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Joint Labor Management Training Funds

Joint Labor Management Training Funds. A best practice in health care workforce development. New York City, 1969. First health care training fund established. Civil Rights, Equal Opportunities. Then. Service & clerical workers. Employer financed. Joint labor-management governance.

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Joint Labor Management Training Funds

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  1. Joint Labor Management Training Funds A best practice in health care workforce development

  2. New York City, 1969 First health care training fund established.

  3. Civil Rights, Equal Opportunities

  4. Then • Service & clerical workers • Employer financed • Joint labor-management governance • Tuition assistance, paid release time

  5. Growth 1) Union has grown to include technical and professional workers, new fields like homecare 2) 250,000 workers; 600 employers 3) NY, MA, Maryland, NJ and Washington D.C. 4) using expertise to work with non-members

  6. Framework for Success Workers have skills and knowledge.

  7. Framework for Success Programs should be built around need.

  8. Framework for Success Tests are not gatekeepers.

  9. Framework for Success Customized, meaningful programs that offer credit.

  10. Framework for Success • Partnerships between: Employers Union Fund Colleges

  11. Our Results     • Thousands trained • Creating a diverse workforce • Excellent retention rates • Filling industry shortages

  12. New Program Areas     Prep Programs Counseling TEF Career Counseling

  13. New Program Areas     Skills for Changing Environment Help for Immigrants CEUs

  14. Meeting Funding Needs     • Employer contributions • Local, state, federal grants • Private foundations

  15. Expanding Beyond 1199SEIU TEF    

  16. Expanding Beyond 1199SEIU TEF    

  17. Labor-Management Collaboration National Partnership of SEIU locals and employers on workforce development Green Jobs Grant

  18. Our Methods Work for the Future • Meeting Increased Skill Needs • Filling Existing Shortages • Providing Pathways to Good Jobs • Quality Workforce = Quality, Cost-Effective Care

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