Emergency Services Instructor

Catalog description

This 40-hour course prepares the participant to perform Fire and EMS instruction duties at a minimum nationally recognized level. The targeted audience is individuals who have previously functioned as qualified instructors according to SPS 330.07 and desire, or are required, to increase their knowledge and skills set. Course curriculum is based on NFPA 1041, and delivered using the Jones & Bartlett Emergency Service Instructor text, current edition. Course topics include instructional delivery, lesson planning, instructional aids and evaluation tools, learning environment, record keeping and interpersonal interactions. A written exam and 30 hours of supervised instruction will complete the certification process for this course. Students who take the course, but do not wish to be certified, are not required to take the written exam or complete the 30 hours of supervised instruction. Those who successfully pass the certification exams will receive IFSAC accreditation.