January 19, 2023 (Training Flyer) - AgriLife Extension is hosting a three days long Child Passenger Safety Technician Training from February 21st through February 23rd in Center, Texas. The training is sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Passenger Safety & KidSafe Initiatives in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation Lufkin District.
Statistics show most car seats are used incorrectly!
Certified technicians can:
- Provide education on child passenger safety to the community
- Help parents with their child safety seat installations
- Be a technician at a car seat checkup event
Course is especially useful to law enforcement, fire fighters, nurses and EMS staff, who often have to contend with the tragic results of non-use and misuse of child safety seats.
$95 fee is payable online to Safe Kids. Fee includes 2 years of certification and the training manual. Training will be 3 days long.
Please note that appropriate COVID-19 protocols will be followed.
Go to cert.safekids.org; Click on “Find a Course”; Search by State– Texas; Select Center Course
For more information contact, Megan Hackworth, Texas A&M AgriLife Passenger Safety and KidSafe Initiatives at 254-492-8012 or email Megan.Hackworth@ag.tamu.edu.
