With the implementation of a new eligibility and benefits system in county Division of Social Services (DSS) Offices has come the realization that specially trained employees are needed. Wayne Community College is joining the state’s 57 other community colleges in providing universal, consistent training to create employees who are ready to work in the new “NC FAST” system.
Wayne Community College Continuing Education is offering the two non-credit courses that will prepare this specific workforce. Successful completion of each results in a certificate from the college.
“Introduction to DSS Income Maintenance Caseworker” explores the role of the income maintenance caseworker and provides employability skills training. Upon completion of the course, the student should demonstrate a basic understanding/proficiency in the entry-level skills required to be a DSS employee, basic computer and keyboarding skills, interviewing skills and resumes, workplace success and customer service skills, DSS and NC FAST terminology, and basic NC FAST navigation skills.
It will be taught 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, Sept. 23-Nov. 18.
“Income Maintenance Caseworker – NC FAST” covers skills associated with the job, such as communication, interviewing, time management, data gathering/compiling, and data analysis, in order to determine service eligibility. Proficiency in using the NC FAST application is a focus. The course will lead to basic understanding/proficiency in DSS client interviewing skills and DSS-specific processes.
It is scheduled for 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, Jan. 11-March 3, 2017. The introduction course must be completed before this class can be taken.
Both are “Human Resources Development” courses and as such are fee-waived for qualifying individuals who are unemployed, “underemployed,” or have received notice of layoff or pending layoff.
For more information on these courses, contact Alison Sanford at 919-739-6926 or ajsanford@waynecc.edu.
NC FAST (North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology) is designed to improve the way the NC Department of Health and Human Services and the state’s 100 county departments of social services conduct business. Its new technological tools and business processes will enable staff to spend less time performing administrative tasks by improving the way eligibility is determined and benefits given for a whole spectrum of services, such as Food and Nutrition Services, Medicaid, Work First and child care. The goal is to free staff to spend more time assisting families.
WCC’s Human Resources Development Program provides employability skills training and career development courses for adults who are trying to find employment, transitioning back into the workforce, or working to redefine their professional vocation in today’s global market
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Wayne Community College will host training for potential volunteer severe weather spotters on Sept. 28.
The National Weather Service will provide its SKYWARN® training 12:30-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Moffatt Auditorium at the college. The training is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.
SKYWARN® volunteers support their local community by providing the NWS with timely and accurate severe weather reports. These reports, when integrated with modern NWS technology, are used to inform the public of the proper actions to take as severe weather threatens.
The key focus of the SKYWARN® program is to save lives and property through the use of the observations and reports of trained volunteers. Storm spotters are not “storm chasers.”
The training covers
basics of thunderstorm development,
fundamentals of storm structure,
identifying potential severe weather features,
information to report,
how to report information, and
basic severe weather safety.
Anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication can join the SKYWARN® program. While a number of SKYWARN® spotters are amateur or “ham” radio operators, spotters also call in reports and use e-mail and online forms, so anyone with telephone or internet service can participate as a spotter.
Spotter guide books will be provided. Participants will probably want to take notes during the multimedia presentation, which will be given by a meteorologist with the NWS Raleigh office.
This training session, which is free and open to the public, is provided by the college as a National Preparedness Month event.
For more information, contact Tara Humphries at (919) 739-7002 or tarah@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing accommodations or have questions about access, please contact the college’s Disability Services Counselor at (919) 739-6729.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Wayne Community College Continuing Education will hold several information sessions for its nurse aide and phlebotomy programs in October.
Anyone interested in enrolling in a Nurse Aide I, Nurse Aide II, or Phlebotomy Technician course in the spring 2017 session must attend an information session about the registration process for that program. The sessions are free and do not require pre-registration.
The Nurse Aide sessions are scheduled for 12-1 p.m. on Oct. 3, 10 and 17; and 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 4, 11, and 18. They will be held in Room 161 of the Wayne Learning Center (main building) on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
The sessions for Phlebotomy are set for 12-1 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 in Room 101 of the Walnut Building.
Attendees must stay for the entire session in order to obtain registration paperwork and be allowed to sign up for a course during the registration period in November.
Courses are offered at a variety of times during the day and in both traditional and hybrid (partially online) instructional methods. The spring semester starts in early January and runs to mid-May. Specific schedules for each course will be announced at registration.
Courses are offered at a variety of times during the day and in both traditional and hybrid (partially online) instructional methods. The spring semester starts in early January and runs to mid-May. Specific schedules for each course will be announced at registration.
Nurse Aide I introduces basic nursing assistant skills required to provide personal care for patients, residents, or clients in a health care setting. It prepares students for the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program examination necessary for certification and listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry.
Nurse Aide II equips students to perform more complex skills for patients or residents. Graduates are eligible to apply for listing as a Nursing Aide II by the N.C. Board of Nursing.
The Phlebotomy Technician course trains students to draw blood specimens from patients. It is designed to prepare them to take the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s National Phlebotomy Certification Examination.
For additional information on these or any other WCC Continuing Education allied health courses, contact Terrie Wynn at (919) 739-6935 or tjwynn@waynecc.edu or Joyce Hamilton-Fleming at (919) 739-6929 or jahamilton-fleming@waynecc.edu or go to www.waynecc.edu/continuing-ed/allied-health/.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Wayne Community College will hold a voter registration drive and give mock citizenship quizzes to celebrate Constitution Day on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
Both activities are open to the community as well as the college’s students and employees.
The Wayne County Board of Elections will be in the Atrium of the Wayne Learning Center to assist any student or member of the public who would like to register to vote. That activity will take place 10 a.m. to noon.
The voter drive is open to people who are U.S. citizens by birth or naturalization, residents of North Carolina, residents of the county in which they intend to vote for 30 days before the next general election, at least 18 years old or will be 18 by the next general election, and not be on probation or parole for a felony conviction. They also must rescind any previous registration in another county or state.
Those who register to vote during this drive will be eligible to vote in the next general election.
The mock citizenship quizzes will be given at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and noon in Room 161 of the Wayne Learning Center. The questions are ones that potential citizens must be able to answer about the Constitution and U.S. history.
Constitution Day celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. Constitution and Citizenship Day educational programs are mandated by federal legislation for all educational institutions that receive federal funding.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Thirty businesses and nonprofits will be participating in Wayne Community College’s first Part-Time Job and Volunteer Fair.
The fair, which is open to the public at no charge, will be held 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Wayne Learning Center Atrium on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
The event is for those “who need a good part-time job or want to gain experience by volunteering for a non-profit organization,” said WCC Career Counselor Elvira Johnson. A dozen companies and 18 volunteer organizations will be participating.
For more information, contact Ms. Johnson at (919) 739-7005 or edjohnson@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing accommodations or have questions about access, please contact the college’s Disability Services Counselor at (919) 739-6729.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
