MALTA — The Kishwaukee College Continuing Education department is holding Information Sessions about the Summer 2019 Short-Term Training Programs on April 3 and May 1 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in room C1251 at the College.
Information Sessions are free and open to the public.
Short-term training programs prepare people for a variety of entry-level positions in a wide range of career fields. They are also a great way to explore a career before committing to a degree program. Short-term training programs range from 4 to 20 weeks, including an internship.

The Short-Term Training program descriptions and schedules for Summer 2019 are:
Dental Assistant: May 14 – Aug. 22, Tuesday/Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dental Assistants provide quality preventative and corrective dental care under the direct supervision of a dentist or dental hygienist. The Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting with patient care as well as providing administrative support to the office.
Pharmacy Technician: May 14 – Aug. 20, Tuesday/Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pharmacy Technicians assist pharmacists to dispense prescription medication. Depending on the position, the technician may also manage third-party billing, answer telephones, direct customers to items or to the pharmacist for medication consultation, receive written prescriptions, clean and sterilize dispensing bottles and instruments, answer questions regarding non-drug products, and collect payments.
Phlebotomy Technician: May 13-Aug. 22, Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Phlebotomy Technicians obtain and prepare specimens for laboratory processing. Phlebotomists are traditionally associated with drawing and preparing blood in hospitals, clinics, or physician’s offices. However, Phlebotomists can be employed in a wide variety of fields that work with any bodily fluids that can be laboratory tested.
Sterile Processing Technician: May 14 – August 27, Tuesday/Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sterile Processing Technicians provide support to all patient care services in a health care facility. They are responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing, and distributing the medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery.
For more information about Short-Term Training programs, visit www.kish.edu/shortterm or contact Melissa Gallagher, Coordinator of Business Development, at mgallagher1@kish.edu or 815-825-9466.