Join us at Blackhawk Technical College on Saturday, January 18, 2025 for our second annual Public Safety Seminar designed exclusively for Fire and EMS personnel. This event will empower and equip first responders with the knowledge, skills, and insights needed to excel in their critical roles, ensuring the safety and well-being of our communities. All proceeds go to benefit the Fund for the Future of Public Safety.

2025 Bios and Course Descriptions

Basic Life Support (BLS) recertification courses allow you to update your skills, refresh your memory and extend your certification by two years. Designed for those whose credentials are still valid (or within 30 days of expiring), BLS renewal courses make it possible to avoid a lapse in certification so you can stay certified and stay on the job.

This BLS course trains healthcare workers and other personnel to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. 

Are you curious about welding and want to try it for yourself? During this 3 hour lass you will be interoduced to the world of welding by building a small project. The following is covered in this course: safety, different welding types, education and careers in welding, how to make basic welds using Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) and basic metal preparation and finishing.

Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED is geared towards anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years.

Basic Life Support (BLS) recertification courses allow you to update your skills, refresh your memory and extend your certification by two years. Designed for those whose credentials are still valid (or within 30 days of expiring), BLS renewal courses make it possible to avoid a lapse in certification so you can stay certified and stay on the job.

This course is designed for individuals looking to improve their skills and gain knowledge about welding in a home garage, on the farm, or to start a hobby. Topics covered included safety, basic metallurgy, fundamentals of gas metal arc welding, and basic metal prep and finishing.

ACLS is geared towards healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies or personnel in emergency response. Upon successful completion of the course students receive a course completion card, valid for two years.