Title: Governor's Employer Workforce Training Fund Promising Practices Session
1Governor's Employer Workforce Training Fund
Promising Practices Session
- Healthcare Career Pathways Summit
- April 10, 2008
- Valley River Inn, Eugene, Oregon
2Employer Workforce Training Fund
- Statewide Opportunity Fund
- Governors' Strategic Training Fund
- Workforce Response Team
3EWTF Statewide Opportunity
- Statewide Opportunity funds are for the purpose
of solving challenges or engaging in
opportunities in Oregon with regard to its
workforce development needs. - a. To address skill gaps in occupations/industry
across the state. - b. To build capacity statewide in a traded-sector
industry. - c. To implement statewide cross-industry training
projects. - d. To replicate or expand a previously funded
successful project. - e. To develop alternative training delivery
systems that provides to remote areas or the
needs of businesses and workers.
4EWTF - Successful HealthcareStatewide
Opportunity Fund Projects
- Oregon Center for Nursing 100,000.
- Critical Nursing Shortage Admissions Database
Pilot - This initiative will develop and implement a
web-based program to collect, track and
accurately report admission statistics, applicant
demographic information, and admission/enrollment
trends for all schools of nursing offering
associate and baccalaureate degrees in the state
of Oregon.
5EWTF - Successful HealthcareStatewide
Opportunity Fund Projects
- Lane Workforce Partnership 100,000.
- TANF Healthcare Cluster Training Pilot
- The goal of the pilot project to provide
Integrated Healthcare Cluster Training Services
to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
and Other Disadvantaged Populations is to
concentrate efforts in a way that will meet the
above objective.
6EWTF - Successful HealthcareStatewide
Opportunity Fund Projects
- Oregon Heath Career Center 139,400.
- The N2K Model is a unique program of the Oregon
Health Career Center, based on the concept of
healthcare employer organizations actively
participating in the design and supporting the
training necessary to meet their professional
nurse staffing needs. It enables employers to
enter into contract education arrangements that
will provide their own high-performing employees
with an opportunity and support to receive an
associate degree in nursing. - The purpose of the work performed under this
grant is to build more capacity to deliver
qualified workers in the workforce system.
7EWTF - Successful HealthcareStatewide
Opportunity Fund Projects
- Northwest Health Foundation 100,000.
- Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute
- This grant provided assistance to the
establishment of the Oregon Healthcare Workforce
Institute a (OHWI), a private-public nonprofit
partnership. The strategic purpose of OHWI is to
understand and facilitate a statewide coordinated
response to the critical healthcare workforce
needs facing Oregon.
8EWTF - Successful HealthcareStatewide
Opportunity Fund Projects
- Northwest Health Foundation 162,038.
- Oregon Simulation Alliance
- Oregon Simulation Alliance Goal is to increase
the health system's simulation capacity, using
high-fidelity simulators and virtual reality
software, in all regions of the state for
multi-sector, multidisciplinary and
interdisciplinary use for healthcare workforce
development, including both pre- and
post-service, reentry and refresher, and career
ladder programs.
9EWTF Governors' Strategic Training Fund
- The Governors' Strategic Training Fund (GSTF)
supports the retention and growth of living wage
jobs, a skilled workforce, and competitive
businesses in Oregon. GSTF is a flexible,
responsive, and time sensitive resource for
training Oregons private sector workforce. The
emphasis is to upgrade the skills of the
workforce in order to increase productivity, keep
Oregon businesses viable and competitive, and
offer new skills and opportunities to Oregons
workers.
10EWTF - Successful HealthcareGovernors' Strategic
Training Fund Projects
- Northwest Health Foundation 96,872.
- GSTF Simulation Alliance Grant
- The Oregon Simulation Alliance project was
comprised of five distinct activities - 1) Develop Simulation Foundation Curriculum and
develop and deliver a Train-the-trainer course. - 2) Provide two regional simulation foundations
courses. - 3) Provide participation in advanced training
opportunities not offered in Oregon. - 4) Sponsor six end-user networking summits
(roundtables). - 5) Develop an evaluation plan and instruments.
11EWTF - Successful HealthcareGovernors' Strategic
Training Fund Projects
- Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council 25,000.
- Registered Nurse Training
- Development of an innovative regionally-based
pathway model in Central Oregon with 13 area
Health Education entities that moves health care
workers into high demand nursing occupations,
providing most training via distance technology.
The Registered Nurse Training Program identified
current workers at four hospitals in Central
Oregon that had completed their LPN education,
and who were good candidates to achieve RN
certification. The nurse training was monitored
by the Oregon Board of Nursing and offered
through accredited programs. CEAHEC contracted
with Central Oregon Community College to offer
the training through distance education.
12EWTF Workforce Response Teams
- Each of Oregons 15 workforce regions will form a
WRT to respond to the needs of Oregon businesses
and workers. - WRT funds may be used to finance incumbent worker
training projects with existing Oregon
businesses, industry or worker associations. - For the WRT funded projects, it is required that,
at a minimum, every dollar awarded to eligible
Oregon business must be matched dollar for dollar
with non-federal contributions. The non-federal
match may be either cash or non-cash.
13EWTF Regional Guidelines
- For healthcare projects, training must be
focused on career development of workers that
result in transferable skills or
industry-recognized certificates, with a
preference for training in shortage occupations,
as identified in Oregon Employment Department
Healthcare Workforce Needs Assessment, or report
from the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute,
or the Oregon Center for Nursing. - To access funds contact your local WRT. Each
WRT has its own process. Funds are awarded at
the local level using state and local priorities.
14EWTF - Successful HealthcareWorkforce Response
Team Project Region 1 WRT
- Tillamook County General Hospital 14,890 - 63
trained - High-fidelity Simulation Education For Incumbent
Nursing And Allied Health Staff - 1)To prepare a simulation specialist at TCGH,
through advanced training and consultation, to
develop advanced, multidisciplinary healthcare
simulation scenarios and appropriately manage
training sessions - 2) Develop at least six advanced level
simulation scenarios along with curricula
supporting competencies needed to increase and
improve clinical skills of incumbent nursing and
allied health staff (e.g., emergency medical
technicians, cardiopulmonary therapists) in a
rural hospital setting - 3) Implement simulation scenario training with
incumbent nursing and allied health disciplines
- 4) Evaluate effectiveness of the training project
and - disseminate scenarios and best practices
through the - Oregon Simulation Alliance and other avenues
as identified.
15EWTF - Successful HealthcareWorkforce Response
Team Project Region 6 WRT
- Oregon Surgery Center 25,375 - 7 Trained - 1
job created - Operating Room and Endoscopy Technician training
program - With the shortage of registered nurses in our
county, as well as nationwide, this will provide
certified nursing assistants with the skills
necessary to perform in the operating room and
endoscopy suites. Currently there are not enough
trained personnel available to meet the demands
of our community.
16EWTF - Successful HealthcareWorkforce Response
Team Project Region 15 WRT
- Doctors Of Clackamas County 78,167 - 476
trained - Doctors of Clackamas County (DOCC) a
physician-owned and operated association that
promotes quality care, collegiality among
members, and offers contracting, practice
management services and educational opportunities
for its members and their office staff. - DOCC arranged various levels of educational
workshops and training for physicians and staff
to gain an understanding of disciplined
systems-based methodology, which in turn would
provide them tools to analyze and improve their
practices. The providers and staff attended
training, and then selected individual projects
to apply their new skills. - Some of the projects included preparing a more
successful implementation of electronic medical
records, revamping referral steps to improve
timeliness, reviewing patient flow which will
make visits more streamlined, analyzing
diagnostic reporting to improve accuracy in lab
and imaging results, and many more. In addition,
staff increased their skills, helping them to
retain their positions and take on more
responsibility for promotions in the future.
17EWTF - Successful HealthcareWorkforce Response
Team Project Region 14 WRT
- Harney District Hospital 34,596 16 trained
- Rural Nurse Internship - A rural internship
program offers distance programs for small
hospitals. The focus of the educational offerings
is to teach staff to manage the broad cross
section of care required of nurses in a rural
setting. RN's cannot specialize in very small
facilities, all staff are required to fill
several roles in the department, meaning they may
assist in a delivery one day and help stabilize a
cardiac patient for transport the next. - OB Training - The ideal situation would be to
train all staff to participate in OB training,
but this will take time as well. We have a finite
number of staff, and can only spare 3-4 at a time
to participate in the 2 week process. If we are
able to train 9 nurses in the next year, our full
time staff would virtually all be trained. As
nurses return to the OB department, they are able
to network with others who have attended and
share experiences both at the larger hospital in
Boise, and here at HDH.
18 Employer Workforce Training Fund Update December 2007 Workforce Response Team Summary Report Totals By Year 2003 2006 Employer Workforce Training Fund Update December 2007 Workforce Response Team Summary Report Totals By Year 2003 2006
Closed WRT ProjectsGrant Years 2003 2005 In Progress/Planned WRT ProjectsGrant Year 2006
392 Total WRT Projects Funded from all 15 Regions 134 Total WRT In Progress Projects funded from all 15 Regions
8,974,975 Total Funded Amount 3,828,787 Total Funded Amount
16,421,145 Total Match Amount 12,805,297 Total Match Amount
19,256 Number of individuals trained 7,739 Number of individuals to be trained
The WRT Update Handout
19Each Region has local priorities in CLUSTERS /
INDUSTRIES
- Region 4 WRT (Linn, Benton, and Lincoln
Counties) - Whats Happening with the Region 4 Workforce
Response Team The Region 4 Workforce Response
Team serves Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties.
Region 4 has a significantly larger proportion of
people employed in the metals industry as
compared to Oregon. Companies in Region 4s
metals cluster export many of their products
internationally a textbook definition of a
traded sector cluster. The metals industry in
Region 4 is unique to the region, the state, and
the nation. The work of a professor at Oregon
State University (and the location of a national
research laboratory in Albany) contributed to the
origins of this industry in the early 1940s.
After the basic research was completed on making
titanium metals and other non-ferrous metals, the
national lab transferred the technology to the
private sector in the mid 1950s for commercial
manufacturing. With a solid manufacturing base,
companies that could make use of this resource
moved into the area and many of their suppliers
moved into the area as well, creating Region 4s
metals cluster. -
- Whats Happening with a Region 4 Workforce
Response Team Project The EWTF grant for Lean
training was one of the most significant projects
our Company has undertaken. We have embraced the
Lean philosophy of continuous improvement and are
committed to staying the course with these
practices. Jared Hyde, manager, SAM Medical,
Newport Oregon - CLUSTERS / INDUSTRIES ? Aviation ?
Forest/Wood/Paper Products ? Health Care ?
Tourism ? High-Tech ? Food Processing ?
Nursery/Agriculture ? Manufacturing (Chemicals,
Computers, Machinery, Metals, Transportation,
i.e. Boats, RVs,) ? Warehouse Distribution
20Employer Workforce Training FundWorkforce
Response Team Contact List
- Region 1 WRT
- Julie Gassner, Director
- MTC Works450 Marine Drive, Suite 140
- Astoria, OR 97103
- 503. 325.1156
- Email julie.gassner_at_mtctrains.com
- Website http//www.mtcworks.com
- Region 9 WRT
- Robin Cope Workforce Response Team Coordinator
- C/O Mid Columbia Council of Governments
- 1113 Kelly Avenue The Dalles, OR 97058
- 541.296.8080
- Email robin_at_gorge.net
21Thank you!
- Claire Berger, Workforce Policy Advisor
- Office of the Governor
- 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 126 Salem, Oregon
97301 - (503) 986-6542
- Claire.Berger_at_state.or.us
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- Kathy G WilcoxEmployer Workforce Training Fund
Project Coordinator - Oregon Department of Community Colleges
Workforce Development 255 Capitol Street NE, 3rd
Floor Salem, OR 97310 (503) 378-8648
x233 Kathy.G.Wilcox_at_state.or.us