Upward mobility is a union value
There’s more opportunity on the horizon for our members in the healthcare field to make a dramatic career change and receive additional skill-building training. Local 1000 is announcing a dramatic expansion in its Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to Registered Nurse (RN) apprenticeship program.
A $4.5 million grant in High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) funding established the High Road to Correctional Health Professions (HRCHP) partnership with CCHCS and builds upon our existing portfolio with new and innovative training programs. Planned projects include extending the geographic reach of the LVN-to-RN apprenticeship by adding Bakersfield College as a partner, introducing a RN residency program to improve skills application and increase retention, and training healthcare staff in telehealth delivery.
New training will include high-priority skills upgrades such as life support and emergency response, using the state- of-the-art simulation lab at Loma Linda University.
Local 1000 also is looking ahead to design and develop a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)/Medical Assistant (MA)-to-LVN apprenticeship for CCHCS employees. The High Road to Correctional Health Professions aims to provide increased and improved training to over 500 RNs and to provide more than 50 new LVN-to-RN apprenticeship slots.
Member input shapes program
Our member leader, Bob Mutebi, a Unit 17 RN, joined a site visit and High Road partner meeting at Loma Linda University in July. He offered valuable feedback about improvements to training and new opportunities.
‘As this program grows, we’re helping to improve
the quality of prison healthcare,” said Mutebi.
Valuable community partnerships
Our educational partners help make Local 1000 apprenticeships possible. Bakersfield College and Loma Linda University have joined with Riverside City College, and San Joaquin Delta College as our partners in apprenticeship and career development.
We are also very proud of our work with CCHCS, and this expansion of training opportunities comes directly as a result of management and labor working together.
Local 1000 offers seven different apprentice programs, covering information Technology, Financial Services, Office Administration and Healthcare. Learn more at SEIU1000.org/Grow