Some Georgians pursuing careers in health care will be getting additional financial help through a program announced Monday by Governor Brian Kemp.
The Certified Nursing Assistant Pilot Program will spend $843,000 to help 500 current Dual-Enrollment high school students across Georgia achieve a Nurse Aid Technical College Certificate. Half of those students will also have the chance to earn an additional Geriatric Care Technical College Certificate.
Students will work towards these certificates while maintaining their path toward typical on-time high school graduation. The program will help fund in-person clinical training, experiential learning, and examination fees, and will connect students to internships at partnering healthcare systems. Financial backing for the program will come from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, which supplies emergency assistance to education-related entities in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.