Free Career Training Programs
Are you interested in nursing or mental health? Are you looking for a career in healthcare?
Lifespan’s Workforce Solutions, Training and Teamwork (STAT) program offers free education to under- and unemployed adults (18+) to become certified for entry-level health care positions in the fields of nursing, mental health, pharmacy and more. All programs are designed to be fully comprehensive, including in-field learning, job skill training, financial support for barriers to employment, and case management services.
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Are you interested in one of Lifespan’s Workforce STAT Free Career Training Programs? Fill out the form to be notified when the next program opens.
Available Programs
The following programs are offered:
Patient Support Specialist Program
Trained patient support specialists can work in non-clinical roles such as unit secretaries and patient support representatives. This program prepares its participants with the education and hands-on learning necessary to perform the duties to be qualified for these, and similar, positions. Training includes a wide variety of skills such as customer service, patient conflict resolution, patient education, knowledge of insurance, Electronic Health Records, phone etiquette, and various computing/software skills. Graduates who complete this program can expect to begin careers in this meaningful healthcare profession right away.
Upcoming Information Sessions
We are no longer recruiting for the March cohort. Please check back for details about an upcoming class.
Please register for information about upcoming classes
Learn more about the Patient Support Specialist Training Program
Mental Health Training Program
The field of behavioral health features a variety of professions, each offering several career paths at both Bradley Hospital and Gateway. You will gain practical work experience with in-person training and internship opportunity with local Lifespan affiliate partners. In addition, you will participate in work-readiness trainings to build employability skills. Students who successfully complete this program will have the following certifications: AHA Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider, AHA First Aid, and Mental Health First Aid.
Upcoming Information Sessions
Our January cohort has started. Please check back for updates about our spring class.
Nursing Assistant Training Program
Being a nursing assistant is a rewarding healthcare position with a range of job opportunities in a variety of work settings and patient populations. Each cohort of students will participate in classroom trainings through the Lifespan Nursing Assistant School, hands-on experience at a Lifespan hospital, clinical rotations, and a four-week unpaid internship. Participants will achieve their AHA Basic Life Support certification and, after successfully completing the program, the possibility of full-time employment.
Upcoming Information Sessions
Lifespan is recruiting for a certified nursing assistant (CNA) class scheduled to start in July! Please sign up to get more information about this opportunity below and attend a virtual info session to learn more.
- Tuesday, April 18 at Noon
- Tuesday, April 25 at 1:00 p.m
- Tuesday, May 2 at 2:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 9 at 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 16 at 2:30 P.m.
- Tuesday, May 23 at Noon
- Tuesday, May 30 at Noon
- Tuesday, June 6 at 2:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 13 at Noon
- Tuesday, June 20 at 1:30 p.m.
All information sessions are held via Zoom. Use the link and password below to attend:
Meeting ID: 739 9596 2002
Passcode: 23egv2
Medical Assistant Training Program
Medical assistants play an essential role on a patient’s care team. This program, in partnership with The Genesis Center or Rhode Island College, provides students with practical work experience and networking opportunities, work-readiness training and workshops, classroom and internship training, and more. Students who successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the National CCMA exam.
Upcoming Information Sessions
We are currently recruiting for two cohorts of the Medical Assistant program scheduled to start in August and September 2023. Please attend an info session to learn more:
- Wednesday, April 26 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, May 1 at 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 3 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, May 8 at 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 10 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, May 15 at 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 17 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, May 22 at 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 24 at 10 a.m.
- Wednesday, May 31 at 10 a.m.
- Monday, June 5 at 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
All information sessions are held via Zoom. Use the link and password below to attend:
Meeting ID: 915 2078 3814
Passcode: 130746
Pharmacy Technician II Training Program
Pharmacy Technicians provide meaningful care for patients. This program, in partnership with Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), provides students with an externship experience at a Lifespan hospital, classroom learning and labs at CCRI, networking opportunities, work-readiness training and workshops, and more. Students who successfully complete the program will receive a Pharmacy Technician II license.
Recruitment for the March 6, 2023 cohort is closed. Our next cohort will begin September 6, 2023. Please check back periodically for new information session dates.
Please register for information about upcoming classes
Learn more about the Pharmacy Technician II Training Program