LEWISTON — The Maine College of Health Professions is accepting applications for its Earn While You Learn Certified Nurse’s Assistant program, which runs from Feb. 2 to April 13, 2016.

The course is designed to provide the knowledge and clinical skills necessary for a student to become a C.N.A. To be listed on the C.N.A. Registry, students are required to successfully complete the Maine State Certification Examination.

The Earn While You Learn program allows applicants to apply with Central Maine Healthcare for a C.N.A. trainee position. Upon acceptance into the program, CMH will pay for all tuition, fees and books, and students will be compensated for up to 30 hours of work per week while taking the course. After successful completion of the state certification exam, the applicants agree to work as a C.N.A. at CMH for two years.

Applicants must meet the college’s admission requirements. The application deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 15.

FMI: www.mchp.edu/certified-nursing-assistant, 207-795-2843, [email protected].