Certified Nurse Assistant Plus Program starts in January
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Seats are still available the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Plus Program, which begins Jan. 7 at Springfield Technical Community College.
Classes are held four days a week, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The seven-week, 140-hour program takes place between Jan. 7 and Feb. 22.
Students who complete the program will receive their nurse aide and CPR certificate. The training prepares students to take the state board exam to become a certified nurse aide.
Students learn to care for residents in long-term care facilities and will practice the following skills: personal patient care, patient rights, lifting and turning patients, safety, infection control, bed, bath and feeding, vital signs, record keeping, mental health care of residents and stress management.
This course is taught by Alyson Ogera-McNamara who has over 20 years’ experience in the nursing field. This program is approved by the state Division of Health Care Quality.
In addition to CNA training, students will receive Home Health Aide training and learn about Alzheimer’s and related neurological disorders.
For more information, contact the Workforce Development Center at (413) 755-4225 or by email: workforcetraining@stcc.edu. Visit www.stcc.edu/wdc.
STCC offers accelerated CNC mill training classes in January
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community College in January will offer accelerated 5 axis CNC mill training.
The course, which runs Jan. 7, 8 and 9, consists of 24 classroom hours. Classes are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., with a 30-minute break for lunch.
STCC’s Workforce Development Center will offer the applied training course, which encompasses everything students need to know to make their first part on a five-axis computer numerical control (CNC) mill.
The class is taught in a lab located in Springfield Technology Park across from the STCC campus.
Training highlights include:
- Hands-on machine setup (fixtures, tooling and more)
- An opportunity to cut example parts on a Haas VF2 with a trunnion table
- Vericut machine simulation with collision detection
- Overview of longhand CNC programming and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming
A certificate of completion will be provided.
For more information, contact the Workforce Development Center at (413) 755-4225 or by email: workforcetraining@stcc.edu. Visit www.stcc.edu/wdc.
STCC offers EMT classes starting in January
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Interested in becoming an emergency medical technician? Springfield Technical Community College will offer EMT classes beginning Jan. 22.
Students can choose to take day or evening courses to complete the program. Training takes place three days a week between January and April. Day classes are held between 8 a.m. and noon. Night classes run 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The program consists of 171 hours of in-class lectures and a minimum of 20 hours of online training, a field trip and workshops to prepare for the state certification.
Based on the Department of Transportation curriculum for Basic Emergency Medical Technician, the program is approved by the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services.
The course covers basic life support skills and techniques, patient assessment and transporting patients.
For more information, contact the Workforce Development Center at (413) 755-4225 or by email: workforcetraining@stcc.edu. Visit www.stcc.edu/wdc.
About Springfield Technical Community College
Founded in 1967 and located on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, STCC is a major resource for the economic vitality of Western Massachusetts. As the only technical community college in Massachusetts, STCC, a designated Hispanic Serving Institution and an Achieving the Dream Leader College, offers a variety of career programs unequalled in the state. STCC’s highly regarded transfer programs in business, engineering, liberal arts, science and technology continue to provide the most economical options for students pursuing a four-year degree. With an annual enrollment of more than 7,400 day, evening, weekend and online students, STCC is a vibrant campus rich in diversity.
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