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National Safety Council of South Florida, The Safety Center and CertiLearn unveil state-of-the-art online training program

On Wednesday the National Safety Council of South Florida and The Safety Center announced the availability of a new an e-learning site developed in coordination with CertiLearn. SafetyCouncilAcademy.com is a leading-edge educational site dedicated to meeting the learning needs of health and safety professionals.

"We're excited to introduce a site that leverages the true potential of the Internet as an educational medium," said Ron Dearing, Jr, President for the National Safety Council South Florida and Executive Administrator of The Safety Center. The Safety Council Academy offers arange of courses that allow active members of the health and safety community to easily, affordably and conveniently get the continuing education they need to stay at the forefront of their profession.

Courses are aimed at those involved with medical, public health, emergency response and related professions, and cover topics from paramedic response to workplace safety and beyond. Content has been developed by online learning experts who designed the courses to appeal to a variety of learning styles and abilities. Each course leverages an engaging, multi-media environment that makes even challenging material readily comprehensible, significantly improving retention. "One of the main things that differentiates this on-line educational platform from others is blended learning", stated Dr. Chad Brocato, one of the developers of SafetyCouncilAcademy.com. Blended Learning is defined as the process of taking a portion of the training/education on-line and a portion in the classroom. As Brocato states, "There are just some learning components that are best performed in the classroom today."

The National Safety Council of South Florida and The Safety Center have together filled an important need in the local community for quality training and public education. The NSC is a nonprofit charitable organization that is largely known for its driver's education courses and related community-based initiatives centered on the goal of delivering "Programs for Safer Living." The Safety Center is a complementary organization that seeks to serve as a single source for workplace-related training, education, products and advisory services.

The Safety Academy site provides users a great degree of flexibility when it comes to program selection, purchase and delivery options, bandwidth requirements and other key features. Most of the courses are priced at $39.95 and $19.95, however some cost as much as $190.00.

Most of the courses focus on paramedic training. The following is a list of the non-parametic courses as well as a few of the paramedic courses:

HIV-AIDS Education for Healthcare Providers
Electrical Personal Protective Equipment
Electrical Saftey
Working Safely with Electricity
Back Care/Ergonomics
Basic First Aid
Driver Safety
Forklift Operator Safety - Fundamentals
Forklift Operator Safety - Safedriving
Air Medical Crew Course (40 Hour Curriculum)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Domestic Violence
HIPAA Privacy and Security Training for Medical Records Staff
HIPPA Basic Health Information Security Training
Preventing Medication Errors
Basic Respiratory Protection
Confined Space - Entry Level
Confined Spaces
Equipo de protección personal (PPE) Personal Protective Equipment - Spanish
Personal Protective Equipment
AIDS in the Workplace
Bloodborne Pathogens
Comunicación de Riesgo Hazardous Communications - Spanish
DOT Hazardous Materials General Awareness
Fall Protection
Fire Safety
Flammable Liquid Safety
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
Ladder Safety
Violence in the Workplace
Paramedic - Abdominal Trauma
Paramedic - Acute Coronary Syndromes
Paramedic - Airway Management and Ventilation
Paramedic - Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Paramedic - Behavioral Emergencies
Paramedic - Crime Scene Awareness

More information about CertiLearn is available online at www.CertiLearn.com. More information about the National Safety Council of South Florida and The Safety Center is available at www.SafetyCouncil.com.

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