On June 20, the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium (HCAC) and Training Fund hosted stakeholders from across the state invested in developing educational pathways to behavioral health degree programs. Faculty, administrators, and HCAC staff members gathered to...
As a high school senior, Narielle Mendoza has a busy schedule: classes, tests, extracurriculars. But that didn’t stop her from becoming a Nursing Assistant-Certified (NA-C) earlier this year with the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium (HCAC). In collaboration with...
On January 19, the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council (WSATC) granted official “recognition” to the NA-C Training Program. The NA-C program is part of IHAP, the Introduction to Healthcare Employment and Apprenticeship Program. IHAP is a...
L to R: SUDP Apprentice Malissa Kautz, Training Fund Executive Director Laura Hopkins, SUDP Mentor Jordan Brooks, Sea Mar Senior Vice President Claudia D’Allegri. Ask anyone working in behavioral health, like licensed Substance Use Disorder Professional...
Op-Ed by Washington Senators Karen Keiser and Emily Randall Crossposted from The Seattle Times You often hear that a college degree is the only path to secure high-wage, high-skill employment. But that’s not how it has to be. We could build a system that opens the...
Prospective students in Pierce County will soon be able to obtain a paid healthcare apprenticeship while attending classes in-person and virtually at Clover Park Technical College thanks to a partnership between Clover Park, the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium,...
