"Career Readiness for Nurse Aides" class to begin at BCCC | Eastern NC Now

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    Class is scheduled to begin in January at Beaufort County Community College in a career readiness course for those students interested in enrolling in a Nurse Aide course at the college.

    The class, "Career Readiness for Nurse Aides", will be offered 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Jan. 13 and ending Feb. 10 in Room 823, Building 8, on the BCCC campus.

    "Career Readiness for Nurse Aides" is required as a pre-requisite for those students who plan to enroll in a course to become certified as a Nurse Aide. The instructor is Keisha Jennette.

    The registration fee for the class is $70. This fee may be waived for those individuals who are currently unemployed, have received notice of a pending lay-off, are working and eligible for the Federal Income Tax Credit or working and earning wages at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

    In addition to the registration fee, other costs of the program total $60. These costs, which cannot be waived, include a $30 Career Readiness Certification fee; a $15 fee for Workplace Observation Assessment and a $15 fee for a performance assessment.

    Career Readiness for Nurse Aides will cover topics such as goal setting, job-search techniques, note-taking skills, test-taking skills, completing applications, writing resumes and work towards Career Readiness Certification.

    The class is intended to prepare students to take the Career Readiness Certification test, which has replaced the Nurse Aide I Entrance Exam. Students will be required to achieve at least a "silver" designation on the CRC test and achieve a score of "1" on the Workplace Observation Assessment to enroll in a Nurse Aide I class.

    Students will also be required to complete the Performance Skills Assessment which identifies areas that may prevent them from getting a job such as poor work attitudes and lack-luster job performance.

    For more information about the "Career Readiness for Nurse Aide" class or other classes Occupational Extension classes, interested persons should contact Lou Stout, director of Occupational Extension and Human Resource Deveopment, at (252) 940-6307. Nurse Aide courses at BCCC, interested persons should contact Sue Gurley, Nurse Aide Program coordinator, at (252) 940-6263.

    Students may register for the class by calling Eva Peartree at (252) 940-6375 or in person in room 802 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. Telephone messages will be returned after the holidays. BCCC accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Checks payable to Beaufort County Community College may be mailed to the attention of Eva Peartree, 5337 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, NC 27889.


    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.