| We are the Los Angeles Healthcare Workforce
Development Program, a unique partnership between the Los Angeles County
Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Service Employees International
Union (SEIU) Local 721. Together, DHS and SEIU Local 721 have established an
innovative program that offers a wide variety of educational and training
opportunities to approximately 20,000 DHS workers.
For DHS employees to remain competitive in the 21st century, they will need
enhanced vocational and other skills, such as computer and cultural competency,
and effective communication.
HCWDP conducts its own research to make sure we are creating cutting edge
programs, always planning for the future. We believe in high quality and
comprehensive educational programs geared towards working adults and valuing
their work and life experience.
We understand that our participants are not full-time students, but have
extensive responsibilities at work and at home. We try to develop our classes to
accommodate busy schedules and provide supportive services to reach career
goals.
DHS employees provide healthcare services for people who need it the most -
those who lack adequate health insurance or the financial ability to pay. One of
the goals of the program is to increase access to healthcare and to improve the
quality of patient care by providing training in high demand occupations and
offering skills-enhancement workshops for the DHS employees on the front lines.
Our funding comes from the federal Workforce Investment Act, another unique
collaboration between the Federal, State, and County governments. We have a
central office in the SEIU Local 721 building and satellite offices in DHS
hospitals throughout the County.
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