Intake and skills assessment: Applicants must complete WorkKeys assessment (Applied Math, Workplace Documents) during the intake process. WorkKeys results are used to confirm basic skills readiness for clinical and laboratory documentation tasks, establish the AE literacy baseline required for Measurable Skill Gain reporting under WIOA Title II, and inform any additional academic support needs identified for 1:1 coaching. Level 3 is the minimum assessment requirement with a score of at least 73.
Completion of Pre-Training Workshops: Applicants must complete the 2-week Pre-Training Workshop sequence, Skilled US Essentials and Employability Soft Skills (Sessions 1–4, totaling 26 AE hours and 12 Employability hours), prior to beginning Week 1 of the NHA CPT module sequence (PHB-101). These workshops cover orientation to the Skilled US mission, mindset and goal alignment, the W-Curve framework for navigating change, priority setting, stress management, conflict resolution, and foundational financial literacy, and serve as a required readiness gate before clinical instruction begins.