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Certiport. Additionally, through a unique partnership with Santa Ana College, students enrolled in this program are co-enrolled at the college, attend class on campus one day a week, and, upon graduation, receive up to 5 college credits toward their Associates Degree. • Medical Careers: The Medical Careers Academy meets Monday-Thursday from 8AM-4PM and Fridays from 8AM-noon. The program trains youth as both administrative and clinical medical assistants. Classes include basic computer and the use of Electronic Medical Record as well as standard software used in most private medical practices. The administrative medical assistant curriculum emphasizes medical terminology, health insurance, record- keeping, telephone techniques, customer safety, computer skills, health safety, communication skills and professionalism. Curriculum for the clinical medical assistant training program teaches students to measure vital signs, assist the physician with procedures, administer medications and give injections, record electrocardiograms (ECGs), draw blood samples and perform basic laboratory tests. Clinical medical assistant trainees will be required to participate in a 4 week externship after completing the job-training program provided at Taller San Jose to allow them to gain real world experience. Students also learn medical terminology and anatomy, basic math skills and medication dosage calculations. Program graduates receive the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification and wallet card from the American Heart Association. This identifies the graduate as a provider of CPR, administrator of the automated external defibrillator (AED) and administrator of first aid measures. • Construction: The Construction Academy meets Monday-Thursday from 8AM-4PM. Led by a licensed general contractor, the building-trades training program focuses on construction fundamentals and incorporates: safety awareness and training, industry-related math proficiency, construction theory, hands-on experience, adherence to attendance policies, mentoring, job coaching, and leadership development. Apprentices participate in two hours of daily math training. Classes concentrate on the algebra, geometry and trigonometry needed for basic construction principles, such as estimating material costs, reading blueprints, rough carpentry, and so forth. The typical graduate experiences an average increase of two grade levels in their math abilities. Once students learn concepts in the classroom, they move to the lab for hands-on training and ultimately build a home from the ground up. Upon successful program completion, each graduate is awarded a fully-equipped tool belt to bring with them to their eventual job site. Taller San Jose certifies each graduate with 10 hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training. OSHA training gives employees in the construction industry the ability to minimize liability to the company and also reduces employee risk. In October 2008 Taller San Jose's Construction Academy launched Hope Builders, Inc. Through a collaboration with the City of Santa Ana and Orange County Community Housing, Hope Builders employs a crew of Taller San Jose alumni to build three single- family homes for low-income families in Santa Ana's Logan neighborhood. This venture takes student services a step further by providing employment for graduates and real-world job experience for current students to help prepare them for positions in the industry. Additionally, Taller San Jose provides support services to address many of the factors that prevent students from successfully transitioning into the workforce. Every student is matched to a Case Manager on staff, who identifies the individual barriers of each student and mobilizes sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange 3