CNA & GNA Classes
Wraparound Services
Case Management, Service Navigation & Coaching
Job Placement
Nursing Scholarships & Continued Free Healthcare Training
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Dwyer Scholar. Currently, all Maryland CNA/GNA training classes through December are fully booked. New Maryland CNA/GNA training classes will resume in January. Check back in December to complete an application for our January and February classes.
Thank you!
If you are unemployed or underemployed and aspire to pursue a career in the healthcare industry, Dwyer Workforce Development can help. Our empowering, healthcare career training program can prepare you and help you obtain an impactful career in the senior healthcare industry.
Once you enroll in our healthcare career training program, you become a Dwyer Scholar and join a welcoming and supportive community of individuals who want to make a difference through their occupations—just like you. As a Dwyer Scholar, you will have access to healthcare job training, wraparound services, job placement support, case management, coaching, and more. These services help reduce any barriers to employment you might face—allowing you to achieve a long-term career in healthcare and financial stability.
Are you interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare industry? No matter what stage of life you’re in, we’re excited to welcome you to become a Dwyer Scholar and accomplish your dreams.
Attention Maryland Scholars – Thank you for your interest in becoming a Dwyer Scholar. Currently, all Maryland CNA/GNA training classes through December are fully booked. New Maryland CNA/GNA training classes will resume in January. Check back in December to complete an application for our January and February classes. Thank you!
Dwyer Workforce Development partners with organizations who share our commitment to providing comprehensive support to individuals who lack opportunity and aspire to pursue a career in the healthcare industry, alleviating a severe healthcare workforce shortage, and improving the lives of seniors.
CNA & GNA Classes
Wraparound Services
Case Management, Service Navigation & Coaching
Job Placement
Nursing Scholarships & Continued Free Healthcare Training
A Life-Changing Career Path
Dwyer Workforce Development’s pathway to career success begins with you becoming a Dwyer Scholar and completing a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) job training and certification program. The Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) job training and certification is the second of the two licenses included in this training program. In some states, a CNA needs their GNA certification to qualify to work in a long-term care facility (LTC) or nursing home. Our CNA courses are offered at convenient locations in the communities we serve.
After working in the industry, we help you advance in your career through scholarships to achieve an LPN or RN license, or other healthcare careers.
Dwyer Workforce Development’s pathway to career success begins with you becoming a Dwyer Scholar and completing a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) job training and certification program. The Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) job training and certification is the second of the two licenses included in this training program. In some states, a CNA needs their GNA certification to qualify to work in a long-term care facility (LTC) or nursing home. Our free CNA courses are offered at convenient locations in the communities we serve.
After working in the industry, we help you advance in your career through scholarships to achieve an LPN or RN license, or other healthcare careers.
As a Dwyer Scholar, we provide you with robust wraparound services designed to remove systemic barriers to education and employment—making it easier for you to fulfill program requirements while balancing work and family responsibilities.
Wraparound services are offered on a case-by-case basis.
Grants | Housing Assistance | Transportation Stipends | Child Care Support | Case Management | Mentorship
As a Dwyer Scholar, we provide you with robust wraparound services designed to remove systemic barriers to education and employment—making it easier for you to fulfill program requirements while balancing work and family responsibilities.
Wraparound services are offered on a case-by-case basis.
Grants | Housing Assistance | Transportation Stipends | Child Care Support | Case Management | Mentorship
In addition to case management, our case managers and service navigators offer you career and life coaching as a form of wraparound service. Case managers and service navigators are available to work one-on-one with you to prepare you for employment and to help you overcome life’s unexpected hurdles. As a Dwyer Scholar, you can count on these team members for regular check-ins, direct communication in the Dwyer Scholar app, workplace visits, and more. With continued case management, service navigation, and coaching support, Dwyer Scholars had an 84% training completion and job retention rate in 2023.
In addition to case management, our case managers and service navigators offer you career and life coaching as a form of wraparound service. Case managers and service navigators are available to work one-on-one with you to prepare you for employment and to help you overcome life’s unexpected hurdles. As a Dwyer Scholar, you can count on these team members for regular check-ins, direct communication in the Dwyer Scholar app, workplace visits, and more. With continued case management, service navigation, and coaching support, Dwyer Scholars had an 84% training completion and job retention rate in 2023.
Once you have completed the CNA/GNA training program, we connect you to rewarding jobs in the senior healthcare field.
We proudly partner with the industry’s top senior healthcare organizations to give Dwyer Scholars the best opportunities for competitive compensation, benefits, and career advancement.
Once you have completed the CNA/GNA training program, we connect you to rewarding jobs in the senior healthcare field.
We proudly partner with the industry’s top senior healthcare organizations to give Dwyer Scholars the best opportunities for competitive compensation, benefits, and career advancement.
After one year as a CNA or GNA, you are presented with options for furthering your education and progressing your career journey. Opportunities include pursuing stackable credentials of your choosing through continued healthcare job training. Training can be focused on different healthcare specialty roles, such as medical technicians, pharmacy technicians, patient care technicians, administrators, and more.
Scholarships will be awarded to Dwyer Scholars who are interested in achieving their Registered Nurse (RN) license, becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).
After one year as a CNA or GNA, you are presented with options for furthering your education and progressing your career journey. Opportunities include pursuing stackable credentials of your choosing through continued free healthcare job training. Training can be focused on different healthcare specialty roles, such as medical technicians, pharmacy technicians, patient care technicians, administrators, and more.
Scholarships will be awarded to Dwyer Scholars who are interested in achieving their Registered Nurse (RN) license, becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).
CNAs and GNAs both perform essential nursing assistant duties, such as checking patients’ vitals, feeding and grooming patients, and managing patients’ documentation. Both work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN).
CNAs can work in many different healthcare facilities or healthcare settings, including home health. Some states may require an additional GNA certification to work in skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes. GNA certification widens a job seeker’s employment opportunities while further enhancing their expertise in the field of caring for older patients. CNAs and GNAs are often the first line of patient care, and their daily responsibilities help families and communities all around us.
Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
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2 Hamill Rd, Suite 245
Baltimore, MD 21210
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