Head Office: Fairfield Complex, Bacolet Street, Scarborough, Tobago.

868-639-1782

Re-affirming the skills and knowledge of Emergency Response.

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Tobago (CERT) Program

|Training and Certification | Qualifications and Experience | Career Benefits | Application Procedures | CERT Tobago Career Training | Tobago CERT Response Centers |

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Program Overview:

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program in Tobago allows trained persons to be better prepared to respond to an emergency situation in their communities. When emergencies occur, CERT Technicians can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with non-emergency projects that help improve the safety of the community.

The full purpose of the program is to provide the community with well trained professional responders who can assist in the event of a natural or man-made disaster that overwhelms or delays the island's immediate response capabilities.

The CERT Career Concept was developed by NEMA Tobago, which aims at making available adequately trained personnel to immediately respond to any emergency / disaster that may occur in a community, in a professional manner. 

A CERT Volunteer arm is attached to each team, which would provide an auxiliary support to the operation of each team.

Areas of Training and Certification:

• Two way Radio Communications

• Search & Rescue both at sea & land

• Basic Cardiac Life Support

• Fire Suppression

• High Angle Rescue

• Emergency Medical Technicians

• Rope Technician

• Light Tool and Equipment Training

• Basic Disaster Management Training

• Mass Casualty Management

• Incident Command System

Applicant's Qualifications and Experience:

• At least five (5) CXC O' levels subjects - English and Biology compulsory.  Applicants should be numerically and computer literate.

• Applicants must live in their respective communities in Tobago.

• Applicants must be at least eighteen (18) years old.

• Applicants must have a commitment to continuing education in disaster management.

• Applicants must agree to work cooperatively with the training and guidelines of the NEMA Tobago CERT organization.

• Applicant should have a current driver's license (Manual), be physically fit, and able to effectively use all senses and be able to lift or move 150 lbs.

• As part of the selection process, applicants will be required to successfully witness an autopsy, work in a convalescent home for three (3) days and work along with Emergency Medical Technicians in an ambulance for one (1) week.

• Manual Learners/Drivers License.

• It is compulsory that each applicant obtain from the nearest health centre a Hepatitis B Vaccine.

Career Benefits:

• Life Long training Skills

• Fascinating Financial Benefits

• Training Opportunities

• Live within your work environment

Application Procedures:

The submission of Applications, Resume, Police certificate of good character and two passport pictures by interested applicants to the CERT Coordinator, NEMA Tobago, Fairfield Complex, Bacolet Street, Scarborough, Tobago,

Contact: 639-1782 for further information.

 

The Tobago Community Emergency Response Team was born from the need to have trained and certified personnel responding quickly and in an efficient and reliable manner to save lives in the event of an emergency or disaster in rural communities of Tobago. More Details

 

 

 

 

The Community Emergency Response Team career training began following interview held for applicants on (Thursday 17th November 2005).  The National Emergency Management Agency has selected forty-six (46) participants to be trained as Certified Emergency Response Technicians.

The following are Photo clips of the Interview Panel:

 

On the 21st of November, 2005 a short opening ceremony was held at the training venue- (Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality & Tourism Institute (Tobago Campus), Mt. St. George, Tobago.  The first of thirteen (13) subject areas of training began, facilitated by the Emergency Training Institute of Trinidad and Tobago.  The trainees began training first as Emergency Medical Technicians on the 21st of November 2005 and continues daily between the hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm until the 16th of December 2005.

 

The aim of this training program is to expose these trainees to a high-end level of training over a three (3) month period, with the hope of achieving multi-skilled CERT Technicians.  The goal is to create teams that will be placed in the rural villages of Tobago, such as Charlotteville, Delaford and Parlatuvier.  These teams will be equipped with the necessary tools and equipment to provide their communities with an immediate response during any emergency or disaster, night or day.

The Following are photo clip footage of the Opening Ceremony:

Registration Desk

Members of Head Table

Chief Fire Officer Mr. Bowen

Team of Course Instructors

Participants of the CERT Training Program

Emergency Medical Technician Instructors

 

 

Tobago (CERT) Training Program Photo Clips Collection:

 

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