Online training that helps nursing assistants grow, lead and stay current
Self-paced courses for nursing assistants and the facilities that develop them: dementia and memory care, restorative care, charge aide leadership and abuse prevention, built as a real sequence of skills, not a compliance library.
Need yearly in-service hours? See the Annual In-Service Pack
For nursing assistants and the facilities that develop them
Nursing assistants give much of the hands-on care that residents and patients receive. These courses build the skills that make that time safer and more meaningful.
Nursing assistants
Build specialty skills in dementia and memory care and restorative care, and prepare to step up as a charge aide.
Start Dementia and Memory CareCharge aides and senior aides
Charge Aide Leadership covers leading a shift, handoffs and supporting newer aides, with the communication skills to match.
See Charge Aide LeadershipFacilities and educators
Give your team a development path and support yearly in-service training with the Development Series, the Annual In-Service Pack and facility pricing. Your state and facility decide which courses and hours count.
See facility optionsFour steps from strong aide to trusted leader
Take the courses in order, or start where your facility needs you most.
- STEP 1
Foundation
Ethics and communication that every aide uses on every shift.
- STEP 2
Specialize
Specialty knowledge for the residents and patients who need the most skill.
- STEP 3
Lead
Step up to charge aide and support the team around you.
- STEP 4
Stay current every year
Abuse prevention and yearly refreshers through the Annual In-Service Pack.
See the Annual In-Service Pack
Nursing assistant courses
Take courses one at a time. The Development Series includes four of them and a final exam, and the Annual In-Service Pack bundles four common in-service topics.
Communication, safety and behavioral health
Nursing Assistant Development Series
Restorative care, charge aide leadership, dementia care and workplace ethics, with a cumulative final exam, in one enrollment.
- Restorative care, charge aide leadership and dementia and memory care in one enrollment
- Choices Essentials workplace ethics included
- A certificate of completion when you pass the cumulative final
- Recommended add-ons, sold separately: The 60-Second Encounter, Difficult Patient and Family Conversations, Hallway and Elevator De-Escalation and Medical Terminology
- Choices Essentials: Making the Ethical Choice at Work2 hours
- Restorative Care for Nursing Assistants4.5 hours
- Charge Aide Leadership4.5 hours
- Dementia and Memory Care for Nursing Assistants3.5 hours
- Cumulative final exam1 hour
Annual In-Service Pack for Nursing Assistants
Four courses that cover common yearly in-service topics: dementia care, abuse prevention, restorative care and charge aide leadership, about 14.5 hours in all. Facility packs: $2,099 for up to 10 aides and $4,499 for up to 25.
Developing a whole team of aides?
Buy a facility pack, send us your roster, and we enroll your team. Need to swap someone who has not started yet? Send the name to remove and the name to add.
- Seats do not expire and can be reassigned before a learner starts
- Lifetime access to the current edition
- Completion and score reports on request for your in-service records
- Annual In-Service Pack facility packs: $2,099 for up to 10 seats, $4,499 for up to 25
Why facilities choose ITC
A pathway, not a library
Courses build on each other, from specialty skills to leadership, so aides see where their growth leads.
Written for real care
Scenarios come from the floor: dementia behaviors, restorative routines, shift handoffs and reporting concerns.
Scope-safe
Every course stays inside the nursing assistant role and points to the nurse for anything beyond it.
Phone-first and printable
Lessons read well on a phone between tasks, with job aids aides can keep.
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Before you enroll
Is this a CNA certification?
No. These courses earn an ITC certificate of completion. They do not replace state nursing assistant certification or your facility’s competency checks.
Do the courses count as in-service hours?
Facilities can use them toward yearly in-service training. Your state and facility decide which topics and hours count, and completion records are available on request.
How long does it take?
Single courses run from about 2 to 4.5 hours. The Development Series takes about 15.5 hours, and the Annual In-Service Pack about 14.5 hours. All courses are self-paced.
Will it teach hands-on skills?
The courses teach knowledge and judgment. Hands-on skills are taught and checked by your facility.
How do facility packs work?
Buy the pack, reply with your roster, and we enroll your team within one business day. Seats do not expire and can be reassigned before someone starts.
How long do I have access?
Access to the courses and programs on this page does not expire.
Ready to grow your team?
Start one course, enroll in the Development Series, or set up yearly in-service with the Annual In-Service Pack.