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LEWISTON – Seven students completed a collaborative program of 180 hours of certified nurses’ aide training provided through partnerships with Western Maine Community Action at the CareerCenter in Lewiston and Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education in Waterville.
An eight-week On-the-Job Training Program for 256 hours was also provided through grant funding facilitated by Western Maine Community Action, a partner in the CareerCenter system. Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood in Waterville hosted a graduation ceremony Oct. 30, recognizing graduates as certified nurses’ aides.
Graduates were Billie Jo Ramsdell, Victoria Huff, Jessica Downs, Summer Ogden, Mary Ellen Goneau, Makayla Coyne and Susan Moody.
Patricia Shuck, R.N., director of nursing, welcomed administrators, staff, residents, family, friends, teachers and community partners to the pinning ceremony and presentation of certificates. Commencement remarks were shared by class/clinical instructor Chris Miller, R. N., and clinical instructor Lynn Pagliaro, R.N.; NLCCL talent acquisitions specialist, Robin Doody; WMCA employment and training business specialist Monica Millhime; and NLH administrator Shannon Lockwood.
The combined curriculum empowers students with the skills and knowledge essential to the specific job field. “This graduation class is not only the result of the students’ dedication but also the best model of train to work where business, education and workforce development collaborate,” said Patti Saarinen, WMCA/WIOA site coordinator, serving Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford, Kennebec and Somerset counties. “OJT is an incentive-based program providing 50 percent of a trainee’s wages during the duration of the program. Students are empowered with the skills and knowledge essential to the specific job field.”
The integration of education and training is considered a best-practice model for success.
For more information on educational partnerships and opportunities call 207-753-9005 or visit www.facebook.com/WesternMaineCommunityAction/ or wmca.org/.
PHOTO: Athena Briggs, WMCA employment and training specialist; Robin Doody, NLH talent acquisitions specialist; Lynn Pagliaro, R.N. clinical instructor; CNA graduates Billie Jo Ramsdell, Victoria Huff, Jessica Downs, Summer Ogden, Mary Ellen Goneau and Makayla Coyne; Chris Miller, R.N., class/clinical instructor; Monica Millhime, WMCA employment & training business specialist; Shannon Lockwood, NLH administrator, and Patricia Shuck, R.N., director of nursing. (Jim Millhime photo)
