OCTC's Workforce Solutions Team and HealthForce Kentucky Hosting Open House to Showcase Mobile Classroom and Summer CNA Program

Healthcare Career Fair to also be held

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (06/03/2025) — HealthForce Kentucky (HFK) and Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) are hosting an Open House on HFK's Mobile Classroom on June 5-6 at OCTC's downtown campus, 1501 Frederica Street to promote a three-week customized employer NAA 100 (Nurse Aide - CNA) training course on the mobile classroom in July.

Healthcare industry personnel, Workforce Solution partner organizations and interested parties are invited to tour and learn more about the mobile classroom unit and the CNA class, which will be held from July 7-25, including 30 hours of in-class instruction and 16 hours of clinical instruction.

"HealthForce Kentucky is a unique collaboration of colleges, universities and school districts throughout Western Kentucky to address growing needs for skilled healthcare professionals by providing wider access to the highest levels of instruction and technology," noted Bruce Williams, President/CEO of HealthForce Kentucky.

OCTC's Workforce Solutions team, provides eight-week CNA classes throughout the year, but this condensed, three-week offering is another unique way to help address the healthcare workforce shortage.

"This project is a great way to support HealthForce Kentucky's efforts in the region, while providing another opportunity for residents in Daviess, Ohio, McLean and Hancock counties to attain the CNA certification and help further their career," said LaTasha Shemwell, program coordinator at OCTC.

For more information about the CNA course or the Open House, contact Latasha Shemwell at 270-686-4455 or latasha.shemwell@kctcs.edu.

In conjunction with this event, the Kentucky Career Center will host a Healthcare Career Fair on Thursday, June 5 from 1-4 p.m. at the OCTC Downtown Campus, in the Fiorella Conference Room, located at 1501 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY. 42301. Space is limited, so contact Melissa Roberts, melissa.roberts@equusworks.com, to secure your company's space.

Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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OCTC's Workforce Solutions Team and HealthForce Kentucky Hosting Open House to Showcase Mobile Classroom and Summer CNA Program

Healthcare Career Fair to also be held

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