Free Career Training

This hybrid version offers a combination of in-class and online instruction with a live instructor.

Prepare for an entry level career in healthcare while preparing you for the Massachusetts State Board exam to become a certified Nurse Assistant. Course also includes certifications in Home Health Aide, CPR, and  CMS Hand-in Hand Dementia Training, Stop the Bleed, and a clinical experience in a long term care facility with a Registered Nurse Instructor. Average salary of a Nurse Assistant in MA is $30,000-$45,000 (entry level-experienced).

Schedule

Sep 11-Jan 24 | Tue & Thu | 5:30-9:30pm | Danvers

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
• Background check: CORI/SORI.
• Immunizations including COVID+ booster and Flu.
• To expedite your application process please note:
  Pretesting Required: If you do not have previous college credits, you are required to take a math and reading assessment (ACCUPLACER) and achieve the required minimum scores. 
• Agree to meet classroom and technical standards.
• Must have access to a computer and internet.

Ready to apply?

Click the link below to complete the application. https://nsccir.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72T5GmzVsFqKPl4

NOTE: To expedite your application process please note:
Pretesting Required: If you do not have previous college credits, you are required to take a math and reading assessment (ACCUPLACER) and achieve the required minimum scores.Someone will follow up with you in few days.

Medical Interpreters are a key component of a healthcare team when assisting persons with limited English proficiency. The role of Medical Interpreters is to facilitate the exchange of communication between a patient and a health care provider as verbatim as possible in consideration of cultural practices, context, slang, and linguistic variation. Because their role is to convey information, interpreters should not be expected to be knowledgeable about medicine, pharmacology, or medical procedures beyond basics. Interpreters may also inform the physician when a patient does not appear to demonstrate comprehension. Average salary of a Medical Interpreters in MA is $54,600-$75,400 (entry level-experienced).

This program requires that students be fluent in English and at least one other language. A speaker is considered fluent in a language when they can confidently, competently, accurately and easily express themselves in a language other than their own native language.

Schedule

Sep 15-Dec 22 | Mon & Wed | 6:00-9:00pm | Lynn Campus

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
  Background check: CORI/SORI.
• To expedite your application process please note that pretesting is required: If you do not have previous college credits, you are required to take a math and reading assessment (ACCUPLACER) and achieve the required minimum scores.
• Agree to meet classroom and technical standards.
• Must have access to a computer and internet.

Ready to apply?

Click the link below to complete the application.

https://nsccir.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LjvdduDyJ4QiSG

Medical billing and coding is one of the fastest-growing careers in the healthcare industry today! The need for professionals who understand how to code healthcare services and procedures for third-party insurance reimbursement is growing substantially. 

This program covers: CPT (Introduction, Guidelines, Evaluation and Management), specialty fields (such as surgery, radiology and laboratory), the ICD-10 for both diagnosis and procedure coding, and basic claims processes for insurance reimbursements. This billing and coding program delivers the skills learners need to solve insurance billing and coding problems. It details proper assignment of codes and the process to file claims for reimbursement.

Schedule

Sep 17-Jan 12 | Mon & Wed | 9:00am-12:00pm | Danvers Campus

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
• Background check: CORI/SORI.
• To expedite your application process please note that pretesting is required: If you do not have previous college credits, you are required to take a math and reading assessment (ACCUPLACER) and achieve the required minimum scores.
• Agree to meet classroom and technical standards.
• Must have access to a computer and internet.

Ready to apply?

Click the link below to complete the application

https://nsccir.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ibz8jwmqwxylnw

Learn the knowledge and skills to become a nursing assistant while improving your English language skills. This will begin with 5 weeks of pre-training for English language learners.

Prepare for an entry level career in healthcare while preparing you for the Massachusetts State Board exam to become a certified Nurse Assistant. Course also includes certifications in Home Health Aide, CPR, and  CMS Hand-in Hand Dementia Training, Stop the Bleed, and a clinical experience in a long term care facility with a Registered Nurse Instructor. Average salary of a Nurse Assistant in MA is $30,000-$45,000 (entry level-experienced).

Schedule

Sep 8 - Feb 1 | Mon & Tue| 5:30-9:30pm | Lynn campus

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
  Background check: CORI/SORI.
• Immunizations including COVID+ booster and Flu.
• Students must test at an Intermediate to High Intermediate level English.
• To speed expedite your application process please note:
  Pretesting Required: If you do not have previous college credits, you are required to take a math and reading assessment (ACCUPLACER) and achieve the required minimum scores.
• Agree to meet classroom and technical standards.

Ready to apply?

Click the link below to complete the application. 
https://nsccir.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8riid0v9zI9ZeAK

Prepare for an entry level career in healthcare while preparing you for the Massachusetts State Board exam to become a certified Nurse Assistant. Course also includes certifications in Home Health Aide, CPR, and  CMS Hand-in Hand Dementia Training, Stop the Bleed, and a clinical experience in a long term care facility with a Registered Nurse Instructor. Average salary of a Nurse Assistant in MA is $30,000-$45,000 (entry level-experienced).

Schedule

Sep 17-Dec 22 | Mon, Wed & Fri | 9:00am-1:00pm | Lynn campus

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
• Background check: CORI/SORI.
• Immunizations including COVID+ booster and Flu.

Ready to apply?

This program is funded by a grant through MassHire North Shore. Email Nilsa Viera nviera@masshire-nscareers.org for application. 

Phlebotomists are a vital member of the clinical laboratory team, whose main function is to obtain patient’s blood specimens by venipuncture and micro-collection for testing purposes. Phlebotomists are employed throughout the healthcare system including in hospitals, neighborhood health centers, medical group practices, HMO’s, public health facilities, veteran hospitals, insurance carriers, and in other healthcare settings.

This program prepares learners to collect blood specimens from clients for the purpose of laboratory analysis. Learners will become familiar with all aspects of blood collection and will review the skills needed to perform venipunctures safely. Topics in this course include medical terminology, related anatomy and physiology, blood collection procedures, and procedures for collection of other types of specimens within the scope of practice of the phlebotomist.

Schedule

Oct 20-Jan 9 | Mon, Wed & Fri | 9:00am-1:00pm | Lynn campus

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
• Background check: CORI/SORI.
• Immunizations including COVID+ booster and Flu.

Ready to apply?

This program is funded by a grant through MassHire North Shore. Email Nilsa Viera nviera@masshire-nscareers.org for application. 

 

Program fulfills the 60 educational hours required to become a Massachusetts Certified Addiction Recovery Coach. Recovery Coaches play a vital role in the community; they serve as guided and mentors to individuals with drug and alcohol problems, empower people on their personal journey by providing many options and "paths" to recovery. Training participants will receive tools and resources designed to help people heal from the devastating effects of addiction, whether they are just entering recovery or looking to deepen and sustain their recovery. For individuals considering a career as a recovery coach or peer mentor, or individuals who simply want to learn more effective methods for supporting people through their recovery process.

Schedule

Part 1: Sep 25, 26, Oct 2, 3 | 9:00am-5:00pm | Zoom

Part 2: Oct 16, 17, 23, 24 | 9:00am-5:00pm | Zoom

View More dates Schedule. This course is open enrollment, you may register and pay if you do not wish to apply for the grant.

Qualifications:

• 18 years of age or older.
• Resident of Massachusetts.
• Unemployed or underemployed or belong to under-represented population.
• Occupational Skills required; active listening, social perceptiveness, oral communication, service oriented.
• Agree to meet  classroom and technical standards.

Ready to apply?

This program is funded by a grant through MassHire North Shore. Email Nilsa Viera nviera@masshire-nscareers.org for application.