Students learning to be Patient Care Technicians Friday, March 5, 2021 11:23 PM Delaney Deuel drains a catheter bag to record the amount of fluid during lab hours as instructor Cheryl Kuck looks on during Patient Care Technician training in the Student Careers Connection Center at Jefferson High School. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer) DELPHOS Students from Jefferson and St. John’s high schools will earn more than high school credits for their work this year.
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collaboration between the city schools, Rhodes State, Memorial Health
Systems and St. Rita’s Medical Center to offer students the opportunity
to earn a Patient Care Technician certificate as well as 12 credit hours
Grayson College gets certified nurse aide test center
Grayson College
Grayson College’s Center for Workplace Learning is now an in-facility test center for the Nurse Aide Competency Exam administered by Prometric. In-facility test center approval from Prometric means that Grayson College’s Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) students can receive training and test for certification in the same location on Grayon’s main campus in Denison.
“Grayson College has again met a need in service to its students and the Texoma community,” Workforce Solutions Executive Director Janie Bates said.
“When the administration of CNA certification exams changed to Prometric in September 2020, the number of testing centers fell dramatically,” Director of Continuing Education at Grayson College Kate Corder explained. “Students were successfully completing our training program and employers wanted to hire them, but there was very limited availability at testing centers to get our students certif
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ACC (Asnuntuck Community College)
An exciting opportunity is available at Asnuntuck Community College for qualifying participants who are looking to start a new career. Apprenticeship Connecticut Initiative will be offered for the first time at Asnuntuck this spring. The college and Connecticut Workforce Partners (CWP) have entered into an important agreement which will help qualified candidates receive tuition support for training in healthcare or manufacturing courses.
The agreement has CWP providing funding in pre-apprenticeship and occupation skills training for eligible residents in the college s region. Apprenticeship Connecticut Initiative s (ACI) funding supports program tuition, (up to $2,500 per student for those that qualify), for specific programs at the college, including Pharmacy Technician (begins 2/16), Sterile Processing Technician (begins 2/16) and Patient Care Technician (starts 4/20) offered through the college s Workforce Development and Continuing Educa
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SOUTH HOLLAND, IL– South Suburban College (SSC) continues its efforts to provide flexibility to college degree seekers interrupted by the pandemic including late start 12-week and 8-week classes beginning February 8th and later. Spring class schedules, registration services and a new live chat with staff are all available online from ssc.edu.
SSC previously announced the free laptop application and other technical supports such as hotspots to assist students with the virtual learning environment. Applications are accepted from https://www.ssc.edu/technology-relief-fund/. Late starting students may also take advantage of SSC s free class tuition waiver from www.ssc.edu/freeclass. Former students make take advantage of a new one-time SSC Student Debt Relief Fund from www.ssc.edu/student-debt-relief-fund.
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Hudson County Community College Receives $850,000 Investment from JPMorgan Chase
The award will fund the College’s initiatives to address and improve Hudson County’s COVID-related workforce challenges ×
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has been named the recipient of a one-year, $850,000 investment from the JPMorgan Chase. The investment will be utilized for a program the College developed to address the challenges of the economic crisis in Hudson County that were brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is designed to provide lasting improvement in the County’s workforce ecosystem.
“We are exceedingly grateful to the JPMorgan Chase for funding our ‘Gateway to Innovation’ initiative,” said HCCC President Dr. Chris Reber. “This program is strategically aligned with needs related to the community’s COVID-19 challenges, and the College’s student success and ‘Hudson Helps’ initiatives.”