NC
CPS Training Schedule
updated
12-15-08
The North Carolina Department
of Insurance, Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the UNC Highway
Safety Research Center’s Child Passenger Safety Resource Center
(HSRC CPSRC) work together, along with the NC Governor’s Highway
Safety Program (GHSP) and local Child Passenger Safety (CPS) programs, to coordinate, facilitate,
and deliver CPS Basic Awareness and Certification training classes in North Carolina.
Check with the class "Contact" for additional information about the classes that are listed. Some
classes, especially Basic Awareness classes, may be full or closed
to persons outside of the sponsoring and/or host agencies.
The Safe Kids Worldwide
(SKW) is the certifying body for the National Standardized Child
Passenger Safety (CPS) Training Program. All registrations for certification classes must be made using the Safe Kids Certification online system.
Read Certification Class Registration for information on Safe Kids
Certification policies and procedures. Agencies and individuals interested in registering for a class should pay particular attention to the information about late fees, cancellations, “no-shows,” substitutions, and payment by credit card vs. by check.
Limited Scholarships Available for Certification Classes
The NC Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is offering a limited number of scholarships to help students with lodging and meal expenses for GHSP/NC sponsored or co-sponsored certification classes. These scholarships are administered by and available through the NC Department of Insurance, Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM).
Eligibility criteria for these scholarships are that the individual must live at least 35 miles away from the training site and that travel expenses are not available through the student’s agency. The signature of the applicant’s supervisor on the application form is required for confirmation that the applicant meets these criteria.
Participants awarded scholarships are responsible for making their own hotel reservation and paying for lodging and meals. Allowable expenses are reimbursed after the class and after attendance for the entire class is confirmed by OSFM with the Lead Instructor. Meals and lodging will be reimbursed at state rates which are: Hotel: $63.75 + tax, Breakfast: $7.50, Lunch: $9.75, and Dinner: $16.75. Applicants approved for the scholarships will receive an e-mail confirmation with additional reimbursement information.
Certification classes for which all available scholarships have been awarded are noted by "No Scholarships Available" following the Safe Kids ID number on the class schedule.
Applications for scholarships must be submitted and approved prior to the class for which they are being requested and must be submitted on the NC Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training Scholarship Request form.
| Download NC CPS Training Scholarship Request Form |
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For more information on scholarships, contact Allison Cummings by email at acumming@ncdoi.net or by phone at 800-634-7854 x314 or 919-661-5880 x314.
Certification
Class Schedule
Certification Renewal Class Schedule
NC Update/Refresher Class Schedule
NC Basic Awareness Class Schedule
Transportation of Children with Special
Needs Class Schedule
| Certification
Class Schedule |
Persons interested in registering for a Certification classes are urged to register early and not wait until the last minute. Spaces in the classes are available on a "first-come" basis.
Minimum class size for most NC-sponsored Certification classes is 20 students. Certification classes that do not have at least 20 students registered at least 2 weeks before the class are subject to cancellation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Payment for Certification class registration fees can be made online with a credit card or by mail with a check, purchase order or money order. However, registrations for courses are not complete and a seat will not be held until payment is received. Persons who choose to pay, or who MUST pay, by check or purchase order through the mail may lose their seat to someone who registers and pays with a credit card. Also late fees may be charged for individuals completing the registration and payment process by check or purchase order through the mail.
If paying by check, be sure to have the check cut and sent in as quickly as possible. In addition, it is highly recommended that checks be delivered to CPS Certification customer service via express mail/next day delivery that requires a signed receipt upon delivery.
Note also that inclusion on this list does not guarantee that space is available. To check to see if space is available in a particular class, use the "Find A Course" feature on the Safe Kids CPS Certification website. To do so, enter the "SK ID" class number (found in the list of classes below) of the class you are most interested in in the "Course ID" field, or search for all classes in NC for the dates you are interested in. The "Open Seats" field will tell you how many seats are available in that particular class.
When searching for the class you want to register for, be sure to to check the "Also Show Invitation Only/Controlled Courses" box if it is a controlled class. Controlled classes are not displayed unless this is checked.
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Class Dates
Primary Sponsor |
County / Location |
Registration
Information Contact |
Inclusion on this list does not guarantee that space is available.
Refer to the instructions above for using the "Find A Course" feature on the Safe Kids CPS Certification website. |
January 6-9, 2009
Rowan County Buckle Up Kids
SK ID: NC20080818717
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Rowan County
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd North - Building 700
Salisbury, NC 28146
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Marshall Moore
Salisbury Fire Department
704-638-4465
mmoor@salisburync.gov
How to Register and Pay
NOTE: An additional $60 Community College tuition fee must be paid by anyone not involved with fire services, law enforcement, or EMS. |
February 10-13, 2009
Safe Kids Durham
SK ID: NC20081203984
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Durham County
Durham County EMS
Station 6
226 Milton Rd.
Durham, NC 27712
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Kathy Mellown
Durham County EMS
919-560-8287
kmellown@co.durham.nc.us
How to Register and Pay |
Inclusion on this list does not guarantee that space is available.
Refer to the instructions above for using the "Find A Course" feature on the Safe Kids CPS Certification website. |
March 23-26, 2009
OSFM/GHSP
Safe Guilford
SK ID: NC200812151030
Limited scholarships are available for this class.
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Guilford County
High Point Fire Department Training Center
1035 West Ward Avenue
High Point, NC 27260
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Bill Hall
HSRC CPSRC
800-672-4527
bill_hall@unc.edu
How to Register and Pay
NOTE: An additional $60 Community College tuition fee must be paid by anyone not involved with fire services, law enforcement, or EMS. |
April 28 - May 1, 2009
OSFM/GHSP
SK ID: NC200812151031
Limited scholarships are available for this class.
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Lincoln County
Lincoln County Emergency Medical Services
720 John Howell Memorial Drive
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Bill Hall
HSRC CPSRC
800-672-4527
bill_hall@unc.edu
How to Register and Pay |
Inclusion on this list does not guarantee that space is available.
Refer to the instructions above for using the "Find A Course" feature on the Safe Kids CPS Certification website. |
May 4-7, 2009
OSFM/GHSP
SK ID: NC200812151032
Limited scholarships are available for this class.
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Cleveland County
Brown Emergency Training Center
2423 Kings Road Extension
Shelby, NC 28152
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Bill Hall
HSRC CPSRC
800-672-4527
bill_hall@unc.edu
How to Register and Pay |
Additional North Carolina classes that have not requested to be listed on this site as well as classes scheduled in surrounding states can be found using the "Find a Course" feature on the Safe Kids CPS Certification website. Refer to the instructions above for using the "Find A Course" feature on the Safe Kids CPS Certification website. Be sure to check the "Also Show Invitation Only/Controlled Courses" box to view ALL classes.
All registrations for certification classes must be made using the Safe Kids CPS Certification online system. |
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| Certification
Renewal Class
Schedule |
Technicians
whose certifications have expired are eligible to take the
8-hour Certification Renewal Course. After successfully
completing this class, students will be re-certified as CPS
Technicians without having to take the complete Certification
course.
The Renewal Course provides a brief overview
of the technical information contained in the most
recent version of the NHTSA curriculum, verifies technical
skills through hands-on testing, and assesses CPS knowledge
through an on-site written test.
This is NOT an update/refresher class.
This course is meant for expired CPS Technicians who have
maintained their child passenger safety knowledge and their
hands-on skills. It is expected that students attempting to
renew their certifications stayed involved in CPS programs
and activities, have kept up with changes in the field by
reading technical updates, attending other CPS classes, and
working with non-expired technicians to keep their installation
skills current, but who - for one reason or another - allowed
their certifications to expire.
Individuals
who do not meet these criteria should not expect to pass the
Certification Renewal Course.
Refer to additional
registration information included under the Certification
Class Schedule above. |
Class Dates
Primary Sponsor |
County / Location |
Registration
Information Contact |
No Renewal Classes are schedules at this time.
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Bill
Hall
HSRC CPSRC
800-672-4527
bill_hall@unc.edu
How
to Register and Pay for a Renewal Class
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Additional North Carolina
Renewal classes that have not requested to be listed on this
site as well as classes scheduled in surrounding states can
be found using the "Find a Course" feature on the
Safe
Kids CPS Certification website. Be sure to check
the "Also Show Invitation Only/Controlled Courses"
box to view ALL classes.
All
registrations for certification classes must be made using
the Safe
Kids Certification online system. |
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NC Update/Refresher Class Schedule |
The North Carolina CPS Technician Update/Refresher training class is to designed to provide continuing education to currently certified CPS Technicians and Instructors. The Update/Refresher class provides participants with reviews of technical information related to occupant restraints, view new child restraints and other products, and further improve skills.
Registration for these classes is limited to current Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians and Technician Instructors. |
Class Dates
Primary Sponsor |
County / City / Location |
Contact for Information |
There are no Update/Refresher classes scheduled in NC at this time. Basic Awareness classes will be posted here when scheduled. |
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NC
Basic Awareness Classes
The goal of North Carolina Child Passenger
Safety (CPS) Basic Training course is to create an awareness of
the importance of child passenger safety education in preventing
deaths and injuries to children in car crashes and to provide participants
with basic CPS knowledge and hands-on practice. The focus of this
program is primarily on child restraints, but seat belt use for
children and adults is discussed as well.
Students in Basic Awareness classes,
usually taught over a two-day period, develop basic child passenger
safety technical skills and have a basic standard of knowledge.
Participation in these classes does not result in a formal certification.
Contact the person listed for each class for registration information.
| NC
Basic Awareness Class
Schedule |
Class Dates
Primary Sponsor |
County / City
/ Location |
Contact for
Information |
There are no Basic Awareness classes scheduled in NC at this time. Basic Awareness classes will be posted here when scheduled.
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Transportation
of Children with Special Health Care Needs Classes
"Safe Travel for All Children: Transporting Children with
Special Health Care Needs" is designed to serve as an enrichment
course for child passenger safety technicians who are interested
in learning more about special needs transportation. The training,
which lasts approximately a day and a half, combines classroom lectures
and discussions with hands-on exercises. During the training, participants
will be introduced to medical conditions that can impact restraint
selection and have the opportunity to investigate and install specialized
restraint systems. The training concludes with a proficiency exam
that evaluates the student's ability to assess appropriate restraints
and to demonstrate proper use and installation.
"Safe
Travel for All Children: Transporting Children with Special Health
Care Needs" was developed by the Automotive Safety Program
at Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine,
with funding from the National Safety Council.
Persons in North Carolina interested in learning more about the
transportation of children with special health care needs training
should contact Vickie Whitlatch, Western NC Safe Kids at Mission Hospitals
in Asheville by phone: 828-213-5554 or email: victoria.whitlatch@msj.org
| Transportation
of Children with Special Health
Care Needs Class Schedule |
Class Dates
Primary Sponsor |
County / City
/ Location |
Contact for
Information |
There are no Special Transportation Needs classes scheduled in NC at this time. Special Transportation Needs classes will be posted here when scheduled. |
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