MY Training Group

MY Training Group is an American Red Cross training provider offering certification courses in first aid, CPR, AED use, basic life support, lifeguarding, water safety and instructor-level development. The business is listed at 110 W Arch Street in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, with operations based in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and it delivers courses both throughout its home region and at sites in other states. Training is scheduled for individuals, families, businesses, schools, childcare programs, aquatic facilities and community organizations, and classes can be held either at public course locations or on site at a client's own facility.

The instructional team is made up of educators, nurses, EMTs and experienced aquatic professionals whose backgrounds span aquatics management, program development, outdoor recreation, classroom education and emergency medicine. That mix shapes how courses are taught: skills sessions tend to be grounded in scenarios instructors have encountered in pools, ambulances, classrooms and camps rather than in textbook examples alone.

Service Area

While the company's regional base is southeastern Pennsylvania, MY Training Group has conducted courses at locations across the country, including sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Texas, Indiana and Ohio. This travel capability is most relevant to multi-site employers, camp systems, swim organizations and aquatic facility operators that need consistent certification standards across several properties. Organizations outside the immediate Philadelphia region can contact the company to discuss scheduling an instructor for on-site delivery.

Land Courses

The land-based catalog covers the certifications most commonly required by employers, schools and childcare licensing agencies:

• Adult, Child and Infant First Aid/CPR/AED Certification, designed for lay responders such as parents, teachers, coaches, camp staff and designated workplace responders. The course covers CPR and AED use across all three age groups, choking care, and first aid for bleeding, burns and other common injuries. It is OSHA approved and PQAS approved for childcare workers, and is available as blended learning or as a classroom-only session.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), intended for healthcare providers and professional rescuers including nurses, EMTs, medical and nursing students, and clinical support staff. Topics include high quality CPR as a single rescuer and as part of a team, bag-valve mask technique, AED use, and response to cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest and opioid overdose emergencies. BLS is typically offered as blended learning with an online component followed by an in-person skills session.
• Babysitter's Training, a youth-focused course that prepares teens to supervise children safely. Participants receive free digital handbook eBook access along with take-home resources at no additional charge.
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training, an exposure control course for employees whose work may bring them into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
• Wilderness and Remote First Aid, built for situations where professional help is delayed or unreachable. Participants receive free digital emergency pocket and reference guides that can be carried into the field.
• Until Help Arrives, a fully online course covering the immediate actions a bystander can take before emergency responders reach the scene.

Aquatic Courses

Aquatics is a significant part of the company's work, and the offerings reflect the range of environments where guards actually work. The core Lifeguarding certification course includes a required prerequisite swim evaluation consisting of a 150 yard swim, a two minute tread using legs only, and a 50 yard swim, plus a timed event that must be completed within one minute and 40 seconds and includes a surface dive of seven to 10 feet to retrieve a 10 pound object. Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate these skills before the course content begins.

Lifeguarding Recertification is available for currently or recently certified guards who need to renew their Red Cross credential. Two add-on modules extend a guard's qualifications beyond the standard pool setting: Waterfront Skills addresses non-surf open water environments such as lakes and ponds, while Waterpark Skills covers the attractions and features found in waterpark operations. Safety Training for Swim Coaches is tailored to coaches supervising athletes during practices and meets, and the Water Safety course is PQAS approved, making it eligible for Pennsylvania childcare and early learning professional development credit.

Instructor-Level Training

For those who want to teach rather than simply certify, MY Training Group runs several instructor courses. These include the Basic Life Support Instructor Course, the First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Course for lay responder classes, the Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certification for teaching swim and water safety programs, and Lifeguarding Instructor r.24, the current revision of the Red Cross lifeguarding instructor program. Candidates in the Lifeguarding Instructor course can also earn a basic-level Lifeguarding certification in conjunction with the instructor training.

Lifeguarding Instructor/Instructor Trainer Recertification r.24 is delivered through blended learning and includes a comprehensive skills practice and polish session. Under the r.24 revision, there is no teaching history requirement and no need to maintain a separate basic-level Lifeguarding certification, a change that has simplified renewal for many veteran instructors.

Blended Learning and Scheduling

Many courses are offered in a blended format that pairs self-paced online coursework through the Red Cross Learning Center with an in-person skills session. The online portion must be finished before the classroom date, and students present proof of completion to the instructor when they arrive. This structure shortens the time spent in the classroom and allows participants to work through the knowledge-based material on their own schedule. Classroom-only options remain available for certain courses.

On-Site and Group Training

On-site group and corporate training can be arranged at a client's own location and customized around the team's schedule, pace and organizational goals. Sessions are led by certified instructors with field experience in the subject matter. The company recommends this option for groups larger than six participants; individuals and smaller groups are generally directed to open community classes.

Credentials and Compliance

MY Training Group is a Pennsylvania (PQAS) Approved Professional Learning Organization and maintains PQAS approved Pediatric CPR and First Aid instructors for childcare providers, which matters for programs documenting required professional development hours. The company is fully insured, and instructors are required to complete federal and state background checks along with child abuse history clearances under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law.

Contact and Registration

For questions about class availability, certification requirements or booking a private group session, the business can be reached by phone at 215-882-9904.