Nursing Assistant (NA) Training Program

The Nursing Assistant training program is designed to prepare nursing assistant to care for the elderly and the chronically ill in a long-term nursing skilled facilities. It consists of 17 modules focused on all aspects of resident care, including resident’s rights, body mechanics, taking vital signs and rehabilitative nursing and among others. The program, upon successful completion of all the required mandated 60 hours theory and 100 hours clinical training, prepares the nursing assistant to become eligible to take the State of California Competency examination both Skills and Written exam, a process which will lead to an occupation as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). A certified nursing assistant may be defined as an individual trained to give personal care and assistance, determined by the facilities’ policies, under the supervision of a Licensed Vocational Nurse or by a Registered Nurse in a Skilled nursing facility, Acute, Sub-Acute hospital, or as a Private Duty.

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CNA Program Start Dates
Day Class: September 28, 2020
Evening/Saturday Class:​ October 26, 2020
Each CNA class is capped at 15 students. Only people who have completed the enrollment process at least 1 week before the first day of class are considered successfully enrolled in the CNA class.

All required documents and fees must be completed at least 1 week before the 1st day of class. All required documents must be submitted at one time to start and finish enrollment at once (this includes paying the $390 registration fee). We no longer accept document submission incrementally (piecemeal fashion). You cannot turn in the enrollment form one day and the live scan form another day. All required documents must be submitted at one time. Late submissions of required documents or initial fee payment are not accepted. You cannot wait until the 1st day of class to complete enrollment and expect to be registered for the class.

If less than 9 students are enrolled for the CNA class, the class will be postponed. You will be informed when a class will be postponed only if you have successfully completed the enrollment process.

If you have completed majority of the required documents, please call the school to give your status for completion and status of enrolled students. The phone numbers for the school are: (510) 481-0240 and (510) 481-0360. Because your student file is still incomplete, you are not enrolled in the CNA class.

VIP Nursing School is not responsible for the associated fees incurred due to the CNA program like the cost for the physical exam, the TB test, and the live scan fingerprinting services.
Click here  for details regarding modifications due to COVID-19.
**The current CNA class is a hybrid version of the past CNA course due to COVID-19 restrictions.
**Please review the current hybrid calendar to see the modifications.
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Document Download Links:
Print and fill out student enrollment, health questionnaire, physical, and live scan forms found in the links below. * Click here to see how to fill in the live scan form
* Applicants with previous convictions please read Information Page ​​ Below is the school's performance report. It provides an idea of the passing rate of our students.
* Please call us at (510) 481-0240 or (510) 481-0360 about any questions you may have.

Home Health Aide (HHA) Training Program

The Home Health Aide (HHA) Training Program is a 40 hour course designed to prepare current CNAs to provide health and personal care in a home care setting including client ambulation and exercise, assistance with client medication, reporting changes in client condition and client needs, documentation of clinical reports, and homemaking skills. The program consists of 20 theory hours and 20 hours of supervised clinical training. Upon completion of the program the students receive a Certificate of Completion.

An HHA Certification is issued by the Department of Health Services to those who have successfully completed the course. This course is approved for 26 continuing education units for CNAs.
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Downloads:
Fill out student enrollment, health questionnaire, and physical forms found in the link below. ​***
* We do not post start dates for Home Health Aide (HHA) classes online. Please call us for start date information at (510) 481-0240.

American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Providers

You must be CPR certified before applying for jobs as a healthcare professional. We offer AHA BLS for Providers course every Saturday. It is a one-day class. Please call us at (510) 481-0240 or (510) 481-0360 to sign up for a CPR class. Low enrollment (less than 2 students) will result in class cancellation. 

The AHA BLS for Providers Course covers:
  • 1-rescuer and 2-rescuer CPR and AED skills for adult, child and infant
  • Breathing techniques: mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask, and bag-mask/ambu bag
  • Rescue breathing for adult, child, and infant
  • Choking relief for adult, child and infant
  • CPR with advanced airway

Go to Start Dates to find out when the next American Heart Association BLS for Providers class will occur.
  • Call us at (510) 481-0240 or (510) 481-0360 to reserve a spot
  • Class length: 10:30 am-3:30 pm (One 10-minute break included. Bringing a light lunch is encouraged.)
  • Cost: $90.00 Cash or Money Order only (no personal/business checks)
Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA.  Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA materials, do not represent income to the AHA.

Click here for general information about CPR classes offered at VIP Nursing School.
Click here to check out American Heart Association's website for this course.