How long does the training to become an emergency medical technician usually take?

IF YOU GO TO A TRADE SCHOOL, IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF. THERE IS CLASSROOM/DIDACTIC TRAINING, THEN AN INTERNSHIP IN SEVERAL AREAS OF A HOSPITAL, THEN UP TO 720 HOURS OF FIELD INTERNSHIP ON AN AMBULANCE WITH A PARAMEDIC PRECEPTOR. THEN THERE IS NATIONAL TESTING AND REGISTRATION, WHICH CAN TAKE A MONTH OR MORE TO SCHEDULE AND GET DONE BEFORE A PARAMEDIC MAY ACTUALLY BE TURNED LOOSE ON SOCIETY.