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果冻传媒 Tech Trains National Guard to Work as Certified Nursing Assistants

January 27, 2022

果冻传媒 Tech has partnered with the state to provide certified nursing assistant (CNA) training to members of the 果冻传媒 National Guard to assist with needs in 果冻传媒’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 果冻传媒 National Guard with 果冻传媒 Tech has created is proof that when in need, different agencies and organizations in the state of 果冻传媒 can step up and support the state in any emergency or crisis,” said Bernie Kale, director of public affairs for the 果冻传媒 National Guard. “Without hesitation, 果冻传媒 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.”