Start your Nursing Assistant (NA)/ Home Health Aide (HHA) career today. If you're ready to take the first steps toward a nursing assistant/ home health aide job, learn about your training options at Health Service Consultants Training Center (HSCTC). Our program is state-approved and uses the 2009 MNSCU curriculum.
We offer two accelerated NA/HHA courses:
- A 4-week course, and
- A 13-day course
4-Week Course Schedule
Classes are held Monday thru Friday
Evening classes: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
| Spring 2012 |
Fall 2012 |
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December 27th – January 20th |
July 16th - August 10th |
13-Day Course Schedule
Classes are held Monday thru Friday
Morning classes: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
| Spring 2012 |
Fall 2012 |
| December 27th – January 11th February 20th – March 7th April 2nd – April 18th April 23rd - May 9th May 14th – May 31st June 4th - June 20th June 25th - July 12th |
July 16th - August 1st August 6th - August 22nd August 27th - September 12th September 17th - October 3rd October 8th - October 24th October 29th - November 14th November 26th - December 12th |
The NA/HHA combo course we offer is a great value and saves you up to $300-$200 when the programs are taken individally. Upon completion of this course, you are eligible to apply to take the NNAAP or the NA/HHA exam to be added to the Minnesota registry as a nursing assistant or a nursing assistant/home health aide. We also offer all our students a free skill review session within 6 weeks of completing the NA/HHA course. This review class is normally offered at $90.00 per session.
Click here for more information about our NA training courses.
The NA job puts you on the front lines of patient care. You'll be deeply involved in patient-care, making sure that sick and injured patients have their basic needs met. The job is vital to daily operations in hospitals, nursing care facilities and home care agencies. Your compassion and skill in patient care will help minimize the stress of those who are sick or unable to care for themselves.
NAs sometimes called nurses' aides, orderlies, patient care technicians, and home health aides, work under the supervision of a nurse to help patients with daily living tasks.
Working closely with patients, NAs are responsible for basic care services such as bathing, grooming and feeding patients, assisting nurses with medical equipment, and checking patient vital signs. But they also provide more than physical care. They give patients important social and emotional support and also provide vital information on patient conditions to nurses. Being a NA can be a gateway to many healthcare careers.
See our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information about our NAT program.
Background Check Form:
Background Check Form (Online)
Baseline TB Screening (Mantoux test) Tool for Nursing Assistant Students
Download Baseline TB Screening Tool for Nursing Assistant Students Form (PDF)
A list of locations that offer TB screening (Mantoux test) can be downloaded below:
Download Mantoux / Chest X-rays Requirement (PDF)
Registration Form: Nurse Assistant Training (NAT)
The NA/HHA combo course we offer is a great value and saves you up to $300 when compared to taking the courses indvidually. Upon completion of this course, you will obtain NA, HHA, and CPR completion certificate/card. Additionally, you will be eligible to apply to take the oral or written and skill NA/HHA exams to be added to the Minnesota registry as a Nursing Assistant or a Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide.
Download Nursing Assistant Training Registration Form (PDF)
