Our Members Say it Best!

Lexi’s Success Story

Since joining the MA Apprenticeship program, Lexi has also had access to supportive services that remove barriers and help her succeed in the program. “Being in this program, I can go to school, work, and get on the job training!! This program has given me the self-confidence and sense of living I lost in Louisiana and made such a positive impact in my life. It’s given me hope that one day I will be an LPN.”  

Supportive services, like laptop lending, are crucial in promoting accessibility and helping students succeed. At the Training Fund, we know that it is about more than just providing services – it is about being in someone’s corner and bringing partners together in community. “I have support from my instructors, mentors, co-workers, and classmates. The program is great for anyone looking to get into the medical field as a Medical Assistant,” says Lexi.   

This is just the beginning for Lexi. “I am now a Registered Medical Assistant. This program is giving me the opportunity to get my certification. I believe this program will be my gateway to achieving my goal to becoming a Licensed Nurse Practitioner.” 

We’re rooting for you, Lexi! 

Connect with the Training Fund to find out how you can achieve your career and education goals! 

Kaiser Permanente employees are invited to join the third Workforce Development Week, February 6 to 8. At this virtual event, you’ll hear from colleagues and leaders across Kaiser Permanente with tips for building skills and developing your career. Health care is changing rapidly. The best way to prepare is to keep learning and build resilience. Sign up for Workforce Development Week to access the content.

Most sessions will be prerecorded and less than 15 minutes. View the sessions that interest you at any time, as your schedule allows, even after the week is over.

Sign up now. You need to register to access the content.

Workforce Development Week will focus on steps you can take today to:

• Access education and training resources to enhance your professional skills
• Explore career paths
• Use tuition reimbursement and education trusts
• Engage with mentors, counselors and coaches
• Prepare for tomorrow’s jobs

Event highlights include:

• Mentoring and Workplace Culture: A panel discussion February 6, from noon to 1 p.m. Pacific time, on how mentoring can help build a supportive workplace culture. Speakers: Patricia Pittman, George Washington University health workforce equity professor, and Laura Long and Ije-Enu Nwosu, Kaiser Permanente senior leaders.
• EPIC (Education Partnerships Inspiring Change) Awards: These new awards honor the top workforce development efforts in the Labor Management Partnership. You decide People’s Choice for your favorite training program.
• Workle: Play our version of Wordle, with a new challenge word each day.

Workforce Development Week is hosted by National Workforce Planning and Development. It’s sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, the Alliance of Health Care Unions, and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions.

Welcome to our new members from Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County (PHHCSC)! You will be eligible for our programs and services beginning January 1st, 2024.

We offer education and career advancement programs so that you can develop your skills, advance your career, and improve your professional opportunities. After January 1, please fill out our online member application to access available academic and career navigation services.

Watch our welcome video to learn more about the Training Fund!

These programs and services are available to you after you have been employed by PHHCSC for 90 days:

• Career and education counseling services
• Educational support services, such as academic support workshops, math and science tutoring, English language classes, and basic computer classes
• Professional Development support, such as reimbursement for activities like specialty certifications and conferences/courses that carry CEU credits, and free access to CE Unlimited courses.

Sarah Taylor, RN at Providence Hospice and Home Care, talks about her experience with a HEET program coordinated by the Training Fund and how the program and benefits impacted her life.

  Tuition Assistance

Once you have worked at Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County for one year, you may also qualify for Tuition Assistance, which covers tuition, fees, and book costs for a wide variety of healthcare education programs at regional colleges and universities. But even if you have not yet worked at PHHCSC for one year, please contact us to explore academic support and resources, career planning, and how we can help you reach your goals.

Your Tuition Assistance application deadline is February 15, 2024 if you plan to attend school beginning April 2024 or later. We encourage members to contact us early to work with a Training Fund Navigator on your education plan.

Click here to learn more about Tuition Assistance. To begin the Tuition Assistance process, submit a Member Application form at the link below.

If you are currently in school and have already been receiving Tuition Reimbursement from your previous Education Fund, you may be able to add Tuition Assistance from the Training Fund. Please complete a Member Application form and connect with us to learn more about next steps.

Meet your Regional Education Navigator

Dahabo Guyo

206-331-7560

We look forward to serving you as you pursue your education and career goals.

If you have questions or need help applying, please don’t hesitate to call the Training Fund office (425-255-0315) or email us.

Washington Jobs Initiative Sectoral Partnership Awards Training Fund $2M

The Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), Employment Security Department, and Career Connect Washington (CCW) recently awarded the Training Fund $2M through the Washington Jobs Initiative Sectoral Partnerships. This funding will play a valuable role in supporting our entry-level healthcare pathway programs and partnerships.

In total, approximately $17M was awarded across eight sectoral partnerships and five key industries to help train and place 3,000 Washingtonians into good, family-sustaining, jobs. As Career Connect Washington’s Healthcare Sector Leader, the Training Fund is proud to continue facilitating cross-sector collaboration, pursuing workforce development opportunities, and promoting healthcare education and career pathways.

Maud Daudon, executive leader of CCW said, “The work of these sectoral partnerships will greatly enhance Career Connect Washington’s progress on providing new pathways to careers, especially for those farthest from opportunity.”

Read WSAC’s Media Release

Learn more about CCW and our work.

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, members, education partners, healthcare employers and staff came together to celebrate the fifteen year anniversary of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training and Education Fund (Training Fund). We celebrated our innovative labor/management partnerships that drive workforce solutions, our members and their successes, our work over the last 15 years and our hopes for the next 15 years. Attendees included member speakers, representatives from major healthcare employers across Washington, and local dignitaries such as SEIU Healthcare 1199NW President Jane Hopkins, and King County Executive Dow Constantine. 

The event concluded with the presentation of the inaugural Diane Sosne Award by Diane Sosne on behalf of the Training Fund to King County Executive, Dow Constantine. The SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training Fund proudly recognizes Dow Constantine, King County Executive, as an exemplary partner for his significant contribution to the healthcare workforce and community; his passion and dedication to equity, access, and workers’ advocacy; and for being a champion of Labor-Management collaboration.

Thank you Dow Constantine, King County Executive, April Sims from Washington State Labor Council, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Providence Swedish, UW Medicine, MultiCare Health System, Providence health system, PeaceHealth St. Joseph, Neighborcare Health, and everyone else who made the evening a grand success!

Learn more about our work and accomplishments over the last 15 years in our press release 15 Years of Advancing Healthcare Careers, Creating Career Pathways and Improving Patient Care across Washington.

The Training Fund’s accomplishments include:

• Supporting more than 1,500 healthcare workers annually with Career Counseling services since 2018
• More than $23.8 million awarded in federal, state, and private grants 
• Six Washington State-registered Healthcare Apprenticeships (spanning medical/pharmacy & behavioral health pathways)
• 106 pre-apprenticeship program participants since 2021
• Career Connect Washington‘s Healthcare Sector Leader
• 167 certified Nursing Assistants have completed our NA-C training program since 2021
• 408 members have used Tuition Assistance to advance their careers and education in 2023 alone — 63% of them identify as BIPOC