Overview of Apprenticeships
Grow Your Healthcare Workforce!
- a pathway of skilled workers
- lower turnover for apprentices and mentors
- skills that match your needs and culture, increased loyalty
- higher productivity.
Employers can choose their apprentices, and remote learning options near or at your location are available.
Return on Investment
Data from the Seattle Jobs Initiative shows that in their first year, an academically trained Medical Assistant (MA) has the advantage over an apprentice. In the second year, the apprentice begins to pull ahead. By year three, an apprentice has a 57% ROI ($102,488 net-cost benefit) compared to 27% for the academically trained MA ($53,850 net-cost benefit).
Apprentices also provide value from the very beginning, because they see patients (i.e., generate revenue) as they progress through an apprenticeship.
How does it work? The Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium partners with you to create and implement an apprenticeship program. You only need one apprentice. Watch our implementation video below to learn more.
Benefits of Apprenticeships
Pay & benefits
Apprentices are full-time, paid employees with benefits. Apprentices complete 2,000 hours of paid on-the-job training and 288 – 362 hours of technical instruction within 12 – 24 months.
Certification
These programs prepare students to receive the MA-C, CRCST, CPhT or other related certification and work as a Medical Assistant, Sterile Processing Technician, Pharmacy Technician, or Behavioral Health staff in Washington State.
Full-time job at clinics and hospitals throughout Washington
Apprentices work and learn in full-time positions (post-completion service commitment required).
Apprenticeship Eligibility
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- Applicants must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be able to perform the physical duties associated with the role.
- Prior to program entry, applicants must typically pass an assessment to enter upper pre-college Math (087/091) and English (094/098).
- Applicants are selected by individual employers who participate in the Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium. Most cohorts are open to general applicants. Current SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members are encouraged to apply.
Program Standards
The Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium programs are all approved by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council and registered with the Washington State Department Labor and Industries.
Apprenticeship Partners
