Nursing Assistant/Home Healthcare

This certificate program is designed for students desiring training to become certified nursing assistants. This program prepares the student, upon graduation, to sit for the Delaware State Nursing Assistant Certification Examination and for an entry-level position as a nursing assistant. Students are required to participate in a clinical learning experience at an approved nursing facility under the supervision of an instructor. Classroom instruction is provided in theory and practical skills including anatomy and physiology, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and professional career and development courses. Upon certification, the successful candidate may seek entry-level employment in one of the following positions: certified nursing assistant in a hospital setting assisted living facility, centers for the developmentally disabled, retirement home, long-term care facility private home, and/or other skilled or unskilled nursing facility or home healthcare company.