District 196 Community Education

Renew your First Aid certification. American Safety and Health Institute certification is valid for two years. This course is equivalent to American Red Cross First Aid.

Renew your American Red Cross certification, valid for two years. Participants must successfully demonstrate all skills and pass the written test. Nurses may apply for CEUs through the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

Renew Adult Child and Infant CPR and AED certifications. American Safety and Health Institute CPR/AED certification is valid for two years. This course is equivalent to American Heart Association Heart Saver or American Red Cross CPR for Lay Rescuer.

Renew American Red Cross Lifeguarding, First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Lifeguard certifications. Age Prerequisite: 17years of age by the last day of the class Certification Prerequisite: Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification Skill Prerequisites: Endurance continuous swim: 150 yd. swim, 2 min. treading water using legs only followed by 50 yd. swim. Swimming must be either front crawl, breaststroke or any combination of these two strokes.. Timed skill sequence: 20 yd. swim, retrieval of a 10 lb. object from 7 ft. deep, swim 20 yd. carrying the object and exit the water within 1 min. and 40 sec. Waterfront and Waterpark full modules and renewal modules will be offered for those that successfully complete this course and would like to earn the additional certification to work at a beach or waterpark. There is an additional fee for this course. Call 952-431-8777 for more information or to register.

Become certified in American Red Cross Lifeguarding for pools and waterparks, First Aid and CPR/AED for the Professional Lifeguard. Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory. All courses are full in person courses, no online portion required. Age Prerequisite: 15 years of age by the last day of the class Skill Prerequisites: Prerequisite skills will be evaluated at the beginning of the first day. Those who do not meet the skill requirements will not be allowed to stay for the class and may choose to practice the swimming skills to be able to transfer to another class or cancel with a $25 cancellation fee. Endurance continuous swim: 150 yd. swim, 2 min. treading water using legs only followed by 50 yd. swim. Swimming must be either front crawl, breaststroke or any combination of these two strokes.. Timed skill sequence: 20 yd. swim, retrieval of a 10 lb. object from 7 ft. deep, swim 20 yd. carrying the object and exit the water within 1 min. and 40 sec. A Waterfront Lifeguarding Module will be offered for those that successfully complete this course and would like to earn the additional certification to work at a beach. There is an additional fee for this course. Call 952-431-8777 for more information or to register.

Become certified to teach American Red Cross swim lessons. Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory. All courses are full in person courses, no online portion required. Age Prerequisite: Students must be 15 years of age by the last day of the class Skill Prerequisites: Demonstration of swimming skills equivalent to Red Cross Level 4 swim lesson requirements