Several displaced workers have turned to the Franklin County Career and Technology Center and Penn State Continuing Education for training they need to obtain work. Most of the 10 members of the nurse aide class currently in session say they are looking for work in a more secure career field. Several were laid off from their jobs.
Chad Futrell worked for several distribution centers before he was affected by the recession.
“When I was laid off, I went to Careerlink to find a new career,” he said. “Since I was interested in the health care field, this class seemed like a perfect fit.”
He said Careerlink also found state funding to pay for the program so that he could enroll.
Student Lori Wolfe also was laid off from a local company and enrolled in the nurse aide class “to find a career that would allow me to help people and also has better job security.” Classmate Sharon Skipper added, “There [are] always jobs being advertised for health care workers.”
The Nurse Aide class is an FCCTC program managed by Penn State Continuing Education.
“We are happy to provide this class during tough economic times,” said Theresa Shank, director of Continuing Education at Penn State Mont Alto. “The nurse aide class will prepare students to take the licensing exam to become Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).”
The instructor of the nurse aide class is Donna Sollenberger.
For additional information about this program, contact Theresa Shank, director of continuing education at Penn State Mont Alto, at 717-709-0778.