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TOMS RIVER, NJ - The Ocean County Board of Commissioners continues to expand opportunities for residents to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) by launching a new EMT training program for high school seniors through the Ocean County Vocational Technical School.
The one-year program is designed to prepare students for careers in emergency medical services while also providing opportunities to volunteer with local first aid squads. Students will receive hands-on training and classroom instruction as they work toward becoming certified EMTs.
The program builds on the success of an EMT training initiative launched two years ago by the Ocean County Board of Commissioners at the Ocean County Training Center in Waretown. The program was established to make EMT certification more accessible to residents and encourage more people to pursue careers or volunteer opportunities in emergency medical services.
The Training Center operates the program with in-house instructors hired by Ocean County.
"Over the past two years, this program has already proven itself successful, having graduated 30 Emergency Medical Technicians who now belong to local squads," said Ocean County Commissioner Robert S. Arace, liaison to the Ocean County Vocational School and liaison to the Fire and First Aid Training Center.
The success of the County's EMT training program helped pave the way for the new one-year program at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School, giving high school seniors the opportunity to earn a professional EMT certification while still in school. Upon graduation and successful completion of the program, students can immediately volunteer with their local first aid squads and pursue part-time or full-time employment as an EMT.
Graduating students will have access to more career opportunities with these certifications and local municipalities will benefit from having a larger pool of EMS professionals to serve their residents.
Students will begin training in September through two daily sessions. The areas of study will include Basic Life Support, National Incident Management System training, Hazardous Materials Awareness, Emergency Vehicle Operations, patient assessment, CPR, trauma care and medical terminology, among other topics.
"Thank you to OCVTS leadership, EMS Consulting Services, the Ocean County Training Center, the Ocean County EMS Coordinator, and Community Medical Center, for their partnership with the Ocean County Board of Commissioners to make this program happen," Arace said.
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