O’NEILL – Northeast Community College in O’Neill will offer a babysitter training course next month.
American Red Cross Babysitter Training (ECED 5100/16S & CRN #70294) will be held Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Northeast Community College O’Neill Extended Campus, 505 East Highway 20, in Room 104.
The course is designed to provide individuals ages 11 to 15 with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents or adult guardians. This training will help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism; safety and safe play as well as first aid. Participants will gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to care for infants and school-age children.
The course illustrates how to respond to emergencies and illnesses with first aid, rescue breathing and other appropriate care; make decisions under pressure; communicate with parents to learn household rules; recognize safety and hygiene issues; manage young children; and feed, diaper and care for infants.
A textbook is available for $16.05 at the O’Neill Extended Campus.
Cost of the course, with Janet Wolfe the instructor, is $65.
To register for this class, call Northeast Community College in O’Neill at (402) 336-3590.
