Our communities are looking for individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life.

Children’s behavioral health services are vital to Maine’s children with intellectual disabilities, autism, and mental health disorders and their families. And the need in our area is great! As an integral part of the child’s treatment team, a Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) has the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping a child grow and develop to their full potential.

We are excited to connect our communities with Woodfords Family Services for this wonderful ONLINE training program. The online training will equip you to successfully help children who are currently on a waitlist for services. The training will prepare you for employment through local social services agencies. The program can be started at any time and finished at your own pace.

 Prerequisites:

A high school diploma or equivalency. Proof of education is required.

Must be 18 years of age or older upon completion of the course.

An administration fee of $25 is required at registration.

A reading comprehension assessment is required prior to completing the application, administered through your Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education program. This requirement may be waived by showing successful completion of a college-level English course.

Gain a foundational knowledge of the science behind creating computer systems that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence in this introductory artificial intelligence (AI) course.

This class is online through ed2go. Please register through this link.

Gain a solid working knowledge of the most powerful and widely used database programming language. This course will provide you the skills to write SQL queries to create tables, retrieve data from single or multiple tables, manipulate data in a database, and gather statistics from data stored in a database.

Medical transcription is a desired field for most people trying to work at home. Strong typing, computer, and English grammar skills are essential. Medical terminology, formats, rules and regulations, jobs, calculation of pay, confidentiality, and tricks of the trade, all equipment, reference books, and course books are provided with the course fee.

Classes are online for 16 weeks with a completion of 16 weeks to 6- month options. This is a State Certified Program, and you will receive a Certificate of Completion and Letter of Recommendation upon graduation, resumes and how to obtain a job are covered in this program.

Program includes medical terminology, Anatomy & Physiology, and transcription. $3200, includes everything for the course and the field. Required: typing skills above 60 WPM, Microsoft Word proficient Online Anytime, Self-Paced

Register here and mention Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education: https://www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com/medical-transcription-enrollment.html

This comprehensive assessment will let you know if you have the computer skills you need to be successful in school, work, and home. After testing, if you need to improve your skills, we can help you design a learning plan, either in a class, or in personalized lessons.

Please call our office for an appointment.

Gardiner: 207-582-3774 x 3021

Winthrop: 207-377-2265

All-Inclusive 14-week program. This program has two options: entirely online, or our new live via Zoom class that meets weekly. Pharmacy Technician is one of the fastest-growing jobs in health care today.

In this course, you will learn everything from the role of the technician in the pharmacy setting, to the basic sciences at the core of pharmacy practice, to preparing for the PTCB exam. You will learn complete drug information that includes proper name, spelling and pronunciation, drug class, generic and trade name, route of administration, dosage and more of hundreds of drugs. You will be able to identify pills on sight with pill photos, gain a better understanding of how certain drugs work within the body with a concise review of relevant anatomy and physiology, and stay up to date with cutting-edge pharmacy practice with the latest information on new drugs, regulations, HIPAA guidelines and safety procedures.

$2,850. All materials included including PTCB National Certification (CPhT) Exam fee. Payment plans available. Live Classes Meet Thursdays, 7-9 PM OR Online Anytime, Self-Paced

Register here and mention Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education: https://www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com/pharmacy-technician-enrollment.html

An all-inclusive 16-week program that includes in-person skills labs and live via Zoom class meetings that prepare you to pass the National Certification. Upon completion of the program, you will sit for your CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant) national certification exam through NHA.

$3,500 includes national certification, 6 practice exams, online study guide materials, books, resume assistance, and all other associated fees. Externships may be available in your area. Payment plans are available. Live Classes meet TU/TH 5:30-8:30 PM.

Register here and make sure you mention Kennebec Neighbors: https://www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com/clinical-medical-assistant.html

Become Nationally Certified in 10 weeks as a Phlebotomy Technician. Our course is all-inclusive and prepares you for national certification with live classes via Zoom and in-person skills labs. You will be able to perform basic phlebotomy procedures, evaluate patients for ability to withstand venipuncture procedure, explain the procedure and answer patient questions, perform basic point of care testing, such as blood glucose levels on patients, prepare blood, urine, and other body fluid specimens for testing according to established standards.

$3,200 includes Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) national certification through NHA, books, resume and job assistance. Payment plans available. Live Classes meet TU/TH 5:30-8:30 PM.

Register here and mention Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education: https://www.academyofmedicalprofessions.com/phlebotomy-enrollment.html