Happy National Apprenticeship Week
We are celebrating our apprentices!
National Apprenticeship Week (November 17 – 23, 2024) focuses on how apprenticeship programs help jobseekers and employers by building a strong and diverse workforce.
We are celebrating the power of collaboration between: employers, industry, labor, community-based organizations, workforce partners, educational institutions, and government agencies.
The Training Fund sponsors and administers the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium (HCAC), a multi-union and multi-employer Washington State-registered Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
An apprenticeship starts with a job. These “earn-while-you-learn” programs allow participants to also earn college credit through our college program partnerships.
We offer these apprenticeship programs:
- Medical Assistant Apprenticeship
- Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship
- Behavioral Health Technician Apprenticeship
- Peer Counselor Apprenticeship
- Substance Use Disorder Professional Apprenticeship
“Being in this program, I can go to school, work, and get on-the-job training! This program has renewed my self confidence and sense of living, and has made such a positive impact in my life. It’s given me hope that I will be an LPN one day.
I have support from my instructors, mentors, co-workers, and classmates. The program is great for anyone looking to get into the medical field as a Medical Assistant.”
“As a Certified Peer Counselor, we have embraced the profound responsibility of lending an ear, offering guidance, and sharing our own lived experience to foster understanding and healing.
What an amazing assignment this training has afforded! We are putting families back together, building sustainable communities, and forging the path for others to follow.”
Our vision is to build state-wide healthcare educational pathways through multiple apprenticeship opportunities, that promote accessibility, retention, and stability within the healthcare workforce.