PARAMEDIC PROGRAM INTAKE TESTING SUMMARY                                   

 

  • Intake testing is in three parts; a fitness component an academic component and a personal interview. 
  • This requires a full day for testing and a follow up appointment for an interview. 
  • The fitness component requires 3 hours.  (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with appropriate breaks).
  • The academic component requires 2.3 hours with a 10 minute break between each test.

·        Canadian Test of Basic Skills  - English, Form K, level17/18 (Reading Comprehension)

·        Canadian Test of Basic Skills – Math and Science, Form K, Level 17/18

 

 

  1. 8:45am  check in
  2. 9:00 Par-Q questionnaire and  waiver of liability
  3. Pre-screen evaluation - Resting heart rate (<120), BP (Normal Range) and BMI (20-25). Applicants must pass to proceed.
  4. Fitness testing (Not necessarily in this order)

i)                 Station 1 – Run

ii)               Station 2 – Tension pull

iii)              Station 3 – Push ups

iv)              Station 4 – Sit ups

v)               Station 5 – Flexibility

  1. An overall fitness mark of 60% is considered a passing grade.
  2. Break
  3. CTBS testing begins at 1:00pm (A minimum of Grade 12 Equivalency for all subjects is required for a passing grade)

 

PARAMEDIC PROGRAM

FITNESS TESTING SCORING CRITERIA

 

Station #1 – 1.5 mile run (2.5km):  Score out of 10 corresponds to the score achieved for the applicant’s gender and age according to the Peel Regional Police standards.

 

Score/10

20-29 Male

20-29 Fem

30-39 Male

30-39 Fem

10

Under 9:00

Under 10:35

Under 9:20

Under 11:00

9

9:01-9:30

10:36-11:10

9:21-9:50

11:01-11:35

8

9:31-10:00

11:11-11:52

9:51-10:20

11:36-12:10

7

10:01-10:30

11:53-12:34

10:21-10:50

12:11-12:45

6

10:31-10:56

12:35-13:00

10:51-11:20

12:46-13:20

5

10:57-11:22

13:01-13:26

11:21-11:50

13:21-13:55

4

11:23-11:46

13:27-13:42

11:51-12:20

13:56-14:30

3

11:47-12:10

13:43-13:57

12:21-12:50

14:31-15:05

2

12:11-12:35

13:58-14:12

12:51-13:20

15:06-15:40

1

  > 12:36

  > 14:13

> 13:21

    > 15:41

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Station #2 – Static Strain Lift              350 lbs.   =     10/10

                                                            340 lbs.   =       9/10

330 lbs.   =       8/10

320 lbs.   =       7/10

                                                            310 lbs.   =       6/10

                                                            300 lbs.   =       5/10

290 lbs.   =       4/10

280 lbs.   =       3/10

270 lbs.   =       2/10

260 lbs.   =       1/10

                                                Under  260 lbs.   =       0/10

           

Station #3 – Flexibility:

 

TRUNK FLEXION

(minimum required flexion for each group measured in inches past feet)

 

20-29

30-39

Score

Male

Female

Male

Female

10

8

9

7

9

9

6.75

8.75

6

7.5

8

5.5

7.5

5

6.5

7

4.5

6.5

4.5

5.5

6

3.5

5.5

3.5

5

5

2.5

5

2.5

4

  4

1.5

4.25

1.5

3.25

3

0

3.25

.5

2.25

2

-.5

2

-2

1.5

1

-2.75

.5

-4

-.5

0

Less than above

 

Station #4 – Push-ups (Male style):  Score out of 10 corresponds to the percentile achieved for the applicant’s gender and age according to the standardized test of fitness. (See attached)

 

Station #5 – Sit-ups (Knees bent, arms in front of chest, ankles held):  Score out of 10 corresponds to the percentile achieved for the applicant’s gender an age according to the standardized test of fitness. (See attached)

 

 

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