Transcript Workforce Development

The Pennsylvania Center
for Health Careers
Fred Dedrick
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board
Massachusetts Workforce Board Association
April 25, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts
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Challenging Economic Realities
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Dynamic, globally competitive,
technology transforming environment
Shift from manufacturing to service
New skill and flexibility requirements
Significant demographic trends
Education mismatch
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Pennsylvania’s Workforce
Development Strategies
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Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Industries:
Create industry-led training initiatives
Increase Opportunities for Pennsylvania’s
residents
Prepare youth for the careers of tomorrow
Implement rigorous accountability
standards
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Strengthen Pennsylvania’s
Industries
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Cluster Analysis
Industry Partnerships
High Priority Occupations
Incumbent Worker Training
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Industry Partnerships
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Multi-firm, sub-cluster specific
Multi-agency: workforce, education,
economic development, welfare, etc.
Focus on strategic innovations
From data to information to intelligence
Centers of Excellence
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Role of the State
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Invest in start-up partnerships
Enhance existing sectoral efforts with
incumbent worker training
Require collaboration with other
programs and initiatives
Build statewide partnerships where
appropriate
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Health Care Example
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2000-01: Lancaster WIB begins to address
health care workforce needs
Pittsburgh area hosts Health Care Summit
Hospitals, educators and workforce officials
begin to meet in Philadelphia region
Serious shortages across the state, especially
in nursing
Lots of national studies
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Disturbing Trends
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HRSA projections for PA:
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2005:
2010:
2015:
2020:
-10,833
-17,066
-27,784
-40,381
PA RN Graduation totals:
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1995: 6,008
2001: 2,819
2004: 4,504
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Regional Initiatives
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2002-3: Lancaster mounts advertising
campaign, provides career information,
aligns with educational providers
Pittsburgh organizes Health Careers
Futures
Philadelphia creates Life Science Career
Alliance
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State Initiatives
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2002: PA WIB study points out health
care occupation shortages
PA Organizes 1st Health Careers Week
2003: Expanded Health Careers Week
with statewide advertising, call in
number and over 200 events
Lack of capacity becomes clear
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Governor Rendell creates
PA Center for Health Careers
Four Priorities
 Address nurse education capacity
 Retain health care professionals in
health care
 Recruit and retain allied health care
professionals
 Address needs of direct care workers
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PA Center for Health Careers
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Leadership council organized
Meets in April 2004
Three co-chairs
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Education, Hospital & Labor
Organized Working Groups
Initial Focus: Nurse Education Capacity
Initial Research: Supply/Demand Study
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Supply/Demand Study
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Occupational data and projections
Department of Health Nursing Survey -- Critical information
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183,000 RNs surveyed
80% Response rate
Intention to leave nursing
Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction
In Health care/Geography
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Nurse Education Capacity
Working Group
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Five regional roundtables involving over 200
stakeholders
Over 600 suggested recommendations
Narrowed down to 14
Report developed
Approved by Leadership Council
Presented to and adopted by PA WIB
Sent to Governor
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Result: $30 million Investment
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Nurse Educator Loan Forgiveness
Graduate Nurse Education Grants
Nurse Faculty Development Grants
Supplemental Funding for Practical
Nursing Programs
Interim Student Loan Guarantee Program
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
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$10 million request
in Governor’s FY06-07 Budget
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Loaned Faculty Initiative --- provide
financial incentives to hospitals to lend
faculty
A Clinical Education Expansion Fund --technology, preceptors and rural
initiative
Nurse Education Expansion Planning
Grants --- Analysis of opportunities
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Goal: 2010 - 8,000 graduates
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100 additional faculty
Significant expansion of clinical
education
Better NCLEX pass rates
More diversity:
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More minorities
More men
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Retention Working Group
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Creation of Retention Working Group
Regional Roundtables
Vision and Principles
Validation
Final Report
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Direct Care Workers
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Partnering with Office of Health Care
Reform
Connection to Medicare/Medicaid
Issues
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Low Wages
Lack of training
No Certification
Health Insurance
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Allied Health Careers
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Serious shortages:
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Radiologic Technology
Respiratory Therapy
Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Pharmacists
Supply/Demand Research
Regional outreach
Recommendations for Governor
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Lessons Learned
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State has important role
Look to regional innovations
Reach out, listen, recruit, and
report back
Create statewide partnership
Be respectful and cautious with influential
advocates
Focus on limited objectives
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Future Challenges
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Addressing needs of non-nursing health
care occupations
Fresh leadership
Sustainability of Center for Health
Careers
New Governor = New Priorities
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Thank You
Fred Dedrick
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board
901 North 7th Street, Suite 103
Harrisburg, PA 17102
(717) 772-4966
[email protected]
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