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Upcoming Events

Virtual Event

Career Pathway Programs Across the Nation Series: Boston Hospitals Recruit & Train With Condensed Curriculum International

02.20.25

11:00am - 12:00pm

Join us to learn how Condensed Curriculum International (CCI) worked with UMass Global and Mass General Brigham to build the Ready-To-Work program, designed to offer no-cost, short-term training programs to underemployed Boston residents and existing employees seeking advancement. Through their partnership with CCI, the Ready-To-Work team has successfully recruited and enrolled over 15,000 candidates, resulting in more than 750 job
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Equitable Workforce Health as a Sustainable Business Strategy: Research Findings From UIC’s Center for Healthy Work

02.25.25

9:00am - 10:00am

Do employer-based health and well-being initiatives exacerbate health inequities? Join researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Health Work to learn about their ongoing collaborative project with a regional mid-Atlantic health system, studying the organization’s efforts to implement an equitable culture of health and well-being (HWB). The research focus has at its center the idea that health equity
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Virtual Event

March 2025 Quarterly Meeting

03.04.25

8:30am - 10:00am

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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In-Person Event

June 2025 Quarterly Meeting

06.03.25

8:30am - 10:00am

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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In-Person Event

September 2025 Quarterly Meeting

09.09.25

8:30am - 10:00am

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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Virtual Event

December 2025 Quarterly Meeting

12.02.25

8:30am - 10:00am

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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Upcoming Events

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02.20.25

11:00am - 12:00pm

Career Pathway Programs Across the Nation Series: Boston Hospitals Recruit & Train With Condensed Curriculum International

Join us to learn how Condensed Curriculum International (CCI) worked with UMass Global and Mass General Brigham to build the Ready-To-Work program, designed to offer no-cost, short-term training programs to underemployed Boston residents and existing employees seeking advancement. Through their partnership with CCI, the Ready-To-Work team has successfully recruited and enrolled over 15,000 candidates, resulting in more than 750 job
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02.25.25

9:00am - 10:00am

Equitable Workforce Health as a Sustainable Business Strategy: Research Findings From UIC’s Center for Healthy Work

Do employer-based health and well-being initiatives exacerbate health inequities? Join researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Health Work to learn about their ongoing collaborative project with a regional mid-Atlantic health system, studying the organization’s efforts to implement an equitable culture of health and well-being (HWB). The research focus has at its center the idea that health equity
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03.04.25

8:30am - 10:00am

March 2025 Quarterly Meeting

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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06.03.25

8:30am - 10:00am

June 2025 Quarterly Meeting

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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09.09.25

8:30am - 10:00am

September 2025 Quarterly Meeting

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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12.02.25

8:30am - 10:00am

December 2025 Quarterly Meeting

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
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Recent Events

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01.28.25

Health Employer Information Session on WIOA Funds, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, and the Healthcare Sector Center

Learn about workforce services and funding offered by the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, the non-profit umbrella organization that operates the largest public workforce system in the country. As the designated administrator of federal workforce development funding for the City of Chicago and Cook County, The Partnership oversees a network of approximately 70 community-based organizations, American Job Centers, satellite sites, and
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12.10.24

December 2024 Quarterly Meeting

Open to any and all stakeholders who are invested in building a more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Agenda includes: Celebrating our 2024 accomplishments Planning for 2025 Updates from our Good Jobs Chicagoland Nursing Assistant Training Hub Updates from the Youth Pathways Committee and our sister table, the Public Health Workforce Collaborative Opportunities to share your feedback on CHWC programming,
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11.20.24

Career Pathway Programs Across the Nation: Ochsner Health Supports Employee Advancement With Rivet School

Join us to learn how a no-cost partnership with Rivet School can be a game-changer for your workforce development strategy, providing healthcare organizations with ROI-driven career development opportunities for non-clinical frontline staff. Rivet School and Ochsner Health System will share their high impact partnership model that has supported upskilling employees from entry-level roles to management and specialist roles in patient
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