This 77-hour Certified Nursing Assistant course is recommended if you are interested in a nursing career or if you are seeking employment as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

The course introduces concepts of basic human needs in simple terms. You will learn to assist residents in activities of daily living.

This Minnesota Department of Health approved course will focus on basic nursing skills and will be presented through the use of lecture, textbook, handout materials and demonstrations. Skills are demonstrated and practiced in a supervised laboratory setting and clinical environment.

All students must have a background study done at the beginning of the course as a state requirement for clinical placement in Minnesota.

Completion of this course enables you to take the Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation. The competency evaluation is a separate fee of $150.

After successfully completing the competency evaluation, you will be placed on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry. This registration can be easily transferred to North Dakota and most other states.

Attendance is mandatory to successfully complete this course.

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The purpose of the Competency evaluation is to assure that individuals who provide personal care services to nursing facility residents and/or home health clients have the basic knowledge and skills needed to perform these duties. The competency evaluation consists of two parts - a skills examination and a multiple choice written/oral examination. Participants will be tested on five (5) randomly selected skills as directed by the MN Department of Health guidelines.

You will be informed of your official test results the day of the examination. After successfully completing the competency evaluation, you will be placed on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry. This registration can be easily transferred to North Dakota and most other states.

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*See attached brochure for additional times and locations.
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This course is designed to train unlicensed personnel from various settings i.e., nursing homes, boarding care homes, group homes, schools, etc. in North Dakota or Minnesota who will be administering medications.

The 48-hour classroom/lab course meets Minnesota requirements for medication administration. This 48-hour course, plus an additional 32-hour clinical component (following the classroom portion), meets North Dakota requirements as a Medication Assistant II. Students must be sponsored by their employing North Dakota facility to participate in the clinical component. Students may elect to take the 48-hour classroom/lab instruction only. The 32-hour clinical component could then be completed at a later date (within 6 months) after securing a sponsoring North Dakota facility through employment. This course can be taught in your community. Call Karen @ 218-299-6586 for details.

Prerequisite: Current Minnesota or North Dakota Nursing Assistant registry status. Minnesota Department of Health Nursing Home Rules also State unlicensed nursing personnel who administer medications in a Minnesota nursing home must have completed a nursing assistant training program approved by the Minnesota Department of Health.

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This 24 hour course will prepare the dental hygienist to deliver local anesthesia for pain control. The course will include didactic and clinical content to assure the hygienist clinical competency according to the Minnesota and North Dakota Board of Dentistry Rules and Regulations. If you are a licensed dental hygienist in North Dakota and are questioning whether you need this course to administer local anesthesia in North Dakota, see the Permit Application below.

All workshops have been designed with careful consideration for the various continuing education guidelines for health professionals in North Dakota and Minnesota. However, it is your responsibility to determine if the program meets your individual re-registration requirements. Verification and appropriate materials will be provided.

Minnesota State Community and Technical College is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by CNE-Net, the education division of the North Dakota Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Please call Karen Schumacher at 218-299-6586 or 800-426-5603 ext. 6586 or email at: karen.schumacher@minnesota.edu for more information about contact hours. M State is a pre-approved continuing education provider for ND Social Workers. Application for DANB approval has been made for dental assistants when applicable.

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The Fire Training program will prepare firefighters and rescue personnel to meet the demands of today's emergency services. Tell us what your department needs and we will provide the training.

Fire School

Fire School: Detroit Lakes, MN - March 13 & 14, 2010. See attachment for complete schedule.

This mandatory course is designed to provide recertification for commercial and/or self-truck inspectors already in commercial vehicle inspection. Individuals whose certification has expired must complete this recertification course to renew within six months of expiration date. Participants are required to bring their current certification number and business address.
All vehicle inspection certification courses are held in St. Paul. If you need information for a certification class, contact: Alexandria Technical College at 1-320-762-4490 or 1-888-234-1222 ext. 4490.

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This 30 hour course covers steam and hot water boiler and heating plant operations. Students are prepared for the Minnesota Grade C Boiler License (Special through Chief). Click on the attached brochure for more information.

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To meet the educational needs of Electricians and Communication Professionals, we provide quality continuing education and training programs for the electrical and power limited workforce. Scroll down to see what's being offered in the near future.

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