My daughter is in year 11 and wants to be paramedic. How does she get in to this career?

Answer 1

The following site gives quite a lot of information concerning the requirements to be a paramedic in the UK:-

http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles/profiles/profile284/

Answer 2

Year 11? Is this followed by year 12 then tertiary study? Assuming the answer is 'yes' and that you both (your daughter and your self) are in Australia!

Yopur daughter should.

1. There are no prerequisites to getting into these courses at UNI, however chem and physics may be an advantage.

2. Doing a first aid cert. would be an advantage. This can be done over the summer break.

3. Check out UAC, QTAC, VTAC or the appropriate journal for your state and find out the UAR you need to gain entry. Aim at a UAI HIGHER than the one stated.

4. In July/August, next year, when you have to apply, put in all the appropriat codes (up to 6 or whatever you can these days).

Talk to your careers adviser, look up the job in the Job Guide, you should have been given one at the end of year 10. Contact organisations that employ PARA'S.

All this should get you on the right track.

Answer 3

Pardon, I'm a little tired. But there are schools just for this which you could look into, and she can ask a career counselor in her high school or in college. Here's a few links I found that I hope will help.

http://www.jobprofiles.org/heaparamedic.htm
http://www.paramedic.com/

There is also a book you guys might wanna try to find, I don't know how common it is though: Your Future in a Paramedic Career by Fenton Keyes

Answer 4

I would suggest whether your daughter is 11 years old or in the 11th grade of high school, that you and she meet with either the police or fire department in her home town. They will be able to advise her of the educational requirements and the committment she will need to make to become a paramedic. Good luck to your daughter! Give your local police dept a call, tell them you need to speak to someone regarding you daughter's career choice and they will be happy to help you!

Answer 5

if there are some college programs in her school then tell her to talk to her college counselor to see about signing up for that class , she would be able to start out with the cna program and then after high school she can go on to another college class for about 2-4 more years and become a paramedic. if she doesnt have the possibility to get the cna program in high school then she will have to take it in college and she would spend about 4-6 years to become a paramedic (rna literally)

Answer 6

High marks in sciences, first-aid/CPR training, volunteer work, and of course college (you'd get info about paramedic training from the different schools). She should try to get a ride-along or do some job shadowing first, just in case it isn't for her - it's a very high-stress occupation and she'd have to have the ability to remain calm and composed under pressure.

Answer 7

My cousin is a paramedic and he started out helping with St Johns Ambulance. That might be a good first step to see if it really is what she would like to do....

Answer 8

learn lots of first aid, join st johns ambulance groups. then when she is older everything should fall into place.
apply for a job at local NHS trust or speak to other paramedics and ask them.

Answer 9

There are some scout groups interconnected with FD's and paramedics, there are also cadet groups with Junior medics. Check your local community centre.

Answer 10

If your daughter is 11 years old, she doesn't need to worry about a career right now, main focus is school. Shouldn't mothers know that?