Bay Area Training Academy offers vocational education for certificate courses in prehospital medicine. Founded on a tradition of excellence, the Bay Area Training Academy is the sister company of Westmed Ambulance Service; Alameda County’s oldest private ambulance company. BATA evolved organically through collaborative training models and decades of best clinical practices. BATA educators can impart knowledge and experience gleaned from years of service in the Emergency Medical Services industry to a new generation of students. At BATA students will learn first hand from the experts and gain a new skill set that makes the difference in an emergency. Whether your looking to take your first CPR course or eager to enroll in our five week intensive Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.) program we have a program for you.