National Training Center (East)
Augusta University, Center of Operational Medicine
1120 15th St., AF-2039
Augusta, GA 30912

Contact: Jeb Sheidler
Phone: 706-721-3548
Email: jsheidler@augusta.edu

Course Date: February 17-18, 2026

Location: HSHS St. John's Hospital, Bunn Auditorium, 800 E. Carpenter St,Springfield, IL 62769

Cost: No cost closed course - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu 

Prerequisites: none

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3837

coursesearchCHECBasic

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation. 

CHEC Basic: 2-day course; 13.5 CEU’s       

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: February 19, 2026

Location: HSHS St. John's Hospital, Bunn Auditorium, 800 E. Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62769

Cost: No cost closed course - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu

Prerequisites: CHEC Basic

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3838

coursesearchCHECAdvanced

The CHEC Certification Program is a tiered certification process incorporating advancing course work as pre-requisites to three levels of certification using the CHEC Basic and Advanced courses as the foundation.   

  •      CHEC courses are customarily offered over 3 consecutive days.
  •      Single course enrollment is permitted.
  •      CHEC Basic is a pre-requisite to CHEC Advanced.
  •      CEUs are honored and accepted by The State Office of EMS and EMA to maintain certification.
  •      Students receive a handbook and electronic resource materials.

Course Date: June 17, 2025

Location: Virtual

Cost: None

Prerequisites: BDLS & ADLS

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3820

The National Disaster Life Support Instructor's course provides the core content and materials for participants who have successfully completed the BDLS v3.0 and ADLS v3.0 to become a certified NDLS Instructor.  All NDLS instructors must be affiliated with a NDLS training center in order to teach any of the NDLS courses including CDLS, BDLS, and ADLS.

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Course Date: November 5, 2025

Location: Virtual

Cost: None, contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu with any enrollment questions

Prerequisites: BDLS & ADLS

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3819

The National Disaster Life Support Instructor's course provides the core content and materials for participants who have successfully completed the BDLS v3.0 and ADLS v3.0 to become a certified NDLS Instructor.  All NDLS instructors must be affiliated with a NDLS training center in order to teach any of the NDLS courses including CDLS, BDLS, and ADLS.

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Course Date: August 5, 2025

Location: Virtual

Cost: No Cost, closed course. 

Prerequisites: BDLS & ADLS or CHEC Series

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3764

The National Disaster Life Support Instructor's course provides the core content and materials for participants who have successfully completed the BDLS v3.0 and ADLS v3.0 to become a certified NDLS Instructor.  All NDLS instructors must be affiliated with a NDLS training center in order to teach any of the NDLS courses including CDLS, BDLS, and ADLS.

coursesearchADLS

Course Date: July 15, 2025

Course Location: Pavilion 2 Lecture Hall, Augusta, GA

Cost: None - contact Jeb Sheidler at jsheidler@augusta.edu regarding any enrollment questions

Prerequisites: None

Click to register: https://register3.ndlsf.org/course/view.php?id=3756