Northeastern Junior College will offer an emergency medical technician-basic course in Sterling starting a week from Thursday. State law requires the course to include 175 hours of classroom and lab instruction and includes a minimum of 25 hours of clinical experience. Students successfully completing this course, who are 18 years of age and older, are eligible to take the national registry Emergency Medical Training Exam which is the credential necessary to be employed by, or serve as a volunteer, on an emergency response team. According to a news release, classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. plus a few Saturdays.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Radon Classes Set
Radon awareness is an important thing for northeast Colorado homeowners to have. In its continuing effort to help homeowners gain awareness of the dangers and ways to handle radon, Morgan COunty Extension will offer its “Radon in the Home” program a week from tomorrow. According to a news release, programs will be given from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and repeated from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs by the decay of soil and rock. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Because you can’t see or smell radon, you don’t know if your home has high radon levels radon without testing.
NJC Job Force Program Starts Soon
The deadline is approaching to register for Northeastern Junior College's spring “Step Into Your Future” program, designed to help those in northeast Colorado who are unemployed and needing help re-entering the job market. This is the third session in the series, according to a news release, and registrations are being accepted though January 22nd. The sessions provide assistance in a number of areas, including exploring personal career goals, brushing up on basic academic/computer skills, earning a GED if necessary, learning or improving various workplace skills and even learning better English skills if necessary.
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