Women receive training in one of the following fields: 

Certified Nursing Assistant

A certified nursing assistant (CNA) routinely performs nursing tasks delegated by a licensed nurse.  These tasks typically include feeding, dressing, grooming, and transfers.  Nursing assistant jobs can be found in nursing homes, hospitals, and home health agencies. Caroline Center is approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing to provide this training program and issue certification for nursing assistants.  Upon successful completion of this program, trainees are also eligible to take the Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) certification examination.  Additional coursework in medical terminology, dementia, anatomy & physiology, and CPR certification is given. Skills practice is conducted in the newly updated clinical skills lab. All students complete a 40-hour clinical experience on- site at area facilities such as Broadmead, Johns Hopkins Bayview, St. Elizabeth’s, St. Martin’s,  and Erickson Retirement Communities.  Women are frequently hired directly at their clinical sites upon successful completion of the course. 

Pharmacy Technician

The pharmacy technician training prepares women to sit for the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination, that when passed, qualifies them to work at any pharmacy setting in the United States.  During the program, women study math, learn medical terminology, and memorize drugs’ generic and brand names.  In class, they learn how to use the McKesson Pharmacy software to enter and monitor practice patient prescriptions and then use the model pharmacy to accurately fill the practice prescriptions.  Caroline Center is the only facility in Maryland to have such a “hands on” clinical learning setting thus giving the women an advantage over others going into the field.    At the end of the program, women are each placed in a week-long internship to practice their skills and gain real experience.  Graduates have been hired at retail and hospital pharmacies throughout Baltimore including NeighborCare, University of Maryland, Hopkins, Rite Aid, and Walgreens.

Culinary Arts Technician

Food service is a promising field and has many opportunities for graduates to work in restaurants, catering services, and institutional kitchens such as hospitals and schools. Coursework includes food preparation, cooking, baking, menu-planning, and most importantly, the safe handling of food.  Upon successful completion of this program, graduates are eligible to take the National Restaurant Association “ServSafe” certification test.  This certification is an industry standard in food service and every commercial kitchen is required to have at least one certified employee.  Each trainee completes a one week internship in a commercial kitchen which brings classroom instruction to life and provides a solid preparation for employment.  Graduates are currently working at Charleston Retirement Community, Marriott, and Pepper’s Catering.

This program was established to address the special needs of women who may not have obtained a high school diploma or GED or whose interests and abilities are more craft-oriented.  The initial skills training phase introduces trainees to the upholstery business and craft at Caroline Center Upholstery, a retail and commercial upholstery business.  After the 15-week Caroline Center program, trainees move into an extended period of training that lasts 8 months to 2 to 3 years.  At the completion of their training period, some women will be invited to stay on as employees, while others go on to jobs with other upholsterers or even start their own business. Visit carolineupholstery.com to learn more about the program.