What are prerequisite to taking the exam?
If you are completing an EMT Program: In order to take the NREMT written exam, you must have completed and passed the written and skills exams of an approved EMT Training program in the previous two years. If it has been longer than 12 months since you completed the program, you must complete another skills verification testing (Skills verification testing is valid for one year). If you are already an EMT: If you completed your EMT program more than two years ago, you must take a 24-hour Refresher class and complete the skills verification test, in order to take the NREMT written examination.
