The William J. King, Sr. Health & Safety Training Institute serves as the Association’s training division. The Institute provides both training for internal staff as well private citizens and other EMS providers.

For its community members, the Institute offers courses in CPR and first aid, babysitting, and childcare provider certification. The Institute will also frequently take its community training programs on the road to provide training for various companies and organizations at their facilities.

For its internal staff, the Institute offers programs for new member orientation, emergency vehicle operations, officer leadership development, and continuing medical education including CPR and bloodborne/airborne pathogens.

The Institute also serves its emergency medical services (EMS) partners by providing initial and refresher programs for the Medical Response Technician (first responder), Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate certifications.

The Regional Training Center at Seymour Ambulance Association provides a site for both internal training for Seymour Ambulance Association members, and also a location for classes that reach out to other communities.

The Mission Statement of the training department at Seymour Ambulance Association is to:

Provide quality instruction and education by providing up to date and innovative educational opportunities to assure the highest standards of education available.

Our Vision Statements include:

–One of the areas most highly respected training institutions for Emergency Medical Services professionals as well as lay responders.
–A training institution whose faculty and staff are highly respected and recognized for their expertise.
–An institution whose academic environment is encouraging, interactive, challenging, and supportive.
–An institution that is cutting edge and where the faculty is committed to the latest research and technology in Emergency Medical Services.

The training department functions on the following Core Values:

–Faculty committed to excellence in teaching as well as their students.
–Academic programs that are high quality and responsive to the needs of our community and our students.
–Students who are committed to learning and are eager to apply their new skills and knowledge.
–Academic environment that is conducive to learning, supportive, and intellectually stimulating.

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