Employer-Driven Early Education Coordination

WORK-IN-PROGRESS:

Planning and Prep for the 2025 Growing Health Leaders Conference

Coordinate K-12 education to prepare students to explore and enter in-demand health career pathways.

1. Increase Industry involvement in the next Sector Summit and GHL Conference

2. Update H.S. TKHP LMI Profile & Create new TKHP branded LMI profiles for K-8

2024 GOALS

TEAM CHAMPS: Ericka Nunez, Tulare County HHSA, Marlorie Barragan, FHCN, Kelly Pierce, Kaweah Health

Incubation to Employment via Employer + Education Partnerships

WORK-IN-PROGRESS:

Analyzing educational curriculum into critical jobs.

Foster partner education and employer relationships to impact systems that support current and future workers to enter the workforce successfully.

1. Align talent pipelines for critical health jobs

2. Support the development of Rad Tech & Paramedic programs

3. Launch Community Health Worker Programs

2024 GOALS

TEAM CHAMPS: Jeff Hudson-Covolo, SVMC, Brandon Bigelow, Dinuba Healthcare, Brian Phipps, PDC, Nelson Pleytez, Imperial Ambulance

Essential Workplace Skills for New + Existing Workers

WORK-IN-PROGRESS:

Building and expanding member culture profiles to host on TKHP Employer Hub

Align and provide connections for resources to develop a well-prepared professional and competent workforce.

1. Develop industry content for MA, LVN, and RN students

2. Expand Core Competency Checklist to include other high-priority occupations identified by new partners

2024 GOALS

TEAM CHAMP: Staci Chastain, Tulare County HHSA, Rudy Gutierrez, Kaweah Health, Dennis Jungwirth, Altura

Employer-Driven Education Training Coordination

WORK-IN-PROGRESS:

Analyze industry WBL survey results to determine gaps and develop next steps to increase WBL experiences for K-12 students.

Coordinate K-12 education to prepare students to explore and enter in-demand health career pathways.

⬆ WBL experiences for K - 12 students by 25%

⬆ completion rates for each pathway program by 10% for each school year

KEY RESULTS

TEAM CHAMPS: Kelly Pierce, Kaweah Health, Ericka Nunez, Tulare County Public Health Agency

Incubation to Employment via Employer + Education Partnerships

WORK-IN-PROGRESS:

Create a plan to incentivize and recruit facilities to address the SB 535 minimum wage increase for healthcare workers.

Foster partner education and employer relationships to impact systems that support current and future workers to enter the workforce successfully.

⬆ the number of qualified faculty applicants by 10% by 2024

Approval of 2 clinical registered apprenticeships by 2025

KEY RESULTS

TEAM CHAMPS: Jeff Hudson-Covolo, Sierra View Medical Center

Essential Workplace Skills for New + Existing Workers

WORK-IN-PROGRESS:

Collect notes from education partners on their analysis between industry common core competency lists for critical health occupations and education pathway program curriculum.

Align and provide connections for resources to develop a well-prepared professional and competent workforce.

⬆ the baseline # training completions that address essential skills by 50%

*Baseline _____% of Industry Partners submit a competency checklist to resource page.

KEY RESULTS

TEAM CHAMP: Staci Chastain, Tulare County Public Health Agency