Peninsula Council for Workforce Development

Greater Peninsula Healthcare Workforce Partnership

Developing solutions to the Healthcare Industries' Workforce Needs

In order to implement effective regional solutions to the pressing current and future health care workforce needs, the Peninsula Council for Workforce Development has convened an extensive network of regional educational, community and health organizations. Partners in the Partnership include the three largest healthcare employers in the region (Sentara Healthcare, Bon Secours and Riverside Health Systems), Thomas Nelson Community College, the College of William and Mary, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Medical Career Institute of ECPI, Williamsburg/James City County School's Lafayette School of Practical Nursing, two Community Action Agencies, the Peninsula Agency on Aging, the Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health, Eastern State Hospital, Peninsula Worklink, and other supporting organizations.

PCFWD Awarded $5 Million Grant for Healthcare Training
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Healthcare Education and Training Centers Inventory

The Greater Peninsula Healthcare Workforce Partnership has developed a Healthcare Careers Education and Training Centers Inventory for the Peninsula, South Hampton Roads and Richmond. The Inventory below includes up to date information on training programs available for Health Care Professions in this area.

Health Careers Education and Training Centers - Virginia Peninsula

If you are a training provider or school and need to update your information or add a program, please email rbond@pcfwd.org.

Future of the Healthcare Workforce Symposium

On June 22, 2010, the Partnership sponsored a symposium June 22 titled "The Future of the Healthcare Workforce - Assessing the Impact of the Economic Recession and Healthcare Reform."

Click here to download a press release on the event.

Contact us today for more information on the Greater Peninsula Healthcare Workforce Partnership and learn how you can become a partner.

 

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Our Response to the Economic Crisis

Our region's unemployment rate of has climbed to 8.5% with 59,100 individuals filing for unemployment at present time. How can businesses and job seekers cope?

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