Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide/ESOL
Learn the knowledge and skills to become a nursing assistant or home health aide, while improving your English language skills, in this free program! Prepare to pass the MA Nurse Aide Certification Test and enter employment as a nurse aide or home health aide.
View a program flyer in English and Spanish.
CLASS SCHEDULE AND LOCATION:
Monday – Friday, 9am-2:30pm
The program is three months long, and runs multiple times per year. Apply any time, and we'll get you ready for the next class session! The program is three months long, and runs three times per year. Apply any time, and we'll get you ready for the next class session!
Classes are held in person at the Picknelly Adult & Family Education Center, 206 Maple St., Holyoke.
eligibility
- High to intermediate/advanced English skills
- Able to pass CORI/SORI background check
- Must be ready to work in healthcare upon completion of the program, and be authorized to work in the U.S.
- All books and materials are free.
Program advisors and instructors will partner with you to attain employment in the healthcare field upon completion.
Instruction is provided in English, and designed for students who are intermediate or advanced speakers English.
If you are a beginner-level English learner, HCC has free ESOL classes. You can explore other ESOL options in our region and statewide at the Massachusetts Adult Education Helpdesk.
The Nurse Aide state exam is available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole.
Please fill out this form apply to the program. You will be invited to an information session, as well as a series of assessments and interviews. Space is limited.
413.552.2960
chuben@hcc.edu
Training is funded by Holyoke Community College and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education – Adult & Community Learning Services, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, and other sources.
