The Continuing Studies department offers a variety of health and safety, personal development, and cultural interest courses on the Merritt campus. All courses delivered on campus are offered on a cost-recovery basis; therefore, early registration is essential, as low enrollment will result in course cancellation. A list of upcoming course offerings is found below. Please bring government-issued photo ID with you to all courses.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE
Continuing Studies
Upcoming Courses
Basic First Aid (formerly Level 1 First Aid)
This Worksafe BC course provides an introductory knowledge on how to identify injuries and administer first aid to injuries. It is suitable for people in these industries: small construction jobs (roofing, painting, drywall, framing, etc.), office workers, small manufacturing and assembling shops and restaurant workers. No prior first aid knowledge required to attend this course. Minimum age 15 years
Venue: NVIT Merritt Campus
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Cost: $145
Course Dates:
September 19, 2025 (Friday)
October 15, 2025 (Wednesday)
November 14, 2025 (Friday)
December 12, 2025 (Friday)
Registration Deadline:
1 week prior to course
Advanced First Aid (formerly Level 3 First Aid)
This WorkSafe BC course is a 2-week/70-hour program designed to further first-aid training and knowledge. The course is suitable for people in these industries: lumber mill, pulp and paper mill, medic for oil and gas in BC (Alberta may require extra training), large logging companies, large road construction and flagging. No prior first aid knowledge is required to attend this course. All students must be at least 16 years old and physically able to perform first aid. The course will cover the following topics:
- The role and duties of an Occupational First Aid Attendant
- Head-to-toe examination
- Operate oxygen therapy equipment and insert oral airways
- Medical emergencies
- Skin and soft tissue anatomy and function
- Management of soft tissue injuries
- Principles of burn management
- Ligament and tendon injuries
- Manage soft tissue injuries
- Manage oxygen therapy equipment
- Patient positioning
- Critical incident stress
- Manage Oral Airways
- Patient packaging for rapid transport
- Management of circulatory emergencies
- Manage circulatory critical interventions
- Head and brain injuries
- Neck and spinal injuries
- Immobilization
- General principles of management for fractures and dislocations
Venue: NVIT Merritt Campus
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Cost: $1,200
Minimum Age: 16 years
Course Dates:
October 27 – November 7, 2025
(Monday – Friday)
Registration Deadline:
October 14, 2025
(Tuesday)
FOODSAFE Level 1
A food handling, sanitation and work safety course designed for food service establishment operators and front-line food service workers such as cooks, servers, bussers, dishwashers, and deli workers. The course covers important food safety and worker safety information including food-borne illness, receiving and storing food, serving food, cleaning and sanitizing.
Venue: NVIT Merritt Campus
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $110
Course Dates:
August 26, 2025
Registration Deadline:
August 18, 2025
Standard First Aid with CPR 'C'
Comprehensive 2-day course offering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need training due to work requirements. This course is a pre-practicum requirement for students in NVIT health programs. Course content includes:
- Principles of First Aid
- The EMS system
- Airway emergencies
- One and two person CPR plus child and infant
- AED (defibrillator) training
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Wound care
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Environmental Illnesses
- Poisons (includes opioid poisoning)
Venue: NVIT Merritt Campus
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Cost: TBD
Course Dates:
To be announced
Registration Deadline:
To be announced
Registration Information
Registration
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and seats cannot be reserved without payment or a sponsorship form on file.
To register for any of the courses above, please complete the registration form and return it with payment to NVIT. Completed registration forms can be dropped off on campus or emailed to info@nvit.ca. Payment can be made with cash, debit or credit card on campus or by credit card over the phone. Registrations cannot be processed without payment or a sponsorship form on file. If you are being sponsored, please forward the completed Sponsor Billing Authorization Form with your registration.