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# This is a '''three-day, 18-hour, in-person training.''' Two days are in the classroom and the final day includes outdoor field exercises. Some pre-class studying must be completed in advance. | # This is a '''three-day, 18-hour, in-person training.''' Two days are in the classroom and the final day includes outdoor field exercises. Some pre-class studying must be completed in advance. | ||
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# '''Participants must already have current CPR/AED certification to register for the class.''' PBEM will not offer any CPR/AED certification classes scheduled before these WFA classes begin. If your CPR/AED certification is current but not listed in your MIP Profile, please email a scan or PDF of your non-expired certification card to [[Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov | # '''Participants must already have current CPR/AED certification to register for the class.''' PBEM will not offer any CPR/AED certification classes scheduled before these WFA classes begin. If your CPR/AED certification is current but not listed in your MIP Profile, please email a scan or PDF of your non-expired certification card to [[Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov net@portlandoregon.gov]]. | ||
# Please '''review the Sample Student Handbook''' which includes a list of the class topics. | # Please '''review the Sample Student Handbook''' which includes a list of the class topics. | ||
# ''' | # '''A few hours of pre-work is required.''' Your Student Book and assignment will be provided in advance. | ||
# PBEM offers this training to Active NETs for free, but '''the value of this class is around $400. Unexplained no-shows waste your tax dollars''' and could preclude a volunteer from other future advanced training opportunities. | # PBEM offers this training to Active NETs for free, but '''the value of this class is around $400. Unexplained no-shows waste your tax dollars''' and could preclude a volunteer from other future advanced training opportunities. | ||
# However, '''if you have any signs of illness before class''', please do not come! Instead email [[Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov | # However, '''if you have any signs of illness before class''', please do not come! Instead email [[Mailto:net@portlandoregon.gov net@portlandoregon.gov]] to let us know; this will not be held against you of course. | ||
These requirements are not negotiable. Many Active NETs are eligible for this training and | These requirements are not negotiable. Many Active NETs are eligible for this training and PBEM does not have time to consider exceptions. | ||
== What this training is ''not'' == | |||
*'''This class is ''not'' open for WFA recertification.''' If you have already been certified in WFA in the past, even if it has expired, please do not sign up for this training. We want to provide WFA training once for as many NETs as possible before opening seats for recertification. To recertify, please look for a refresher class from other organizations. | |||
* '''This class is ''not'' open for WFA recertification.''' If you have already been certified in WFA in the past, even if it has expired, please do not sign up for this training. We want to provide WFA training once for as many NETs as possible before opening seats for recertification. To recertify, please look for a refresher class from other organizations. | *'''This class is not WFR (Wilderness First Responder) training.''' WFR is an 80-hour course which PBEM will not offer. It is available from training centers in Oregon for $800 - $1,100. | ||
* '''This class is not WFR (Wilderness First Responder) training.''' WFR is an 80-hour course which PBEM will not offer. It is available from training centers in Oregon for $800 - $1,100 | * We do not yet know when | ||
* We do not yet know when | |||
== Course Topics == | == Course Topics == | ||
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