H-CAP, Healthcare Career Advancement Program

H-CAP is delighted to be participating in this year's national White House Initiative for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week #Conference (September 15-19). This prestigious event brings together leaders, educators, policymakers, and advocates dedicated to advancing the mission of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the nation. H-CAP Program Manager Joy Jamerson, MBA will present on the critical role that HBCUs and Registered Apprenticeships play in developing a diverse and dynamic workforce. H-CAP's workshop will highlight collaborative initiatives aimed at enhancing educational opportunities, workforce training, and apprenticeship programs, particularly in fields vital to the future of our economy and society. We're thrilled to be in Philadelphia, PA, next week starting Sunday, 9/15 and we hope you can join us!!

Join us on September 25 at 2:00pm CST for a webinar on Program Development & Funding in Healthcare Apprenticeship! In this THA Workforce Webinar Series session, we will be joined by Marla Rye, Director of the Northern Middle Tennessee Workforce Board and Joy Jamerson, Program Manager—registered Apprenticeships, H-CAP, Healthcare Career Advancement Program. Marla and Joy will discuss resources and processes for establishing healthcare apprenticeships. Each will present their organization's strategies to support employers and train providers and learners in their apprenticeship journey. Register here bit.ly/WSWApprenticeship

This week is #NationalAssistedLivingWeek! Hundreds of thousands of caregivers and assisted living facility workers around the country support older adults and people with disabilities residing in assisted living communities each and every day. 💜 But workers in this important sector face considerable challenges. ⭕ Many assisted living workers remain under-compensated for their essential work, with median annual earnings of just over $28,000. ⭕ Caregivers working in the assisted living sector are disproportionately Black, Latina and Asian women, and immigrants compared to the workforce at large. ⭕ Workers often lack access to quality training and opportunities for career advancement. 💫 💫 Assisted living workers deserve quality jobs: pass it on! 💫💫

🗓 H-CAP is excited to be participating in the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) Annual Meeting, which will take place in Nashville from September 11 (next Wednesday!) to the 12th. The event features an impressive lineup of speakers hoping to empower attendees to shape the future of care across Tennessee. H-CAP will share our insights on building a resilient and innovative healthcare workforce during a breakout session titled "Opening Doors To Workforce: Utilizing Registered Apprenticeship In The Workforce." We hope you can join us! #SayHi

Happy Labor Day! 🎉 H-CAP is proud to be a labor-management organization advancing quality careers. Today, let's honor and celebrate the achievements of the labor movement and the role of unions in raising standards of living, establishing workers' rights, and advancing safe, prosperous working conditions–throughout American history and to this day. 👏 👏 👏

🆘 Did you know that 87% of occupations in the U.S. are racially segregated? According to the National Employment Law Project, workers of color are often limited to the lowest-paid, least stable, and most dangerous jobs. 🏥 Direct care is one of the most occupationally segregated sectors, with BIPOC women overconcentrated in low-paying frontline healthcare jobs. 💡 H-CAP's Center for Equity initiative is working to raise the floor in healthcare so that every healthcare job can be a good job with opportunities to advance in a family-sustaining career. Learn about how you can help today by going to our Center for Equity publications library: https://lnkd.in/eBEwchCW

H-CAP is proud to advance Registered Apprenticeship programs in healthcare, which provide paid, on-the-job training and career development opportunities. #Apprenticeships enable workers to learn new skills and certify in a specialized, in-demand career without taking on student debt--especially important in the context of the strain that debt puts on healthcare workers. Recent research published in JAMA Health Forum shows that US healthcare workers are more likely than other workers to carry medical and educational debt, collectively owing more than $150 billion. Researchers found that educational and medical debts may limit workers’ professional mobility, reduce workforce diversity, and discourage personnel from entering lower-paying fields. By working together, labor and management partners can increase available apprenticeship opportunities to help keep workers out of debt in vital healthcare careers. #partnership https://lnkd.in/exx-t9dw

H-CAP is thrilled to share that our Registered Apprenticeship Program Manager, Joy Jamerson, MBA, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming 2024 Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC) Conference. This prestigious event, taking place in Fort Worth, TX, is just a little over two months away. It will bring together healthcare professionals, administrators, and community health advocates to discuss pressing issues and innovative solutions in community health. Joy will lead a session titled "Building Tomorrow's Workforce: The Power of Registered Apprenticeship," which will focus on the pivotal role apprenticeship programs can play in addressing workforce challenges and enhancing the quality of care in community health centers. If you can join us to learn more about how apprenticeship can create career pathways in the community health field, we hope to see you there from October 21-23, 2024! 🗓

This week is Safe + Sound Week 2024! 🚧 🛑 Safe + Sound is an annual nationwide campaign by the U.S. Department of Labor held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe. This year, the DOL is providing resources for employers to conduct a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA). A JHA helps you identify and control unrecognized hazards and hazards that might emerge when there are changes, such as a new process or piece of equipment. Are there hazards in your healthcare environment that need to be addressed? Talk to workers about their experiences on the job and make the necessary changes to be #SafeAndSoundAtWork! https://lnkd.in/efctkPiQ

💡 Have you checked out our resources on Youth Apprenticeship lately? H-CAP's website features a handy youth apprenticeship Guide and Case Study for the healthcare industry. Youth apprenticeship partnerships between school systems, healthcare employers, unions, and labor-management training funds create unique, valuable career pathways offering: 🎓 Economic opportunity for youth aged 16+ 🎓 High school and/or college credit 🎓 Certifications with no educational debt 🎓 On-the-job training in a high-demand career Learn more and reach out to H-CAP about these opportunities today! https://lnkd.in/esNuau-z