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Working with Training and Upgrading Funds. Laura Chenven, Denise Cherenfant, Tracy Woodman, Myra Glassman June 18, 2014. Labor/management training and upgrading fund. The Jeopardy response: What is a Taft Hartley, Erisa benefit fund? For hospitals and ambulatory care including clinics
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Working with Training and Upgrading Funds Laura Chenven, Denise Cherenfant, Tracy Woodman, Myra Glassman June 18, 2014
Labor/management training and upgrading fund • The Jeopardy response: What is a Taft Hartley, Erisa benefit fund? • For hospitals and ambulatory care including clinics • For nursing homes • For homecare • Public sector partnerships – may not be Taft Hartley • Homecare not for profits – 501 C3s
Sector partnerships with a difference • Not exactly an intermediary because they represent the industry directly but function in some similar ways • Supply side and demand side work together • Making sure that programs benefit workers and their employers • Focused primarily on the incumbent workforce • Dealing with the issues of the working adult
Value and advantage • Primarily multi-employer • Impact on regional workforce delivery system possible though not always easy • Long term career pathways valued and supported • Success for a diverse workforce • Successful outcomes monitored over time • Impact education delivery, accessibility and provide economies of scale
What is H-CAP and the H-CAP Ed. Asso. • A Board of employers and unions • A network of sector training partnerships • 15 affiliated funds/projects • 13 states, plus Washington DC • Approximately 430,000 covered workers • More than 700 employers • $71.4 million in bargained resources, another $12-25 million in other forms of funding • 120,000 enrolled in some form of training
For more information Laura Chenven Director, H-CAP Laura.Chenven@1199Funds.org 212 494 0560