LEWISTON — Training partners from Western Maine Community Action in Lewiston and Augusta Adult Education met with administrative staff of Maine Veterans’ Homes in Augusta to plan a certified nursing assistant training program.

The fast-paced curriculum will offer two weeks of Work Ready training at Augusta Adult Education, 33 Union St., Augusta, followed by 12 weeks of classroom and clinical training to meet the 180 hours required for certification. The course, valued at over $2000 per participant, is no cost to candidates meeting eligibility requirements for WIOA funding provided by WMCA.

Training will be held at the Veterans’ Home at 310 Cony Road, Augusta. For more information, call 207-626-2470 or 207-713-7045.

Planning a certified nursing assistant training program for this fall are, from left, Becky Thayer, Maine Veterans Home Human Resource manager; Zane Clement,  Augusta Adult Education director; Rhona Suga, Maine Veterans Home director of nursing; Patti Saarinen, Western Maine Community Action Central/Western Maine program coordinator; and Myles Robert, Western Maine Community Action employment and training specialist.