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Central Texas high school students filled the classrooms at Texas State University’s Round Rock campus on Wednesday.
Health care professionals hope they may be a solution to a much larger problem.
“Our shortage is pretty substantial,” said Ashley King, the director of health care partnerships with Workforce Solutions Capital Area. “Nursing is the larger shortage that we have in health care, and with an expected 6 percent increase in the next 10 years.”
At Concordia, our nursing education goes beyond the classroom to provide real impact to the Austin area community – even as far as the Dominican Republic and Alaska. Here’s a look at our nursing student’s experiences this year using what they learned for good.
We finalized a partnership with the United Way for our senior level nursing students to achieve certification for hearing and vision screening and are using that to provide hearing and vision screening to children in need across the Austin area. Our nursing students participated in medical mission trips this summer. We have more medical mission trips coming up in spring and summer 2024. Dominican Republic: April 29 – May 6Concordia University is a member of the Central Texas Healthcare Partnership. The partnership was founded in early 2018 under the leadership of three Central Texas healthcare industry leaders: Baylor Scott & White Health, Ascension Seton, and St. David’s HealthCare. Learn more about how the CTHP is leading workforce development in the Central Texas healthcare industry.
On Tuesday, September 26, Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, and the Central Texas Healthcare Partnership (represented by Baylor Scott & White Health, Ascension Seton and St. David’s HealthCare) will host a nursing academy for junior and high school students in the Central Texas area.
This event will allow students from Austin, Del Valle, Dripping Springs, Elgin, Georgetown, Hays, Leander, Lockhart, Pflugerville and Round Rock ISDs, as well as local charter schools and American YouthWorks, to explore nursing career paths, along with hands-on opportunities in Austin Community College’s simulation labs to experience wound care, injections, and IV lines.
The nursing shortage is the largest gap in employment for healthcare, and the event is designed to help inspire the next generation of skilled healthcare workers, as well as spotlight the value nurses provide to our community.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area has partnered with Austin Community College and health care training nonprofit Dwyer Workforce Development to increase job training for nurses needed throughout Central Texas.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area is covering tuition and some child care costs for students taking the training offered by Dwyer, with a personal case manager available to assist with the application process.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area (WFS) regularly analyzes the regional labor market to identify the most in-demand industries and occupations.
So that Austin area businesses and organizations can better understand the local business climate, WFS published a new report offering offers local healthcare employer perspectives, data, and innovative solutions to meet talent demand through our region’s industry sector partnership (the Central Texas Healthcare Partnership or CTHP, convened by WFS).
️ What they’re saying:
Read the full report for more on the competition for talent in Austin’s fast-growing healthcare industry and where to look for strategies to attract and retain that talent.
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As the nursing shortage continues to grow, Austin Community College launched a program July 24 with Dwyer Workforce Development, a health care training nonprofit, to combat the issues.
The new program from ACC and DWD offers an easier pathway for students who want to work in health care, with an opportunity to become certified nursing aides. The program is specifically designed to provide support services in and out of the classroom, often for underrepresented communities in health care.
Austin Community College and Dwyer Workforce Development have teamed up to launch a new, innovative nurse-training program right here in Central Texas. The new partnership will bring together federal, state, and local resources to create new pathways for those looking to enter the healthcare industry. Organizers say the program will support scholars who lack opportunity, improve the healthcare staffing crisis, and therefore improve the lives of seniors.
The program will launch with the college’s Continuing Education fast-track certified nurse aides (CNA) program, with additional support provided through Workforce Solutions Capital Area and other partners. The program intends to train 100 CNAs in the first part of the partnership.
Austin Community College said it and a Maryland-based non-profit will launch a partnership Monday aiming to train more nurses to fill a gap in health care in Central Texas.
According to the ACC announcement, the partnership between the college and Dwyer Workforce Development will begin with the school’s certified nurse aide (CNA) program.
A nonprofit that is establishing roots in Austin will support 100 nontraditional students in their journey to become certified nurses at no tuition cost through a new partnership with Austin Community College.
The two entities are being supported by Workforce Solutions Capital Area, which mediated the agreement and is financially backing the new program, with direct support for eligible program participants, including child care services.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area are partnering with major hospital groups and local clinics to provide on the job training and support classroom learning for Austin teens graduating high school.
Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to apply for a health care apprenticeship; however, applicants must have a high school diploma or general education development certificate in order to sit for the certification exam at the end of the apprenticeship training.