CERT School in Racine, WI | Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps

BE A HERO

Lead in an Emergency or Natural Disaster

Employers Seek Transportation and Disaster Response Qualifications

The Certification & Emergency Response Training (CERT) High School is an alternative high school designed as a hybrid career academy. We prepare students with several nationally recognized industry certifications, licenses, and credentials for high-demand occupations involved in transportation, disaster rescue, recovery, and community rebuilding.

As a student in the CERT High School, you will:

Earn $300 a week with our AmeriCorps program
Learn how to operate a variety of beginner and advanced power tools, equipment, and vehicles
Earn credentials to help you get a job
Earn scholarships for additional training after graduation
Prepare for employment
Complete your high school diploma

The CERT High School is crafted to maximize the earning potential and provide an advantage to young adults who may be at a disadvantage in life.

Throughout the process, young adults who previously left or had been pushed out of a traditional school system without a diploma learn a wide range of occupations and acquire middle-skill credentials to perform a variety of duties. Training at CERT High School assists in covering content requirements for a high school diploma and jumpstarts students into careers.

Prepare Yourself To Be A Leader

In the United States there is only one trained first responder for every three hundred Americans. The first people to arrive to an emergency are likely to be neighbors, friends or family members. CERT High School prepares students to lead in emergency situations with the skills and knowledge that will protect the lives of those whom they care about most. Natural and man-made disasters are increasingly frequent phenomena. CERT High School is an opportunity to re-focus your life toward a meaningful and relevant service career.

Become a role model for your family, friends, and community.

Ready to join the CERT High School and be a leader? Just tell us:

Would You Like To Teach Our Future Leaders?

Our teachers play a critical role in applying state-of-the-art instructional methods for real world learning and achievement by CERT School students. As a CERT School teacher, you will teach vocational certification classes, remedial education classes and preparatory classes for the General Educational Development test as well as pre-apprenticeship exams, post-secondary admission tests, and other life skills.

The CERT School operates year round and annual salary for our teachers is based on qualifications and teaching experience. Applicants should have previous teacher training and classroom instruction experience. Preference will be given to candidates who possess or are in the process of attaining a Wisconsin middle/high school teaching license with teaching certification from an accredited post-secondary institution.

For more information, please contact us.

Curriculum developed in partnership with the following:

Certification & Emergency Response Training (CERT) School Curriculum

Semester 1

Disaster Rescue

Responder Fitness

Employment Connections

Patient Relations

Service & Etiquette

Global Culture & Relief

International Incident Response

Basic Foreign Communication

U.S. Passport

*National Incident Management System-100

*National Incident Management System-200

*National Incident Management System-700

*National Incident Management System-800

*OSHA Disaster Site Worker

Search & Rescue Operations

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

*CERT

Storm Watch

Civil Air Patrol

*Disaster Medical Operations-CPR/First Aid

*OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Certification

*Certified Nursing Assistant Training

Phlebotomy Training

Medical Records Management

Traumatic Stress & Psychology

Remote Responder Operations-Robotics

STEM 101

Fluid Dynamics

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Digital Imaging

Design Team & Problem Solving (Synectics)

Arborist Training

Utility Line Maintenance Training

*DOT Flagger Certification

*Class D Driver License

*Commercial Driver License

ECO-Driving (Class 8) Over-the-Road

National Safety Council-Defensive Driving

*Passenger Assistance Training

*Public Passenger License

*Chauffeur’s License

*OSHA HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120)

Nanotechnology Safety Training

*Refinery Safety Overview (RSO) Card Certified

Hazardous Materials Management

*DOT Hazardous Materials Handling & Packaging

*OSHA Confined Space Certification

Semester 2

Disaster Recovery

Responder Fitness

Employment Connections

*Certified Renovator

*OSHA Asbestos Awareness Training

Mold & Moisture Control Awareness

Heavy Equipment Operations

Skid-loader Operation

Backhoe Operation

*Bucket Truck Certification

Industrial Deck Mower Operation

*Food Handling Certification

*Beginning Wastewater Treatment Operator

Sewer Science

Backflow Prevention Tester Awareness

Wastewater Collection Operator Awareness

Water Sampling & Monitoring

Water Action Volunteer I Training

Water Action Volunteer II Training

Potable Water

Water Distribution Systems Operation

*Forklift Certification

Logistics & Warehouse Operations

Small Engine Repair

Alternative Fuels

Biodiesel Production

Hydro Power

Semester 3

Disaster Rebuilding

Responder Fitness

Employment Connections

*Entry-Level Solar Installer Certification

*Beginner’s Electrical License

Energy Technology

Electrical Instrumentation & Automation

Technician Training

*Energy Auditor (BPI) Certification

Focus on Energy Cold Climate

Climate Literacy

Geothermal/HVAC Training

*EPA HVAC Certification

Transit Surveyor

*OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety

*HBI Deconstruction Certification

Basic Pipelaying

Industrial Arts I

*National Career Readiness Certification

Industrial Arts II

Welding (MIG & TIG)

AutoCAD/3-D Modeling Project Management

Homebuyer Education/Financial Literacy

Entrepreneurship