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Why Work-Based Learning and                                     Duncan Pathways offer the

            Professional Certifications Matter                              following certifications:

            Imagine your first day of college or your first
            day on a new job.  Being unsure of what to do                   Medical Academy of Science and Health
            next or uncertain of how to handle new                          (MASH) offers certifications in the
            situations can be stressful.  But wait: You                     following areas -  CPR, First Aid, Bloodborne
            already have real-life experience gained from                   Pathogens, Basic Life Support, Certified
            internships and industry certifications earned at               Nursing Assistant, OSHA 10 for Healthcare
            Duncan.  The stress washes away.  This is what                  Providers, and Functional Movement
            college and career readiness feels like.                        Screening.

            The workplace is competitive, so doesn’t it make                The Innovative Design and Applied Technology
            sense to have an advantage before leaving high                  Academy (IDATA) offers certifications in the
            school?  Employers and colleges are looking for                 following areas -  OSHA 10 for Construction
            young people who work hard, have a passion for                  or General Industry,Valvoline, SP/2 Safety
            what they do, and push themselves to learn and                  (Automotive, Welding, Manufacturing or
            apply new skills.  Show them you are the special                Construction), and multiple certifications
            person they seek by participating in internships,               through Automotive Service Excellence,
            earning industry certifications, such as OSHA 10                National Institute for Metalworking Skills,
            and CPR, or becoming a certified nursing                        National Center for Construction Education
            assistant.                                                      and Research, and American Welding
                                                                            Society.
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