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Emergency Medical Technician

EMT

The closest structural twin to NATCEP in the catalog.

An EMT edition would pair approved skills-station evidence with supervised clinical and field experience. National and Texas submissions have distinct requirements that must be mapped and tested before any export is offered.

Texas-regulated credential

At a glance

Credential
NREMT certification + Texas DSHS certification
Exam
NREMT cognitive (CAT) + state psychomotor skills
Regulator
National Registry (NREMT) + Texas DSHS
Hours
~148 didactic (incl. psychomotor) · 24–136 clinical/field hours · ~172–332 program hours

Competency model

Skills stations + clinical-field ledger
$41,340

median · $19.88/hr

Steady

projected growth

~19,000 EMT + paramedic

openings / year

Texas

state-regulated

Why the demand: Emergency-call volume, rural coverage gaps, and the EMT-to-paramedic-to-nurse career ladder. — BLS OOH, EMTs & Paramedics, May 2024.

The program

What students master.

Explore the planned competencies for this credential.

1

Emergency assessment

  • Patient assessment
  • Airway & oxygenation
  • Bleeding & shock
  • Vital signs & triage
2

Field interventions

  • CPR & AED
  • Splinting & immobilization
  • Medication assist
  • Trauma & medical emergencies
3

Clinical & field internship

  • Ambulance + ER rotations
  • Station-by-station skills evidence
  • Proctor / preceptor sign-off
  • Authority-specific export requirements to validate

On the platform

How EMT fits the roadmap.

Planned capabilities will be tailored to this program’s training and reporting requirements.

  • 1

    Station-based evidence

    An EMT edition would need its own approved station definitions, evaluator roles, and versioned evidence. The legacy CNA practice checklist cannot serve as its credential record.

  • 2

    Clinical-field ledger

    A future EMT edition would distinguish ambulance and ER hours and require qualified proctor sign-off.

  • 3

    Authority-specific exports

    NREMT and Texas DSHS submissions would require separate reviewed mappings and acceptance tests before an EMT edition could offer them.

The competitive edge

A planned clinical-field evidence workflow with separate national and state review boundaries.

On the roadmap

Roadmap — Tier-1 fit, larger curriculum to build.

Enrollment

Program prerequisites.

These credential prerequisites inform the planned enrollment experience for this program.

Age 18+
HS diploma / GED
DSHS-approved course within 2 yrs
Current CPR/BLS + fingerprint background check

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