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Hello!
I’m immensely proud of the role Minnesota State is playing to train the Minnesota National Guard to be Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). They are being activated to help alleviate severe staffing shortages in long term care facilities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sixteen Minnesota State colleges quickly created the courses and training programs that were needed, underscoring again the value a system of public higher education brings. Following are two examples of how the colleges went about developing the program and how the training is impacting the lives of those they serve.
Enjoy!
Devinder Malhotra
Chancellor, Minnesota State
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 Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) Provides CNA Training to Minnesota National Guard
Minnesota National Guard members took the Nursing Assistant course at DCTC via the Minnesota Training Connection. Guard members accomplished 75 hours of nursing assistant hybrid coursework that included classroom study and experience in a hands-on skill lab.
Read about Sergeant Ryan Jungmann's training at DCTC.
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 National Guard Soldiers Take Certified Nursing Assistant Training at St. Cloud Technical & Community College (SCTCC)
It usually takes 7-8 weeks to complete the CNA program at SCTCC. But the college revamped its program for the National Guard so that soldiers will have completed the required hours necessary to achieve certifiability in 9 days.
Read how SCTCC revamped their program to deliver the training.
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