You may be interested in free CNA training if you are looking to begin a new career as a certified nursing assistant or related field, but do not have the sufficient funds at the moment to pay for the training. Many states across America offer a several different options and programs to help people that are in this situation. The state of Michigan is one of these, and provides help and advice about free CNA training.

The Red Cross is one of most common ways of receiving free training, and they do offer training courses in Michigan. The training program is part of the “No Worker Left Behind” scheme in Michigan. Those individuals who have an income less than $40,000 can qualify for the training course. The training is offered in the Detroit Michigan Branch of the American Red Cross, you can call your local MichiganWorks office for more information in taking this free CNA training, providing your income is as stated earlier less than $40,000.

Then there are also community colleges and technical schools which offer certified nursing assistant (CNA) training in the Michigan area. These training courses vary from college to college and you should contact local colleges and schools in your area to find out which have the best CNA classes for you. Once you have found a course, you should then contact the financial aid office to determine if you can qualify for any grants or other financial assistance for the training program. If you meet the necessary requirements for the total financial aid offered, this may then cover most of your tuition and other costs, this effectively is an additional way of getting free CNA training. You can find more information about these local community colleges from the MCCA Michigan Community Colleges Association.

Many of the nursing assistant training classes in the Detroit area offer scholarship and bursaries to selected students. Qualified nursing assistants are in increasingly high demand, you may have heard about the nursing shortages in the news, this means that training schools are often looking for active individuals to train as a CNA. The government also wants to make it easier for people to receive training as certified nursing assistant, for this reason many programs offer scholarships.

If your currently unemployed, this situation may mean you can apply for additional help from the government. They are currently encouraging unemployed people to go back to work through various different policy programs, such as the Welfare reform program. Again, it will probably be best to contact the MichiganWorks office or the department for Human Services on the Michigan.gov website. This is as cases will vary from person to person depending on their current situation, if they have any dependents etc.