Emergency Medical Responder

The course equips you with the necessary skills to gain employment in a broad-range of areas, including: ambulance services, fire departments, police, ski patrol, lifeguarding, search and rescue, occupational first-aid, and military.

In addition, many graduates have used their training as an excellent foundation for continued studies in other areas of health care; such as nursing, respiratory therapy, kinesiology, occupational therapy, and even medical school.

Both courses are offered in Full-Time and Part-Time formats. 

Upon graduation from the EMR course, you will receive:

• Emergency Medical Responder Certification
• CPR Certification – Level C Health Care Provider (HCP)
• 4 Credits towards High School Graduation
• 2 Post-Secondary Credits at certain BC Institutions

By completing the EMR course, you will also become eligible:

• To apply for Emergency Medical Assistant licensure in BC and/or Alberta.
• To apply to the Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) Program.
• To apply to the Diploma in Health Sciences in EMS Program.

• Emergency Medical Responder – A Skills Approach. Third Canadian Edition, 2010
• EMR Student Study Guide (JIBC School of Health Sciences, 2012)

These books are available through the JIBC Store; however, students have the option to purchase the textbooks elsewhere. Please contact the JIBC Store for cost and ordering.

There are no prerequisites for the EMR100 Course.

To qualify for entry into the Accelerated EMR120 Course, students must have successfully completed an approved prerequisite course within the past 3 years. Courses that currently meet requirement for EMR120 entry include:

• Previous EMR Certification, Occupational First-Aid Level 3 (OFA3), First Responder Level 3 (Spinal/AED Endorsed), Advanced Wilderness First-Aid, Advanced Medical First Responder, or a course that is deemed equivalent by the JIBC. (Typically approved courses have greater than 80 hours of advanced first-aid instruction).

Please Note – Prerequisite courses must have been completed within the past three (3) years.

Language Requirement

It is highly recommended to have completed ‘English 10’ or higher.

Students who do not meet this criteria, or who are ‘English as a Second Language’ (ESL) candidates, please contact us prior to registration.

There are two ways to register:

Register Online:

• EMR100: Emergency Medical Responder Course
• EMR120: Emergency Medical Responder - Accelerated

Or

1. Download and complete the EMR Information and Registration Package.
2. Submit your application package (in person, mail or fax) with payment to:
   
   

   Mail or In-Person	Registration Office Justice Institute of British Columbia 715 McBride Boulevard New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4
   Fax	604.528.5653

Feel free to email us at emr@jibc.ca or call us at 604.528.5590.

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