Essex Tech To Expand Health Services Course Options

DANVERS, MA — Essex Tech will expand its course offerings in health care services with the help of a $150,000 Skills Capital Grant.

The grant will add more courses for daytime students and will create more options for adults in the NightHawks Education Program. The grant will also support the expansion of the After Dark Partnership Program to include Health Assisting as an additional option for students from partnering districts.

Students will have the opportunity to earn certificates in Certified Nursing Assistant, First Aid, CPR, Dementia Care, Home Health Aide and OSHA 10, which the school said will better position students to gain jobs in the high-demand health care field upon graduation.

"The Baker-Polito Administration has been a consistent supporter of both career technical education and of Essex Tech, "Essex Tech SuperintendentHeidi Riccio said. “Once again we are grateful for that support, and for ensuring our students will be career-ready upon graduation."

More than 300 educational programs have received financial support from the Skills Capital grant initiative, which has awarded approximately $92 million and is overseen by Gov. Charlie Baker's Workforce Skills program.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)