AND SHARES HOW A WIDE SPREAD PRE- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM CAN BENEFIT ALL MAINERS. <TALIA STANDUP> A DOZEN STUDENTS WHO WENT THROUGH THE LEWISTON ADULT EDUCATION APPRENTICESHIP CNA PROGRAM.. ARE GRADUATING.. <NAT POP> 1;10;10 < 3 SECONDS CLAPPING> <VO> THE 6-MONTH CNA PRE- APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.. IS MEANT TO HELP IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN MAINE.. EARN CERTIFICATION IN HEALTHCARE PATHWAYS TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL EMPLOYERS ONCE THEY GRADUATE. <SOT FATMA SAAD / ENGLISH- LANGUAGE TEACHER FOR LEWISTON ADULT ED> 32;22 “THEY WANT TO WORK.. THEY ARE CHOMPING AT THE BIT.” <VO> STUDENTS IN THIS GRADUATING CLASS.. HAIL FROM 9 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.. ROMMEL BAUTISTA , IS FROM THE PHILIPPINES. HE ALREADY HAS A JOB OFFER FROM ST. MARY’S TO WORK IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.. WITH PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. <SOT ROMMEL BAUTISTA / APPRENTICESHIP CNA GRADUATE> 7;56 “NOW BECOMING A CNA.. I THINK THE UNIVERSE IS DOING THE PATH FOR ME.. I THINK THIS IS MY CALLING REALLY.” <VO> TOLNAN KOSLENGAR ARRIVED IN MAINE, FROM THE CENTRAL AFRICAN COUNTRY OF CHAD 1 YEAR AGO. HE’S SPEND HALF OF THAT TIME, COMPLETING THIS PROGRAM. KOSLENGAR SAYS, HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A CNA. <SOT TOLNAN KOSLENGAR / APPRENTICESHIP CNA GRADUATE> 16;45 “DURING OUR TRAINING THEY TOLD US THERE IS NEED.. IT’S OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.. SO I APPLIED FOR THE JOB AND I HAD ONE INTERVIEW SO VERY SOON I HOPE THAT I WILL START WORKING.” <VO> STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM NEED TO FILE FOR WORK AUTHORIZATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDE, CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE, CLOVER HEALTH, ST MARYS AND D’YOUVILLE LONG TERM CARE.. WHERE STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE THEIR APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING. <SOT FATMA SAAD / ENGLISH- LANGUAGE TEACHER FOR LEWISTON ADULT ED> 31;17 “THERE’S A HOLE IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD THAT NEED TO BE FILLED, AND WHY NOT THEM? THEY’RE QUALIFIED THEY’RE MOTIVATED.” <VO> ALTHOUGH THIS CNA PROGRAM IN LEWISTON IS EXCLUSIVE TO NEW MAINERS.. THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER SAYS THERE IS A WIDER NET OF PRE- APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO ALL MAINERS.. IN CONSTRUCTION, CLEAN ENERGY, AQUACULTURE AND EDUCATION. <SOT SAMANTHA DINA / MAINE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER> 49;02 “WE LEARNED THAT NATIONALLY 91% OF APPRENTICES THAT ARE TRAINED UNDER THAT EMPLOYER STAY.. SO IN THIS TIGHT LABOR MARKET.. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE GROWTH OF APPRENTICESHIP AS A WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL.” <VO> IF YOU’D LIKE TO REGISTER TO BECOME AN APPRENTICE.. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMAT
Graduates who are immigrants hope to fill in the gaps in Maine’s healthcare industry
A pre-apprenticeship program in Maine creates job opportunities
Updated: 3:12 PM EDT Oct 15, 2024
About a dozen students who went through the Lewiston Adult Education Apprenticeship CNA Program, have graduated, making them the 4th class to finish the program. Graduates are looking to fill positions in Maine’s healthcare industry, and some already have job offers. Students from the most recent graduating class, hail from 9 different countries. The 6-month pre-apprenticeship program is meant to help immigrants living in Maine, earn certification in healthcare pathways to support our local employers when they graduate. Students need to file for work authorization in order to participate. Program partners include, Central Maine Healthcare, Clover Health, St. Mary’s and D’Youville Long Term Care, where students can continue their apprenticeship training. One of the graduates, Rommel Bautista, is from the Philippines. Bautista already has a job offer from St. Mary’s Hospital to work in chemical dependency, with patients suffering from substance use disorder. Bautista says, “Now becoming a CNA, I think the universe is doing the path for me. I think this is my calling really.”Tolnan Koslengar arrived in Maine from the Central African country of Chad one year ago. Koslengar has spent half of that time in the U.S. completing this program. Koslengar says, “During our training they told us there is need. It’s our commitment to serve the community, so I applied for the job and I had one interview. So, very soon I hope that I will start working.” Although the Lewiston Adult Education Apprenticeship CNA Program is exclusive to students who are immigrants, or multi-lingual learners, the Maine Department of Labor has a wider net of pre-apprenticeship opportunities available to all Mainers. Pre-apprenticeship opportunities include jobs in construction, clean energy, aquaculture and education. The Associate Commissioner for the Maine Department of Labor, Samantha Dina, says, “We learned that nationally 91% of apprentices that are trained under that employer stay. So in this tight labor market, (I’m) really excited about the growth of apprenticeship as a workforce recruitment and retention tool.”If you’d like to register to become an apprenticeship, you can find more information at apprenticeship.maine.gov.
About a dozen students who went through the Lewiston Adult Education Apprenticeship CNA Program, have graduated, making them the 4th class to finish the program. Graduates are looking to fill positions in Maine’s healthcare industry, and some already have job offers.
Students from the most recent graduating class, hail from 9 different countries.
The 6-month pre-apprenticeship program is meant to help immigrants living in Maine, earn certification in healthcare pathways to support our local employers when they graduate. Students need to file for work authorization in order to participate. Program partners include, Central Maine Healthcare, Clover Health, St. Mary’s and D’Youville Long Term Care, where students can continue their apprenticeship training.
One of the graduates, Rommel Bautista, is from the Philippines. Bautista already has a job offer from St. Mary’s Hospital to work in chemical dependency, with patients suffering from substance use disorder. Bautista says, “Now becoming a CNA, I think the universe is doing the path for me. I think this is my calling really.”
Tolnan Koslengar arrived in Maine from the Central African country of Chad one year ago. Koslengar has spent half of that time in the U.S. completing this program. Koslengar says, “During our training they told us there is need. It’s our commitment to serve the community, so I applied for the job and I had one interview. So, very soon I hope that I will start working.”
Although the Lewiston Adult Education Apprenticeship CNA Program is exclusive to students who are immigrants, or multi-lingual learners, the Maine Department of Labor has a wider net of pre-apprenticeship opportunities available to all Mainers. Pre-apprenticeship opportunities include jobs in construction, clean energy, aquaculture and education.
The Associate Commissioner for the Maine Department of Labor, Samantha Dina, says, “We learned that nationally 91% of apprentices that are trained under that employer stay. So in this tight labor market, (I’m) really excited about the growth of apprenticeship as a workforce recruitment and retention tool.”
If you’d like to register to become an apprenticeship, you can find more information at apprenticeship.maine.gov.
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