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Basic Life Support (BLS) - Renewal Certification Training. BPPE Approved

Project Heartbeat · Oakland, CA

Cost
$97
Length
1 weeks
Working 6 months later
78%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
5,896
Finished the program
100%Based on 5,896 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
78%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Job ads may call this: Driver · Driver Medic · First Responder · Ambulance Driver

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
  • Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
  • Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
  • Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
  • Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
  • Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.
  • Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.
Typical pay in California
$36,941per year
Projected openings
1,770
Projected change
+7.1%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

California publishes no separate figure for this job in Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD. The statewide figures above are the only ones there are.

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
1 to 12 months

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 40% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 4% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
4%
High school diploma
40%
Started college, no degree
30%
Two-year degree
15%
Four-year degree
9%
Master's degree
1%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.6%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

The BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers - Classroom Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Most healthcare providers are required to take this course. You must have a current/non-expired BLS Provider Card to take this BLS renewal course. Expired card holders and new beginners must sign up for the initial BLS certification.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • American Job Center of California-OaklandComprehensive center

    Phone: 510-564-0500

    7677 Oakport StreetSuite 350Oakland, CA 94621about 1.2 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00AM- 5:00PM

    Has a veterans' representative

  • East Oakland Neighborhood Career CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 510-568-8349

    7200 Bancroft AvenueSuite 140Oakland, CA 94605about 2.9 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

  • The Unity Council Career & Resource CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 510-535-6101

    1900 Fruitvale AvenueOakland, CA 94601about 3.9 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →