Red Cross offers Babysitter Instructor Training in Hyannis

Participants must be at least 16 years of age

The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter, will offer a Babysitter Instructor training class on November 7, 2009 at the Chapter House on 286 South Street in Hyannis.  

The course runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The class is designed to train instructor candidates to teach the basic-level Babysitter’s Training course.  This course prepares instructor candidates to use program materials, conduct training sessions and evaluate the progress of course participants.   Cost of the course is $100.  All participants will receive a reference handbook and a first aid kit.  To enroll, call 508-775-1540.

Participants must be at least 16 years of age on or before the training session, possess a Fundamentals of Instructor Training Certificate issued within the last year or possess a current national Health and Safety Services Instructor Authorization Certificate, and successfully complete the instructor pre-course self-study and the pre-course session.  This includes demonstrating competency in the pre-course skills.

In order to achieve certification, participants must:

• Successfully complete the instructor precourse self-study and the precourse session.
• Attend and actively participate in all course sessions. 
• Successfully complete class activities, including the required practice-teaching assignments.
• Score at least 80 percent (16 correct answers out of 20 questions) on the Babysitter’s Training Instructor course final written exam.

Class schedules can be viewed on the Chapter’s website or can be obtained by calling toll-free (508) 775-1540.

To register for classes or to request more information visit the website or call (508) 775-1540.

Payment is required for registration. Or you can write to: American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter, 286 South Street, Hyannis MA 02601.

Release courtesy of the Cape Cod and Islands Chapter of the Red Cross.