CNA Training

Welcome to the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles, and thank you for being a part of our mission and joining with us in providing Emergency Preparedness and Health Education.  We’d like to congratulate you on your contribution to building a healthier, safer community by becoming an American Red Cross Authorized Provider and helping us reach even more people with lifesaving training.

As an American Red Cross authorized provider, you are leveraging more than 90 years of lifesaving expertise and a brand that is trusted and recognized as being the premier health and safety training organization.  Red Cross training materials incorporate the most current standards of care that meet OSHA Guidelines for First Aid and the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines.  And because Red Cross training is standardized and recognized by national, state and local authorities, proof and validity of training can be provided to regulatory agencies.

Your local American Red Cross chapter is committed to providing you with the highest level of customer service.  Technical and programmatic support is just a phone call away, and marketing materials are available at no cost so that you can promote your training programs.  Your local chapter also provides administrative support, including issuing certificates and maintaining instructor and student records at eight convenient Service Centers located throughout the Los Angeles communities.  This allows you to focus on what is most important-providing lifesaving training.  If you have any questions, please be sure to contact your local Red Cross service center.

In the past sixteen (16) years, over 200, 000 nurse assistant candidates have tested with us and received their state certification to practice as Certified Nurse Assistants.

Who can test?
You can register to test if you meet one of the following qualifications:

• Successfully completed a state-approved Nurse Assistant Training program.
• Are currently enrolled in an RN, LVN, or Psychiatric Technician Program.
• Are a foreign trained or is a Nurse Assistant in another State or country.

Why test With the American Red Cross?

• Numerous fixed site locations throughout California.
• Mobile testing available at your facility or school.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Walk-In Testing Service (WITS):
  - Interactive, computerized equipment that is easy to use.
  - Designed for candidates who have language difficulty.
• Registration/Orientations service.
• Special accommodations for special needs candidates.
• Diagnostic service for failed candidates. 

For more information, please call the CEP Department at (323) 780-7627

The American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles offers training and volunteer opportunities for all ages. Whether you work with children, want training for a new or existing job, are a professional rescuer or simply want to know how to help someone in an emergency, we can help you build the skills you need.