AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College plans to offer free Basic Life Support certification classes.

Each course is set for 5-9 p.m. Mondays, Aug. 15 and 22, and is applicable to students entering any of the several healthcare professions, such as EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), nursing, CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), and residential care, according to a news release from the center.

The program 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 (AED); 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 will need to take this full class.

These programs are funded by the Maine Jobs and Recovery Program. Participants are eligible for one training course and must be at least 18; possess a high school diploma, GED, or HiSet; and be a U.S. citizen and/or authorized to work in the U.S.

A COVID vaccine is required at the CMCC campus. Additionally, candidates in MJRP-funded programs must be someone whose job has been adversely affected by COVID-19.

Registration is required at cmconnect.cmcc.edu.

For more information or to register, contact the Center for Workforce & Professional Development at workforcedevelopment@cmcc.edu or 207-755-5280.

 

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