VIEW Apprenticeship Event SLIDES VIEW Apprenticeship Resources As the healthcare sector continues to face talent shortages, the apprenticeship model has been expanding as an alternative to traditional training. In 2024, there were over 37,000 registered apprentices in the healthcare industry across the country, a significant increase over the last 5 years (apprenticeship.gov).  Chicagoland hospitals and training providers have been experimenting

CHWC brought together Respiratory Therapy (RT) leaders from hospital systems, training providers, and other relevant stakeholders in Cook County and the collar counties to examine the workforce shortage and co-design solutions to increase the number of respiratory therapists in our region, resulting in improved patient care and community health. The morning featured presentations and panel discussions designed to provide attendees

DOWNLOAD SLIDES This meeting focused on our Good Jobs Challenge Nursing Assistant Training Hub. The grant-funded initiative brings together five healthcare employers and four training providers to train nearly 300 CNAs over two years while providing wrap-around supports, career exploration and planning, and mentoring. The project also supported 9 incumbent frontline healthcare workers to begin training as a Registered Nurse.

REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND This meeting will focus on healthcare career pathways. Agenda includes: Presentation of Women Employed‘s qualitative research project on Healthcare Career Pathways. The team interviewed 44 Chicagoland women who began their careers in frontline healthcare positions and later advanced into higher wage roles. Their findings illustrate common themes in the women’s career advancement stories, and culminate in

PLEASE REGISTER HERE! Thank you for joining us for our second in-person quarterly meeting of the year! We will start promptly at 8:30am so come early at 8am to check-in, grab a light breakfast, and mingle. This meeting will focus on our Nursing Assistant Training Hub, funded through the Good Jobs Challenge Chicago. Join us to learn more about: Our

Our first in-person Quarterly meeting of the year, hosted at Malcolm X College, is open to any and all stakeholders who are invested in building a more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. VIEW SLIDES HERE: CHWC_June_2024_Quarterly AGENDA Updates on CHWC programs and initiatives Introduction of a collaborative grant project between Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance, Malcolm X College, and CHWC that

This meeting was held in person on June 13th, 2023 and features an update on Senator Durbin’s HEAL initiative, an overview of the Certified Nursing Assistant program CHWC is launching with Good Jobs Challenge funding, and an update from the CHWC Youth Pathways committee.