Become a Personal Care Aid


Personal Care Aide Training is a 1-week, 40-hour course offer each month. It runs Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM at 2938 North Avenue, Unit B, Grand Jct., CO 81504. The course includes: 1 day of Caregiver Training, 2 days of Colorado Q-MAP Training (includes certification testing), one day of American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid/Bloodborne Pathogens/Epi Pen Training, and 1 day of Job Shadowing and Dementia Specific Training. 


Includes handbook, scrubs, certification fees, & job shadowing. Scholarships are available. To register contact Linda Applegate at lapplegate@wcahec.org or 970-434-5474 x 2.

In Grand Junction at the Western CO Area Heath Education Center

May 15 – 19, 2023
August 14 – 18, 2023
September 11 – 15, 2023
October 16 – 20, 2023
November 13 – 17, 2023
December 11 – 15, 2023