CPR Classes
Western Dakota Technical College is an American Heart Association Training Center
Potential Instructors Information
Western Dakota Technical College welcomes individuals wishing to become BLS and/or HeartSaver instructors. If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please fill out this form. Potential trainers must:
- Sign the WDTC Training Center affiliation agreement
- Understand financial and other requirements involved in being an American Heart Association trainer
- Successfully complete the American Heart Association Instructor Essentials online training
- Attend and successfully complete a WDTC Instructor Training course
- Attend required course observations and accommodate course monitoring by WDTC Lead Instructors
The cost of the Instructor Training Course is $225. Payment is due upon registration.
Upcoming class dates:
Friday, December 16, 2022
Friday, April 21, 2023
Friday, July 14, 2023
AHA Guidelines
Potential Participants Information
CPR and First Aid classes are open to the public. Currently, we offer two course options:BLS (Basic Life Support) is the CPR course designated for healthcare providers. It is a 4-hour course that covers CPR (adult, infant, and child) and AED. Though it has the "for healthcare providers" designation, anyone can take BLS.
HeartSaver is a First Aid/CPR/AED 5-hour course is designed for a more general audience.
Class Cost
- BLS for Healthcare Providers - $89 Regular*
- HeartSaver CPR, AED & First Aid - $98 Regular*
Registration
Call WDTC Corporate Education at (605) 718-2410 register OnlineRecertification Classes have been discontinued as of February 1, 2021
NOTE - The AHA has implemented substantial updates to their BLS course. The new curriculum will be taught starting February 1, 2021. Because of these changes, all BLS eCard holders will need to take the full class when it is time to recertify. Recertification classes are expected to resume in 2023, in order for everyone to take the updated BLS for Healthcare Providers class prior to recertifying.
Schedule
Day of the Week |
Date |
Course |
CERTIFICATION TIME - SESSION 1 |
CERTIFICATION TIME - SESSION 2 |
Friday | January 20 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 2 - 1pm - 5pm |
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Friday | January 27 | HeartSaver | Session 1 - 8am - 2pm | |
Friday | February 10 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | |
Saturday | February 18 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | |
Friday | March 3 | HeartSaver | Session 1 - 8am - 2pm | |
Friday | March 24 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | Session 2 - 1pm - 5pm |
Friday | April 14 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | |
Friday | April 21 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 2 - 1pm - 5pm | |
Friday | May 19 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | Session 2 - 1pm - 5pm |
Saturday | June 3 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | |
Friday | June 16 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | |
Friday | June 23 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm | Session 2 - 1pm - 5pm |
Friday | July 14 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 2 - 1pm - 5pm | |
Friday | July 21 | BLS for Healthcare Providers | Session 1 - 8am - 12pm |
Professional Licensure and Certification
Professional licensure and certification requirements often vary from state to state. If you are not planning to locate and work in South Dakota and are considering an academic program that leads to a professional license or certification, it is highly recommended that you first seek guidance from the appropriate licensing agency in the state you plan to work before beginning the academic program. If you need assistance locating a state licensing agency, please contact the Vice President for Teaching and Learning: Tiffany.Howe@wdt.edu or 605.718.2905.
Current as of June 3, 2022:
- The program curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
- The program curriculum does not meet educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following states:
- WDT has not determined whether the program curriculum meets educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following states: American Samoa, DC, Guam, The Republic of the Marshall Islands, The Federated States of Micronesia, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, The Republic of Palau, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands
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