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Tools and Trades
in Business & Skills Training
Intro to Woodshop
with Eric Dunder or Chuck Devine, Portland Adult Education

Intro to Welding
with Beau Cormier, Portland Adult Education

Intro to Laser Cutting
with Tomas Amadeo, Portland Adult Education

Intro to Woodshop
with Eric Dunder or Chuck Devine, Portland Adult Education

CNA-Med Tech Summer 2025
with Nancy Hoskins, Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative

This course is designed to teach experienced CNAs how to administer selected injectable medications and non-injectable medications to patients 4 years and older under the on-site supervision of a licensed nurse. Potential students must be currently licensed CNAs, listed as “active” on the Maine CNA Registry, or have employer documentation of the equivalent of at least one year of full-time employment as a certified nursing assistant, provide two letters of recommendation from Registered Nurses, and achieve a qualifying reading score on our placement testing. Payment plans and financial assistance may be available to those who qualify.
For more information or to enroll, please contact PVAEC Academic Coordinator, Eve Salley at 207-341-5370 or email esalley@pvaec.org.The application process for this program is extremely time sensitive. Space is limited!
Alice Haiss Scholarship Fund
with RSU 54/MSAD 54 Adult and Community Education
Alice Haiss of Skowhegan worked as an adult education teacher for many years as part of the Somerset County Basic Skills Program. She was a literacy, basic skills, GED Preparation and English as a Second Language teacher at the program's Learning Center. She also taught GED Preparation, basic and life skills at the Somerset County Jail for years. During that period, she took part in a federal grant project called the Esteem Machine that combined the teaching of life skills with academic skills.
Haiss also worked for Educational Skills, Inc., where she facilitated Project Resiliency, and intervention program to prevent female juvenile offenders from being incarcerated at a youth correctional center. The program focused on the development of problem solving, communication, team-building, and self-esteem building.
This scholarship will benefit any adult education learners who are pursuing education or training in high demand, high skill, or high wage occupations.
Awards will be announced yearly at the Adult Education Graduation in June.
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College & Training Preparation
with Sue Lasselle, RSU16 Adult Education
START ANYTIME! Going to college or training can improve your chances of getting a better paying job to increase the quality of life for yourself and your family. For high school graduates who plan to enter college or training programs, we can help you meet pre-requisites and brush up on specific skills to increase your confidence! $50. Free to unemployed residents.
We also have access to free programming designed to help you in a broader sense with a more in-depth college transition experience. Call for more details.
Rise Up Retail Credential
with National Retail Federation, Marshwood Adult & Community Education
These 4 retail certifications designed by the National Retail Federation are offered in a blended learning format using an online platform and retail professionals. These courses offer career opportunities in partnership with Kittery Trading Post and other retailers who will pay for their employees to take the training. Eligible adult education students can take one r all four courses for free.
Choose from:
• Retail Fundamentals
• Customer Service and Sales
• Business of Retail: Operations and Profit
• Warehouse Inventory and Logistics
Open enrollment, sign up on the website or call for more information