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LEWISTON — Western Maine Community Action and the Lewiston CareerCenter is working in partnership with workforce development partners from Augusta Adult & Community Education to offer a certified nursing assistant program at Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta.
Anyone interested in a new career path in health care may attend an > open house at Maine Veterans’ Home, 310 Cony Road, in Augustam from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11. Tours will be provided, and attendees will have the opportunity to visit with staff and schedule an interview to be considered for the upcoming CNA training, scheduled to start in June.
Representatives from WMCA will be in attendance to share eligibility guidelines for candidates to apply for the training at no cost. > Interviews with interested candidates will be scheduled at MVH the week of May 13. Assessment appointments will be during the week of May 20 and can be scheduled by contacting AACE, 207-626-2470.
Upon completion of assessments, candidates will be scheduled for intake sessions at AACE and one-on-one interviews with WMCA staff.
The fast-paced CNA curriculum will be held of the campus at MVH > consists of 180 hours required for certification. Candidates must meet an eligibility criteria with background checks and availability for all scheduled training.
For more information, call Maine Veterans Homes in Augusta, 207-622-2454 or visit > or > wmca.org/.
PHOTO: Training partners from Western Maine Community Action in Lewiston, and Augusta Adult & Community Education, met with staff of Maine Veterans’ Home in Augusta to plan an open House to recruit candidates for an upcoming certified nursing training scheduled to start in June. From left, Cathy Stairs, WMCA; Myles Robert, WMCA; Patti Saarinen, WMCA central/western Maine program coordinator; Becky Thayer, MVH human resource manager; Zane Clement, AAE director. (Monica Millhime photo)
