Training
Ongoing EMS training, certification and skill development is available to match your schedule and interests. Find upcoming classes in your area.
Initial training as an EMS provider consists of a provider course. Once you have completed the certification level training course, the certification level you maintain will require a certain number of continuing education hours for recertification. See the certification levels below for more information.
A CPR for healthcare professionals certification should be obtained before beginning any of the following training courses. This certification takes just a couple of hours. Contact your closest EMS service to find out where you can get certified!
- EMR
The initial course is about 80 hours of training over several months. Recertification requires 12 hours of continuing education every 2 years after your initial certification. - EMT
The initial EMT course is around 140 hours of training over several months. Recertification requires 72 hours of continuing education every 2 years after initial certification. - AEMT
The AEMT course takes about 140 hours to complete and builds off of knowledge gained as an EMT. Recertification requires 72 hours of continuing education every 2 years. - Paramedic
Paramedic certificate programs generally take 1 year to complete, and Associate degree programs can take up to 2 years. Recertification requires 72 continuing education hours or reexamination every 2 years.
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| UVM EMT Class UVM EMT Class @ UVM Rowell Building Room #111 Feb 1 all-day UVM EMT Class Information: This EMT class will meet in UVM’s Rowell Building Room 111 in Burlington from 2/1/21 – 5/10/21. You must contact the course coordinator Adam Boise at aboise@uvm.edu to register. This course will prepare[...] | UVM EMT Class UVM EMT Class @ UVM Rowell Building Room #111 Feb 2 all-day UVM EMT Class Information: This EMT class will meet in UVM’s Rowell Building Room 111 in Burlington from 2/2/21 – 5/11/21. You must contact the course coordinator Pat Malone at patrick.malone@uvm.edu to register. This course will prepare[...] | |||||
| Bennington (Hybrid) EMT Class Bennington (Hybrid) EMT Class @ Statewide Feb 7 all-day Hybrid EMT Class Information: The Hybrid EMT course is a 3-part course consisting of: 14 weeks of online learning meeting once a week for a 2-hour online, interactive, instructor-led session, this is followed by a[...] | ||||||
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