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Emergency Medical Services
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Career pathways span secondary and postsecondary education, align to employer needs and careers, and provide high-quality education, training, and support services for youth and adults.
In Delaware, career pathways begin in the public education system (K-12) through Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways offered in charter, comprehensive, and technical school districts. These pathways continue through adult education, occupational training programs, and postsecondary programs that are administered by partnering state agencies, institutions of higher education, and other service providers.
Emergency Medical Services
The Emergency Medical Services pathway is a three (3) year Career & Technical Education (CTE) program that engages students in foundational knowledge and psychomotor skills that prepare them for a career in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or a paramedic. Students explore career options as a first responder while developing employability, communication, and technology skills necessary for a successful career in public service.
Sequence of Courses:
Fundamentals of Health Sciences / Introduction to Emergency Medical Services (EMS I) / Advanced Emergency Medical Services (EMS II)
Early College Credit/Credentials:
- NREMT EMT-B Certification
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Adult, Child, and Infant
- CPR/First Aid Certification
- College credits available at Delaware Technical Community College
- Ride-alongs with BLS units (10 patient contacts required)
Work-Based Learning:
During the EMT course, students will shadow licensed EMT’s in the field with multiple Fire/EMT Departments.
Bachelor’s Degree
Associate's Degree
Certificate
Pathway Languages:
RELEVANT LANGUAGES
Wage Differential
Bilingual employees are compensated with a language differential of 5-20% more per hour than the base rate of a monolingual employee
NEW LANGUAGE, NEW LIFE
Where To Find The Languages
Spanish
- Alexis I. du Pont High School
- Appoquinimink High School
- Brandywine High School
- Caesar Rodney High School
- Cape Henlopen High School
- Charter School of Wilmington
- Christiana High School
- Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence
- Concord High School
- Conrad Schools of Science
- Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Secuirty
- Delaware Military Academy
- Delcastle Technical High School
- Design Thinking Academy
- Design-Lab High School
- Dover High School
- Early College High School
- Ferris School for Boys
- First State Military Academy
- Glasgow High School
- Howard Vo-Tech High School
- Hodgson Vo-Tech High School
- Indian River High School
- Lake Forest High School
- Laurel Senior High School
- Middletown High School
- Mount Pleasant High School
- Newark Charter School
- Newark High School
- Odessa High School
- POLYTECH High School
- Seaford Senior High School
- Smyrna High School
- Sussex Central High School
- Sussex Academy of Arts and Science
- Sussex County Vocational Technical School District
- Thomas McKean High School
- William Penn High School
- Woodbridge High School
- MOT Charter School
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Chinese
French
- Alexis I. du Pont High School
- Appoquinimink High School
- Brandywine High School
- Caesar Rodney High School
- Cape Henlopen High School
- Charter School of Wilmington
- Christiana High School
- Concord High School
- Dover High School
- Indian River High School
- Lake Forest High School
- Thomas McKean High School
- Middletown High School
- Mount Pleasant High School
- Newark Charter School
- Newark High School
- Smyrna High School
- Sussex Central High School
- William Penn High School
- Odessa High School
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Arabic
Portuguese
Haitian Creole
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