Wayne Community College Continuing Education Services will offer training for direct care workers this spring.
Direct care workers, also called personal care aides, provide care for individuals who have physical, mental, or developmental disabilities or a chronic illness.
“Introduction to Direct Care Work” will be taught 1-5 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, January 26-Feb. 5. Cost is $125. This course is a pre-requisite for “Direct Care Basics.”
“Direct Care Basics” is scheduled for 2-5 p.m. on Mondays and Thursday, Feb. 16-April 30. Cost is $70. This class builds on the skills presented in “Introduction to Direct Care Work” and develops skills in home management and personal care tasks.
These classes are free for qualifying students.
The two courses provide basic training and are designed to serve as entry points for those who are considering becoming Nurse Aides.
For more information about these or other allied health courses, contact Joyce Hamilton-Fleming at (919) 739-6929 or jhfleming@waynecc.edu.
Applicants can register at the Continuing Education’s Customer Service Desk in the Walnut Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.