leolibby

I'll need to stop studying after my 2nd year and work... How will my job prospects look if I have CPR certification? My degree is not medical, but I have the option of taking a class that will train and certify in CPR. here is the class description:

This course follows the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and OSHA requirements to prepare the student with knowledge, skill, and techniques necessary to recognize and provide care in first aid, respiratory, and cardiac emergencies, using the latest CPR and emergency cardiac care guidelines. Students learn how to perform rescue breathing, one-rescuer and two-rescuer CPR, how to use airway adjuncts (bag-valve-mask, oxygen administration), and how to operate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). American Red Cross Professional Rescuer and First Aid certification is given upon completion of course requirements.

veryspoiledgirl

A caregiver, teacher's aid, special ed tutor...

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CPR certification is a plus if you're applying for child-care or personal-care aide type positions, but it's not going to qualify you for anything in and of itself. You might as well do the class, if it's not terribly inconvenient, just because it's something useful that IMO everyone should know--but don't expect it to open employment doors. It might put you over the edge against someone who doesn't have it, but it's a very short, easy class that lots of people have taken.

An EMT certification on the other hand, would open up some jobs. But that's not really something you want to do just because you're desperate for a job, since it's not paid terribly well and it's very stressful.