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AUBURN – Free Basic Life Support Certification classes are being offered by the Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College.
The courses are 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 and 22, and are applicable to students entering such health care professions as emergency medical technician, certified nursing assistant, and more.
Registration is required at https:www.bit.ly/CWPDRegistration.
The four-hour course covers one and two-person adult CPR; child and infant CPR; obstructed airway maneuvers for the conscious and unconscious adult, child, and infant; barrier devices, disease transmission and prevention; introduction to the automated external defibrillator; legal and ethical considerations; and special resuscitation situations. Students who have been certified in the past and have let their certification lapse by more than 30 days must take this full class to recertify.
The program is funded by the Maine Jobs and Recovery Program. Participants are eligible for one training course and must be at least 18 years of age; possess a high school diploma, GED, or HiSet; and be a U.S. citizen and/or authorized to work in the U.S. COVID vaccine required for CMCC campus. Additionally, candidates in MJRP-funded programs must be someone whose job has been adversely affected by COVID-19.
For more information or to register, contact Central Maine Community College’s Center for Workforce & Professional Development at workforcedevelopment@cmcc.edu or 207-755-5280.
