Healthcare and Fitness   

Learn what it takes to have a successful career as an administrative medical assistant. This course explores the job of an administrative medical assistant (AMA) in a doctor's office—from appointment scheduling and chart creation to medical billing and coding—to give you an inside-view of the job.

For details, including registration info: Explore a Career as an Administrative Medical Assistant.

This course is a great way to start your career as it will help you better understand everything that's involved in the job and how you can become certified and licensed optical assistant.

For details, including registration info: Optical Assistant Career Exploration.

Take a look at the many job settings and career paths open to you if you become a pharmacy technician. This course will help you master the skills that will prepare you for an entry-level position as a pharmacy tech or clerk, and the steps you can take to become certified.

For details, including registration info: Explore a Career as a Pharmacy Technician.

Earning this credential from the Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) verifies that you can safely and effectively teach group fitness classes. This course includes a voucherfor prepaid access to sit for the certifying AFAA GFI Exam upon completion of the course and eligibility.

This program is on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) for Northern Nevada. Contact Job Opportunities in Nevada (JOIN) to see if you qualify for funding.

Program details can be found here: AFAA Group Fitness Instructor.

This online dental assisting course is the most comprehensive you will find. You will learn about every aspect of professional dental assisting, including invaluable real-world perspectives from experienced dental assistants and essential information about anatomy and physiology, preventive dentistry, patient care, and communication, radiology, pharmacology, anesthesia, assisting in specialty practices, employment strategies, and much more. After completing the course, you will have the opportunity to apply for an externship, through which you will get real-life clinical assistant experience.

This program is on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) for Northern Nevada. Contact Job Opportunities in Nevada (JOIN) or other agencies for possible funding opportunities.

Program details can be found here: Clinical Dental Assistant.

In this course, you'll gain the skills and knowledge to qualify for entry-level positions in pharmacies and be prepared for national certification. Upon completion of this course, you will be prepared to sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE), offered by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). This course also includes a voucher which covers the fee of the exam. Pharmacy technician certification is an important issue for many industry employers and state legislatures, some of which now require national certification. You will also have the opportunity to apply for a 100+ hour externship.

This program is on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) for Northern Nevada. Contact Job Opportunities in Nevada (JOIN) or other agencies for possible funding opportunities.

Program details can be found here: Pharmacy Technician.