1199C Training & Upgrading Fund::: Employer Benefits

EMPLOYER BENEFITS
Partnering with 54 regional healthcare and human services employers because most healthcare and human services employers do not have the time or resources to develop full-service educational programs of their own, a unique collaboration was formed between District 1199C and healthcare providers in Southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.

Since 1974, this educational partnership has:

Improved patient care
Helped thousands of employees move up the career ladder
Boosted employer recruitment and retention efforts
Attracted new workers to the healthcare field
Enabled employers to build a more skilled, diverse workforce

The Training Fund is a jointly managed, non-profit trust of District 1199C of the National Union of Hospital & Healthcare Employees, AFSCME and 54 healthcare employers in the Philadelphia region. The Fund serves more than 17,000 Delaware Valley residents annually.

Providing Vital Resources to the Region’s Healthcare Employers
The Training Fund helps regional healthcare providers gain access to valuable expertise and resources through its network of governmental agencies, labor and business organizations, grass-roots community-based organizations, foundations, area colleges and universities, the School District of Philadelphia and the William Penn School District in Delaware County. These
links enable the Training Fund to take a leading role in shaping healthcare policy and practice, to collaborate on new initiatives and to keep employers and workers current with changes in the field.

The U.S. Department of Labor and the PA Department of Labor and Industry have awarded the Training Fund millions of dollars in federal and state grants for nursing and allied health programs. The Training Fund has been recognized as a national model for its innovative programs in healthcare career advancement.