How to find a free course

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I had planned on taking the CNA course through my CC in July however, I have seen several people mention how some places will provide you with free, possibly paid, training. How do I go about finding a place like this? I looked online and didn't really see anything.

To those of you who recieved free/paid training recently, how did you go about finding something like that? Who do I need to talk to and what facilities are more likely to offer something like this?

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Unless you have contacts at multiple facilities, you will probably just have to cold-call places and ask if they offer free CNA training.

Several years ago I saw it advertised in the newspaper, but I never saw another one after that.

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Specializes in CNA.

No nursing homes do CNA training in my town so i have to drive 30 miles for training in a different town.But whatever it takes I guess.

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Specializes in LTC/Rehab.

The nursing home I work in offers free and paid cna training, along with employment afterwards. Which I was so mad to find out because I paid $1,400 for my program out of pocket. Try calling long term care facilities in or a few miles outside of your area.

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Specializes in CNA.

Yeah I just called around and found one in Guthrie..training starts the 26th and I am a little nervous.

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Specializes in CVICU.

I'm not sure where you are located, but I am currently in a CNA/Home Health Aid/Acute Care program that is run by a non-profit called JobTrain in Menlo Park, CA. It is free, but you do need to meet certain income requirements. Don't be fooled by the website--it takes about 6 months to complete the program.

http://www.jobtrainworks.org/for-clients/adult-services/adult-vocational-training/certified-nurse-assistant

Good luck!

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Check for any workforce programs in your area. The way I found my class though was just calling every nursing home in my town and all surrounding towns. I probably called about 50 places and found 3 that offered a 2 or 3 week class, for free, in their facility. It worked out too because I got into one 20 minutes away. I would suggest calling and asking. I just would ask to talk with staffing, then ask "are you hiring cna's" they will always say "yes", and then you ask "Do you offer CNA training?"... and usually they say no but like I said 3 times there actually was a training class. Had I not called around, I'd have paid over $500 dollars at my local college, and would've had to wait 3 months. So get your phone book out. :) Good luck.

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