EMT / Paramedic

Shared first block for every VoTechWorks program. OSHA 10 (30 for construction management), first aid/CPR/AED, applied trade math and measurement, technical reading and writing, digital literacy, and career readiness. Completed before students enter the skills lab and clinical site unsupervised.

• Hold an OSHA 10 card and current CPR/AED certification
• Convert, measure and estimate with trade units, fractions, percentages and basic geometry
• Read a specification, code excerpt or manual and write a clear technical report
• Use email, spreadsheets, and the program's digital job-management tools
• Present a resume, portfolio and interview answers to an employer panel

Competency course in Trauma for the EMT / Paramedic program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in Trauma and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern Trauma
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for Trauma
• Perform the core tasks of Trauma to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in Trauma work and correct them
• Document Trauma work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in cardiac for the EMT / Paramedic program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in cardiac and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern cardiac
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for cardiac
• Perform the core tasks of cardiac to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in cardiac work and correct them
• Document cardiac work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in airway for the EMT / Paramedic program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in airway and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern airway
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for airway
• Perform the core tasks of airway to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in airway work and correct them
• Document airway work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in pharmacology for the EMT / Paramedic program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in pharmacology and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern pharmacology
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for pharmacology
• Perform the core tasks of pharmacology to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in pharmacology work and correct them
• Document pharmacology work in the clinical log to industry format

Competency course in field clinicals for the EMT / Paramedic program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in field clinicals and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

• Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern field clinicals
• Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for field clinicals
• Perform the core tasks of field clinicals to the standard, within time, without rework
• Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in field clinicals work and correct them
• Document field clinicals work in the clinical log to industry format

An integrated, assessed piece of real work that draws on every trade course in EMT / Paramedic: planned, estimated, executed and documented by the student, reviewed by an employer advisor. Capstones are shown in the Student Yard or the Museum of VoTech where the work allows.

• Plan and estimate a complete job from a specification
• Execute the job to standard within the estimate
• Present the finished work and its documentation to an employer panel

Supervised clinical hours at an affiliated facility, meeting the hour and skills requirements of the licensing body for EMT / Paramedic. Preceptor-evaluated; hours logged for the board.

• Perform the trade's tasks in a real workplace under supervision
• Meet employer expectations for attendance, safety and conduct
• Log hours and tasks in the format the certifying body accepts

Structured preparation for NREMT EMT; NREMT Paramedic: content review mapped to the exam blueprint, timed practice exams, practical-exam rehearsal, and registration/eligibility paperwork with the registrar.

• Score ≥ 80% on two timed mock exams
• Complete the eligibility application and hours verification
• Rehearse the practical exam format to time

The program completion credential(s). Sat at the school's authorized testing center or the body's test site; results recorded in the student record and reported in the annual outcomes report. Pass standard: Credential issued by the body.