Certifications
OPRA offers basic, intermediate, and advanced emergency medical response classes for those who need a certification or are just interested in being able to help a co-worker, loved one, or stranger when an emergency arises.
Five College Risk Management offers a defensive driving course, which presents safer driving strategies for operators of College vehicles. The course fulfills the requirement for becoming an approved driver of College vehicles.
Driver Certification
In order to be permitted to drive Hampshire College vehicles transporting students, you must:
- Complete the driver credentialing form
- After completing the form, you must complete the Driver Safety Training for your school.
- Once you've finished the course you will come to a screen that reminds you to close out the course.
- Select the "refresh dashboard" prompt. You will then be able to view your certificate of completion.
- After completing the training, please email campussafety@hampshire.edu to be added to the database of registered drivers for campus vehicles.
If you have any issues while taking the course, please feel free to contact United Educator's 24-hour Help Desk.
Email: uehelpdesk@perceptis.com
Phone: 301.830.4587
The course takes between 45 minutes to an hour to complete, and there is a quiz. The passing score is 80%. After you complete the quiz your information goes into a report that Five College Risk Management and Hampshire College will receive. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
K. Dymek
Five College Risk Management
Email: kdymek@mtholyoke.edu
Phone: 413.538.2344
First Aid
This course covers the material needed for certification by the American Red Cross in First Aid. Lecture and video instruction, combined with skills practice and testing, will prepare each student to cope with various injury and illness situations. After successful completion, students will receive American Red Cross First Aid certification, valid for three years.
| Date | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
|
TBA |
TBA | $55* |
Adult CPR/AED
This course will cover the material needed for certification by the American Red Cross in Adult CPR/AED. Lecture and video instruction, combined with skills practice and testing, will prepare each student to cope with various injury and illness situations. Certification for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for work place, schools, and community is valid for two years.
| Date | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | TBA | $55* |
* Hampshire students: Use your Hampshire student email address to register and enter the discount code HCSTUDENT when making online payment to receive $10 off the price of these classes.
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