(GED) High School Equivalency Preparation
Provides the educational training needed to prepare for the High School Equivalency (GED) examination.  Course work is provided in Writing, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Reading Comprehension and test taking skills.  Official GED Exam testing is performed on site.                    

(ABE) Adult Basic Education

Improves the basic competencies in Reading, Writing, Math and Verbal Communication; necessary for effective functioning, whether in subsequent education, employment or in students’ daily lives.  Students desiring to enroll in vocational or academic programs at the Bronx EOC may need the preparatory coursework provided by this program.

Supplements the classes within the facility with individual study and attention through the use of ISI software.  The ATTAIN Lab not only bridges the technology divide by incorporating the use of tech in learning but also enhances individual learning while reinforcing the students understanding of class materials.

Provides individualized remediation and contextualized enhancement for students preparing to enter EOC Vocational programs.

VOCATIONAL/OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS

Students will learn Word Processing, Spreadsheet Operations, and the basics of maintaining expense records.  This course will teach Computer Operation, Keyboarding Skills, Word Processing (MS Word), Introduction to Spreadsheet (MS Excel), Introduction to Access, office procedures including use of fax machine, customer service, telephone skills, and filing.  Office protocol and behavior will be an integral component of the course.       

II.  ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS

Students will learn specialized medical office duties necessary for employment in private office practices, billing agencies and health care institutions.  Students will understand ICD-9 coding, CPT coding, HCPCS coding, billing, health insurance and the use of the HCFA 1500 form, and managed care issues.  Students will understand medical terminology, patient scheduling, contents of the medical record, patient communication strategies, filing, and an introduction to computerized medical office management software and medical transcription techniques.                          

This 4-day course is taught by a Registered Nurse and it prepares and certifies students who work as Direct Care Service Workers to administer medication to patients in accordance to the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities guidelines.                           

Prepares students for entry into the workplace as Direct Care Service Workers.  Students are trained to work with mentally disabled, mentally ill, and/or developmentally disabled individuals of all ages, to help them attain independence, individuality, and productivity.  Students obtain their certificates for DCSW, SCIP, and AMAP.  Students also receive their certification in CPR. 

(EMT) Emergency Medical Technician
The program provides instruction and practice in dealing with bleeding, fractures, airway obstruction, cardiac arrest, and emergency childbirth.  Students learn to use and care for common emergency equipment, such as backboards, suction devices, splints, oxygen delivery systems, and stretchers.  Graduates of approved EMT-Basic training programs who pass a written and practical examination administered by the State certifying agency or the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians earn the title of Registered EMT-Basic.  The NYS exam is administered on the last day of the program.

Medical Assistant

III.  GENERAL PROGRAMS

Prepares the student for licensing as a NYS Registered Security Guard.  Students receive the mandatory 8-hour Pre-assignment Training and the 16-hour On the Job Training Certificates.  They also receive training that prepares them to take and pass the NYC Fire Department Certificate of Fitness as a Fire Guard; further training is received in Investigative Memo Writing.  Placement assistance is available upon completion.