CU158-300 Home Health Aide and Hospice Training:

HYBRID COURSE

WEDNESDAYS 6PM to 9PM (ONLINE) and SATURDAYS 4PM to 6pm (Framingham Campus IN PERSON)

The course is recommended for CNA’s who want to be trained to work in home health agencies or carry out hospice services. In addition to helping patients with dressing, bathing and hygiene, home health aides make sure their clients are safe in their homes, provide light cleaning and day to day tasks like cooking.  Hospice understands the process of death and dying and the special process of palliative care.   This student learns how to keep a patient comfortable with many wholistic techniques like massage, essential oils, music and light and sounds. This class meets on Wednesdays remotely and in-person on the Framingham Campus on the following Saturdays:  June 1, June 8, June 15, and June 29. 

AP125-300 ESL Advanced: This course is intended for students who have completed the Intermediate course or have a high intermediate to advanced level of English.  The course will focus on building skills in reading, writing, grammar and advanced vocabulary for everyday life or academic study.   The classes will offer practice through a variety of activities, including class discussions, oral presentations, small group work and individual assignments. 

AP121-300 ESL Beginner:  This course is intended for students with limited English language skills. The focus will be to build a practical English vocabulary and understanding of basic grammar structures to communicate in everyday life. Class activities will give students practice in conversational English as well as reading and writing. 

AP152-300:  The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings.  A high TOEFL score is required by most US colleges and universities for admission of international and ESL students. TOEFL Preparation will prepare you to take the new IBT (Internet-based) TOEFL test. In this class you will study each of the four required sections: writing, reading, speaking and listening. You will learn what to expect on the test and practice answering questions similar to those that actually appear on the test.

AU400-300 Automotive Damage Appraisal Course:  Part I - Claims professionals, auto body technicians and others are trained for the Massachusetts Automobile Damage Appraisers License Examination. The course includes in- depth discussion of insurance regulations, policy arbitration, and work completion forms, use of Flat Rate Manuals, collision diagnosis, cost estimation and preparation of written estimates. Instructor is ICAR Platinum certified and has more than 30 years’ experience in the automotive industry, including 16 years of management and appraisal experience.

CU206-300 Behavioral Health Technician I: 

HYBRID COURSE -

Thursdays 6:00 PM -9:00 PM (ONLINE) and

3 Saturdays 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (Framingham Campus IN PERSON) , Dates: TBD

Behavioral Health Technician I certificate is designed to train students in how to work inclusively in fields of mental illness and wellness, education, public safety, family and youth development, community and family support. Training for this certificate is divided into three areas of competency.  First students study foundations in human behavior.  Second, they study and participate in intensive de-escalation and social communication training.  Finally, students complete Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) certification as part of their certificate.  Additional certifications are completed in this training. 

AP126-301 ESL Intermediate Intensive:  This course is designed to provide communication training and language skills needed to obtain intermediate to advanced vocabulary, solve problems, navigate work and school communication situations, compare and contrast, narrate in the present and past, write emails and reports and advocate for self and others. 

AP126-302 ESL Intermediate Intensive:  This course is designed to provide communication training and language skills needed to obtain intermediate to advanced vocabulary, solve problems, navigate work and school communication situations, compare and contrast, narrate in the present and past, write emails and reports and advocate for self and others.