethical issues
- Lifting and moving patients
- Patient assessment
- Airway Management
- Basic pharmacology
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Cardiovascular emergencies
- Medical Emergencies
- Traumatic Emergencies
- Pediatrics and Childbirth
- EMS operations
Prerequisites: Applicants Must be 18 years or older upon completion of the course. The student must complete an admissions evaluation. Students are responsible to have Hepatitis vaccination and a TB test and Other prerequisites as designated by the course syllabus
Tuition and Payment Options: A non-refundable registration fee is included in the course tuition. A monthly payment plan is available with a valid credit card for automatic monthly payments. The non-refundable course enrollment fee will be charged to the credit card upon registration. Only complete registrations, including payment information will be accepted. Agency Purchases Orders are accepted, and must be faxed or mailed to the education department prior to start date.
Textbook: EMT Prehospital Care Mosby/Jems
Certification: Certificate of Completion and eligibility to write the NREMT Certification Exam and apply for a MDCH EMT License.