An EMS Instructor applicant must meet the following requirements: -Hold current Connecticut EMT or AEMT certification or paramedic licensure at the time of application. -Have 24 months of EMS experience in a Connecticut ambulance or rescue organization or in the emergency medical care field as approved by the Department during the previous 36 months -Successful completion of a Department-approved EMS instructor course of training, or acceptable substitute (examples listed below), within the previous 24 months. ?DPH OEMS approved EMS-I Course; or ?NAEMSE Instructor level 1 and 2; or ?Police Officer Standards of Training Instructor*; or ?Fire Service Instructor Level 3*; or ?US Military EMS Instructor; or ?EMS Instructor training from another state, provided such training followed the latest NHTSA "Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors"; or ?Master’s Degree in Education, or ?Connecticut Teacher Certificate. -Completion of 25 hours of student teaching under the supervision of two currently certified Connecticut EMS instructors, in OEMS approved courses -Completion of a DPH OEMS regulation and procedure orientation (this may be included in an initial EMS-I course)
