BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The American Red Cross Jefferson-Shelby Chapter will hold a graduation ceremony and a job fair on Monday for students who have completed the Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training (NAT) program.

The events will take place at the Jefferson-Shelby Red Cross offices at 114 22nd St. South downtown, according to a Red Cross news release today.

The job fair will be held from 9-10 a.m., and the graduation will begin at 11 a.m.

Completing the NAT course gives students a chance to get jobs in a "fast-growing industry" due to a shortage of adequately trained Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs), the release states.

Red Cross NAT instructors give students the skills required to become CNAs, according to the release.

Students learn to provide basic care, such as feeding, dressing, bathing and monitoring, for patients in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

For more information or to register for an upcoming session, contact Laura Wilson at (205) 795-8740 or laura.wilson@redcross.org.

For more information about the American Red Cross, go to www.redcross.org.

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