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Course Bundles

APCO's bundle courses provide a fast-track option to earn certifications sooner than taking each course separately. By registering for related courses together, students can finish their training and move more quickly toward certification. Available bundles include:

  • Public Safety Telecommunicator / Emergency Medical Dispatch (PST/EMD)
  • Public Safety Telecommunicator / Public Safety Telecommunicator Instructor (PST/PSTI)
  • Emergency Medical Dispatch / Emergency Medical Dispatch Instructor (EMD/EMDI)
Applicable course pre-requisites apply.

PST 80258 & EMD 80259 Bundle

This PST/EMD course bundle allows students to complete the 40-hour PST and EMD student courses in just 7 weeks! The PST course will run for 4 weeks, and the EMD course will be Fast Track, allowing you to complete it in only 3 weeks.

Prerequisites:
  • Upload your current CPR card by the end of the PST course to qualify to attend the EMD course.
  • If your card is not uploaded, you will not be approved to continue to the EMD course.
There are no refunds, transfers or substitutions for either course after the start of the PST course.

PST 80260 & PSTI 80261 Bundle

This PST/PST Instructor course bundle allows individuals to complete the APCO PST student course and the PST Instructor course in shorter time, certifying instructors to teach the 40-hour basic PST student course to their agency quicker.

Prerequisites:
  • Note that the prerequisites for any instructor course is “Minimum of one year in an ECC” and you will be required to enter the date you began working in an ECC by the end of the PST student course to qualify to attend the PST Instructor course.
  • If this date is not entered, or is less than one year, you will not be approved to continue to the PST Instructor course.
There are no refunds, transfers or substitutions for either course after the start of the PST course.

EMD 80262 & EMDI 80263 Bundle

Affiliation agency MUST be implementing the APCO EMD Program, or completely implemented with guidecards in-house in order to attend this course bundle.

This EMD/EMD Instructor course bundle allows individuals to complete the APCO EMD student course and the EMD Instructor course in shorter time, certifying instructors to teach the EMD student course to their agency quicker.

Prerequisites:
  • All EMD/EMD instructor candidates must have successful completion of the APCO PST student course or another formal, instructor-led, 40-hour basic telecommunicator course and current CPR certification (AHA, ARC or equivalent) prior to attending the EMD student course.
  • All EMD instructor candidates who wish to teach the medical portion must hold a current EMT with ALS, Paramedic or higher certification.
  • Note that the prerequisites for any instructor course is “Minimum of one year in an ECC” and you will be required to enter the date you began working in an ECC by the end of the EMD student course to qualify to attend the EMD Instructor course.
  • All instructor prerequisites must be uploaded by the end of the EMD student course to qualify to attend the EMD Instructor course. If the prerequisites are not uploaded or met, you will not be approved to continue to the EMD Instructor course.
There are no refunds, transfers or substitutions for either course after the start of the EMD student course.