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Nursing Assistant Training Programs
In accordance with our mission and our vision, Heritage Care, Inc. provides a variety of state-certified nurse training programs to create new opportunities in healthcare for both our employees and members of the local community . These classes are available to individuals who wish to gain a new certification or to fulfill continuing education credit hours to improve their credentials.
Heritage Care, Inc. is also affiliated with many colleges and universities. It provides local nursing and therapy students the opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience and to learn from our professionals while fulfilling their school's internship requirements.
CNA/GNA Nurse Assistant Training Programs
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Heritage Care Inc. operates both a Maryland Board of Nursing-certified training program and a Virginia Board of Nursing-certified training program. We offer this to both members of our community and organizations that we partner with. The program is free to community members as long as grant funding is available and a community members meets the eligibility requirements. In Maryland, the program is 108 hours with 68 of those hours being classroom and skills training while the remaining 40 hours are clinical hours. In Virginia, the program is 144 hours with 80 classroom hours, 24 skills hours, and 40 clinical hours. We have both day and evening schedules.
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Heritage Care's training programs are made possible by our partners at Employ Prince Georges, Mission of Love Charities, Prince George's Community College Adult Education program, and Northern Virginia Career Works.
Please click the application form button below if you are interested in applying. Applicants will be reviewed a month before a class is scheduled to start. Applicants are selected based on the specific eligibility requirements of the grant that is funding the class.
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Maryland CNA/GNA Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship
Free tuition and Scholarships for Qualified Community Members
​Heritage Care Inc. is proud to announce our newly approved CNA/GNA apprenticeship program. In the spring of 2024, Heritage Care was approved by the Maryland Department of Labor to offer this program. In this program, apprentices gain nursing assistant credentials and then work on the floor with one of partnering employers. The duration of this program is one year. Apprentices are paid the same as other new nursing assistants and they receive raises throughout the year. Some partnering employers offer bonuses up to $1,500 for the successful completion of the program.* If you are interested in this program, please complete the "Interested Candidate Form" below and indicate that you are specifically interested in the apprenticeship program.
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* Please check with the partnering employer before starting your program to confirm there is a bonus and the amount of the bonus. Heritage Care is not responsible for any aspect of the bonus program and will not be accountable if an apprentice's bonus expectations are not met
Virginia Nursing Assistant Training Program
Free tuition and Scholarships for Qualified Community Members
​Heritage Care Inc. is now offering a nursing assistant training program in Northern Virginia. The training is in-person at Fairfax Rehabilitation and Nursing Center located in Fairfax, Virginia. The program is 144 hours and it is free to eligible community members. Classes are normally held from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Night classes may be available as well if there is enough community interest. This program is supported by WIOA funding that is provided through Norther Virginia Career Works. Heritage Care Inc. partners with several different skilled nursing facilities to provide job opportunities to graduates of this program. If you are interested, please complete the interested candidate form below. Next, follow the steps to apply for WIOA funding. We have included a video from the Northern Virginia Career Works website. We have also included a link that will take you directly to the Northern Virginia Career Works WIOA application page. Follow the steps until you get an Eligibility Determination Appointment confirmed. Please note, it is very difficult to get an Eligibility Determination Appointment. We suggest going online and looking every day to see if there are any slots open.
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If you are unable to qualify for WIOA funding, please contact us regardless to discuss an income-based scholarship. We offer the class at a significantly reduced price for qualifying community members.
If you have any questions about this process, contact Aaron Sydor by calling or texting (202) 805-5789 or send an email to asydor@heritagecare.org
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NNAAP Regional Test Center
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Heritage Care Inc. operates an NNAAP (GNA Exam) test center and currently partners with Credentia to offer this test. To register for the exam at this location, please create a Credentia account here and confirm your CNA program completion with the program that you attended. Once you have received program completion verification, you may proceed to schedule your written and skills exams. If you need additional assistance, please click the button below or contact Credentia Test Taker Services.
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Note, the skills exam is held at 4922 LaSalle Rd. Hyattsville, Maryland 20782. It is inside the Complete Care Healthcare facility. When you arrive for your exam, please tell the receptionist that you are there for the NNAAP (GNA) exam. Someone should be available to escort you back to the testing area.
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