{"id":12001,"date":"2025-10-01T13:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12001"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:04:36","slug":"mowest-to-offer-home-health-aide-certification-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/01\/mowest-to-offer-home-health-aide-certification-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"MoWest to offer Home Health Aide certification classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-310x99.png\" alt=\"MoWest Workforce Development logo\" width=\"310\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-200x64.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-310x99.png 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-400x127.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-600x191.png 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-800x255.png 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-1024x326.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-1200x382.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/WorkforceDevelopment-UnitLockup-1536x489.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>Oct. 1, 2025&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Center for Workforce Development will begin their next classes for Missouri Home Health Aide certification\u00a0 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Health Aides (HHA) work in clients\u2019 homes, group homes or assisted living facilities, working with family members and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care. MoWest\u2019s training meets all Missouri, Medicare and Medicaid requirements and provides options for the annual professional development required to maintain home health aide certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The six-week HHA program blends online and classroom learning to allow for the adult learner to continue to work a full-time job if needed. Limited class sizes and hands-on learning are what make MoWest the designated applied learning institution in Missouri.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The training fee is $1,900 with an additional $100 for supplies. Participants may qualify for a grant through a partner agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Houlne Center for Convergent Technology is located at 4141 Mitchell Ave. in St. Joseph. For more information about this class or to register for the course, please visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/certified-home-health-aide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu\/workforce\/certified-home-health-aide\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. MoWest is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 1, 2025&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Center for Workforce Development will begin their next classes for Missouri Home Health Aide certification\u00a0 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. 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