Jump
Start
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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What is Jump Start?
FREE education and training for Transitional Aid for Families with Dependent Children
(TAFDC) recipients.
Enroll now for Fall classes. Space is limited.
The Jump Start Certificate Program provides free short-term education, training and employment
and services to qualified recipients. This non-credit, full-time program provides:
- Job skills training and assistance in getting a job
- Occupational skills training in Office Skills & Customer Service
- Medical skills training:
- Certified Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide
- Pharmacy Technician
- Medical Billing & Coding
- GED preparation
- Education in math, reading comprehension, and writing skills
- World of work and life skills training
- Internships with local companies if needed
- Job preparation workshops
- Job placement services for up to four months after course completion
* See Qualifications Below
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To qualify for the Jump Start Certificate Program, you must:
- To qualify for the Jump Start Certificate Program, you must:
- Be receiving TAFDC
- Score appropriately on math, reading, and writing assessments
- Be committed to successfully completing the program and to getting a job
- Enter full-time employment after graduation
You DO NOT need a high school diploma
or GED to participate. However, the staff encourages you to complete
your GED during the program to increase your choices in the Job Market.
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Our Office Skills/Customer Service Students Learn...
- Keyboarding
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
- Business Communications
- Customer Service
- GED Preparation (if needed)
This program runs Monday through Friday from 9:00am - 3:45pm
for up to 16 weeks.
Interested? Call Barbara (413) 552-2042 or Debra (413) 552-2496
today at HCC. Ask them about the program and tell them about yourself.
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Our Certified Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide Students...
- Learn to provide direct care and services in long-term care settings under
supervision of a licensed professional nurse or in private homes through
classroom and clinical training
- Learn to assist residents in meeting their physical, social, and psychological
needs to attain a maximum level of independent function
- Gain Employability and Life Skills
- Become prepared to take the State CNA Certification Exam
- Become prepared to take the Home Health Aide Competency Exam
CNA/HHA students receive a set
of "whites" and a watch during training for clinical days, and
will receive two uniforms, a pair of shoes, and a stethoscope once they
begin working.
You must pass a CORI/SORI (Criminal
Offender Record Information / Sex Offender Registry Information) and provide
documentation from a medical professional that you can perform work-related
physical requirements and provide results of TB test.
This program runs Monday through Friday
from 9:00am - 2:30pm for up to 6 weeks. Clinical times (4 days) will differ
and will be announced in class. These times are typically from 8:00am
through 3:30pm. This course is approved by the Massachusetts Department
of Public Health/Division of Healthcare Quality, and exceeds federal regulations
for both classroom and clinical training hours.
Interested? Call Barbara (413) 552-2042 or Debra (413) 552-2496
today at HCC. Ask them about the program and tell them about yourself.
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Allied Health Training Programs
- Pharmacy Technician Program
- Direct Associate Support Program
- Medical Billing and Coding Program
The Center for Business & Professional Development at HCC now offers healthcare
professional training programs for current health care professionals
and working adults interested in a new career.
Prepare for jobs in some of the fastest growing healthcare careers including
Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, Medical Billing and Coding, EKG
Technician, and others.
Interested? Call Barbara (413) 552-2042 or Debra (413) 552-2496
today at HCC. Ask them about the program and tell them about yourself.
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Post-Placement Support Services Additional Benefits...
- Clothing Allowance!!!(after gaining employment)
- Career Planning
- Continued Job Search Assistance
- Because this program is funded and approved by DTA, qualified participants
will have their child care paid for during training, and DTA
will reimburse you for your bus pass. HCC is on the bus
line from Holyoke, Springfield, Westfield, and Northampton.
... and much more!!!
DON'T let another day go by before you start on your road to a future filled with choices.
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If You Are Committed To ...
- Working towards self-sufficiency
- Being a role model to your children
- Working towards owning your own car and/or home
- Starting your professional career --- not just having a JOB !!!
- Learning to solve problems
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Then ...
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"I learned to put one foot in front of the other and keep going! I can succeed,
but I need to plan and apply myself in order to go anywhere."
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"The most significant things I learned were having a positive attitude,
setting goals, how to improve my self esteem and how to achieve my goals."
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"It was good to have the emotional support through the job search process and
friendship of others who are in the same situation."
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From Our Students
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"I liked how much support I received from all of the staff here at HCC."
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"I learned to charge into life and succeed."
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Is Jump start Right For You?
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"It was a very productive program. You get a lot of useable skills."
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Interested? Call Barbara (413) 552-2042 or Debra (413) 552-2496
today at HCC. Ask them about the program and tell them about yourself.
Email Jump Start HERE
Jump Start is funded by the Hampden County Regional Employment
Board and the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance through the Massachusetts Community College Executive Office.
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