Chickasaw Institute provides certification and career development opportunities to Chickasaw citizens. Training opportunities include certification courses in a variety of areas. Chickasaw citizens accepted into a program are eligible to be paid while attending school and completing certification requirements up to 40 hours per week. Chickasaw Institute provides on-the-job training opportunities and support when transitioning from participant to becoming employed.
Eligibility:
Ardmore Area:
HVAC Program
- One year beginning Monday, July 30, 2018
- Monday-Friday
- In-class instruction: 8-11 a.m.
- Job-site learning: 1-5 p.m.
- This class may count for up to two of the three years required for the Mechanical Journey worker’s License Apprenticeship.
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification for refrigerant handling is also available.
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Construction Technology Certificate
- Aug. 15, 2018–May 20, 2019
- Monday-Friday, 8-11 a.m. and noon-3:30 p.m.
- After completing this program, students will earn these certificates:
- National Center for Construction Education & Research
- Construction Trainee
- OSHA 10-hour Card
- Power Actuated Card
- NCCER Level 1
- Frame Carpenter
- NCCER Cabinet Module
- Cabinet Making
- National Career Readiness Certification
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Nursing Assistant Program
- Aug. 15, 2018–May 20, 2019
- Monday-Friday, 8-11 a.m. and noon-3:30 p.m.
- The program combines classroom instruction with on-the-job learning and is a steppingstone to prepare students for LPN programs.
- After completing this program, students will earn these certificates:
- Long-term Care Aide
- CPR
- Medication Administration Technician
- First Aid
- National Career Readiness Certification
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Ada Area:
Medical Coding Certification Program
- Classes begin in August and take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Clinicals take place Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Topics include ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPS coding systems. Participants will learn about health information management, health care delivery systems, legal and compliance, reimbursement methodologies, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and pharmacology.
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