We are known for bringing together organizations that do not always sit at the same table — labor unions, healthcare employers, educators, public policy, regulatory bodies, community partners, and funders to support innovation.
By combining funding, infrastructure, relationships, and workforce expertise, we help organizations solve workforce challenges collaboratively and create long-term impact that extends beyond any single program.
Our approach is designed to:
Through partnership, innovation, and work-based learning, we help strengthen healthcare careers, support employers, and expand workforce opportunities.
The Healthcare Training Fund’s unified labor-management partnership builds a diverse & empowered healthcare workforce through leadership, education, stewardship, innovation and advocacy.
We help current and future healthcare workers access career pathways, work-based learning opportunities, supportive training models, and advancement opportunities that strengthen long-term career growth.
We partner with healthcare employers to identify workforce challenges, strengthen recruitment and retention strategies, and create pathways for workforce advancement. Our work is designed to complement and support employer workforce goals through collaborative problem-solving and long-term partnership.
We collaborate with educators, workforce organizations, community-based partners, and healthcare leaders across Washington to expand access to healthcare careers and build responsive workforce solutions.
We work with public agencies, philanthropy, and funding partners to scale innovative workforce solutions that improve access, strengthen workforce systems, and deliver measurable outcomes.
We believe the future of healthcare workforce development must be accessible, collaborative, and grounded in real-world learning.
That is why we continue to invest in innovative workforce models that connect learning directly to career pathways, industry needs, and workforce advancement opportunities.
Our work includes:
We are committed to helping lead the future of healthcare workforce development through partnership, innovation, and measurable outcomes.
Through partnership, innovation, and work-based learning, we’re helping strengthen the healthcare workforce for the future.