Mohawk Ambulance Service Partners with Schenectady SEAT to Enroll Eight Students to EMT Training Program

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Mohawk Ambulance Service, the largest privately-owned ambulance service in upstate New York, recently began its Fall 2017 EMT Training Course with eight students accepted from Schenectady Social Enterprise and Training Center (SEAT). The SEAT Center provides education and training programs for underrepresented populations, businesses, and communities, with a strong focus on serving young adults, ages 16-24 years old. Mohawk Ambulance works with the SEAT Center as an employer partner to accept qualified candidates into their EMT training program. Mohawk Ambulance Service has remained committed to providing education opportunities to those who may not otherwise have the means to pursue a career in the EMS industry. Last year, Mohawk introduced a free EMT training course as a way of recruiting new talent into the field. This program has yielded many successful graduates who now work with the company. This current training program is the third course Mohawk has offered to candidates free of charge. The career preparation training that candidates receive through the SEAT Center is augmented by physical and mental soft skills tests. Those who make it through the preliminary screening are enrolled in Mohawk’s course which blends classroom learning with hands-on training and ride-alongs with Mohawk personnel in service. Students are also assigned a SEAT tutor with whom they work twice a week, helping them master time management and study skills, and ensu...
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