PTC is part of the national Health Professions Pathways (H2P) Consortium that received a total of $19 million in Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College & Career Training Grants funded through the U.S. Dept. of Labor, and the college is using the H2P grant to enhance and expand its healthcare training programs. The H2P grant goals are to increase the preparation and support opportunities for health profession training, provide training in competencies needed by industry, and develop assessment measures for continuous improvement.
“Healthcare training and healthcare jobs are very much in demand,” says Melissa Johnson, Education and Employment Advisor at PTC. “According to our research, available jobs in healthcare are projected to reach more than four million by 2015,” Johnson adds.
Healthcare careers are available for all skill and education levels. Students are encouraged to use the Virtual Career Network (VCN) – a site that includes information on more than 80 careers, 11 of which require less than one year of education and 37 that require just a two-year degree. By using the VCN, students can:
• Explore healthcare careers and answer questions such as, “What do jobs like this pay?” or “What is it like to be a nurse/technician/medical coder?”
• Decide which healthcare career is the best fit and use online assessments and tools to compare options based on interests.
• Identify education and training needed, and see what education, training, licenses or certifications are needed get and hold a job.
• Locate an appropriate instructional program and find courses, training and other programs near a user’s ZIP code.
• Access test preparation materials and online courses, and take courses directly through VCN for academic preparation.
• Find and apply for financial aid.
• Get credit for prior learning; determine whether courses taken through an employer, in college or while in the military may be eligible for education credits.
• See job demand in specific geographic areas, and cross-reference occupational matches with local job openings.
For more information about PTC’s programs in healthcare, including its new associate degree in medical assisting, visit: http://www.pinetech.edu/academics/catalog-and-programs/nursing-and-health-science.
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and its many education, healthcare and workforce development partners developed VCN through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The H2P Consortium includes 10 community colleges and partner employers in collaboration with community-based organizations that are galvanizing a national movement to dramatically improve health professions training. H2P offers accelerated progress for trade impacted and low-skilled and other workers who are preparing for the competitive health care workforce.
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