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The Advancing Innovation in Adult Education Project will feature five innovative practices in adult education during a Career and Technical Education Month showcase webinar.
BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB) February 16, 2021 Manhattan Strategy Group announced today the second round of innovative practices in adult education, as selected by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). Five practices that enable adult learners to obtain the academic and occupational skills needed to succeed in college or advance in their careers were identified. The practices will be featured in a live showcase webinar with OCTAE leadership on February 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET during Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, to underscore the importance of partnerships between adult education and the CTE community.
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ERIE, Pa. Health care workers are in higher demand than ever, and Penn State Behrend’s Office of Community and Workforce Programs is helping to fill that need with a new Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) program that will prepare students to sit for national certification examinations in just four months.
“CMAs work in physicians’ offices, clinics, chiropractic offices, hospitals and outpatient facilities, where they perform a variety of tasks,” said Michelle Hartmann, director of Community and Workforce Programs. “They can assist with administration of medications and with minor procedures, perform an electrocardiogram, obtain lab specimens for testing, educate patients, and much more.”
WATERTOWN â The Jefferson Community College Workforce Development office will begin spring Allied Health training in February. Training is open to anyone interested in beginning or advancing their career as clinical medical assistants, phlebotomy technicians, pharmacy technicians or medical billers and coders. Upon completion of training, participants are eligible to sit for the national certification exam in each respective area. Military spouse MyCAA funding is accepted.
JCCâs Allied Health training programs are as follows:
Clinical Medical Assistant Program â 140 classroom hours with clinical externship. This program meets the necessary requirements for students to take the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistance (CCMA) national exam and the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Clinical Medical Assistant (CMAC) exam.