Ivy Tech offering basic EMT training in Mooresville

BLOOMINGTON — Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington is offering Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training in Mooresville this summer.

Training is complete in 16 weeks, and courses will be held June 4 through October 10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EMT training is free with the state’s Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant for qualifying students. Requirements are not income-based.

Ivy Tech EMT training prepares students to sit for the licensing exam required for employment as an EMT. EMTs are first responders who provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients. They have the skills to stabilize and safely transport patients for continued medical care.

Ivy Tech Bloomington’s Paramedic Science program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

EMT training will be held at 173 Indianapolis Road, in Mooresville.

To register and for more information, contact program chair Rodney Taylor at rtaylor90@ivytech.edu or call 812-330-6122.

Ivy Tech Bloomington offers more than 40 career and four-year transfer programs, with courses that start multiple times yearly for quick entry and graduation. To get started, apply for free online at ivytech.edu/bloomington, call 812-330-6013, or email askBloomington@ivytech.edu. For information on free, short-term training programs at Ivy Tech Bloomington, visit ivytech.edu/bloomington/NLJ.