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Centura College
Norfolk, VA
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Electrical Lineworker
Building & ConstructionThe Electrical Lineworker program provides students with the foundational knowledge and hands-on skills required to enter the utility industry as apprentice lineworkers. Trainees learn to work safely around high-voltage environments, climb wood poles and steel structures, perform pole-top rescues, and properly use climbing and lineworker tools. Instruction covers essential electrical theory, circuit analysis, bonding and grounding, aerial framing, rigging, setting and pulling poles, and the use of service vehicles such as bucket trucks, digger derricks, and cranes. Students are introduced to trenching and excavating equipment as well as electrical test instruments commonly used in the trade. Through a combination of classroom instruction, field exercises, and performance-based assessments, graduates are prepared to begin careers supporting the construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems.
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Medical Assistant - Diploma
Healthcare & MedicalMedical Assisting careers can open the doors to working alongside doctors and nurses in many health care settings. Some people focus their training on the clinical side of the business so they can have a more direct hands-on approach with patients. Others focus on the office management side of the business, where management, administration, and technological skills allow them to excel. Wherever you decide to focus, completing your medical assisting training can give you the opportunity to work in a doctor’s office, hospital, long-term care facility, or any other health care facilities that help people in your community. Before graduating, you take the American Medical Tech Exam. Once passed, you earn the RMA Credential and are a Registered Medical Assistant.