The need for nursing assistants in North Carolina is expected to rise about 30% through 2016, according to data from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. Nationally, numerous job openings and excellent job opportunities are expected. Most jobs are in nursing and residential care facilities and in hospitals.
That need is one reason why Randolph Community College has added a Nursing Assistant certificate program to its Curriculum (college credit) offerings. RCC has offered Nursing Assistant I training through its Continuing Education division for many years. The benefits of the change include additional seat capacity in NAI classes and the expansion of the curriculum with Nursing Assistant II and Home Health Care courses, according to Anne Hockett, vice president for instructional services at RCC. "With the aging population, we are excited to be able to prepare our Nursing Assistant students in a specialty area in which employment needs will increase as baby boomers age," she said.
To read more, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2010/2010-11-12.php.
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