Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Tech Trains National Guard to Work as Certified Nursing Assistants
January 27, 2022
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Tech has partnered with the state to provide certified nursing assistant (CNA) training to members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Guard to assist with needs in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s healthcare system, which has been crippled by a surge of COVID-19 patients.
More than 80 members of the National Guard participated in the accelerated training over a two-week period.
"Typically it's about a six-to-10-week program. We are able to do the training in two weeks with long days and a rigorous curriculum,” said Paul Morris, vice president for Workforce Development and Community Education at the College.
The training has now been completed and the guardsmen and women are testing for their certification and already working in the community at healthcare facilities, rehab centers, and nursing homes.
“The partnership that the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Guard with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Tech has created is proof that when in need, different agencies and organizations in the state of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ can step up and support the state in any emergency or crisis,” said Bernie Kale, director of public affairs for the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ National Guard. “Without hesitation, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Tech offered their support to our 84 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen to train them in a technically dense career field. They were able to condense training that would take months into a two-week format to get needed help to long-term care facilities as quickly as possible.”
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