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2008 Annual Report
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By the Numbers
(Updated March 4, 2010)

• 79,000 - eligible employees
• 30 - participating employers (including seven Long Term Care systems)
• 6 - participating unions
• 31,000 - employees reached since 2006 (thru workshops, career days, program applications)
• 14,000 - enrollments
• 5,128 employees trained
• 300 new nurses training
  

Skills Assessment & Career Counseling - 1:1 counseling and career advancement workshops.

• 11,700 employees counseled since 2006

Prerequisite/STEP (Success Through Educational Preparation) Program - Core science courses required for nursing or allied health fields. Includes Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, as well as math, English and computer skills to help build students' success.

• 3,200 students enrolled since 2006
• 275 classes offered since 2006
• 89% average completion rate with an A or B for college credit classes in 2009
• 83% average completion rate for science prerequisite classes in 2009

Academic Support Program- Exam preparation and Academic Success Workshops, Bridge Courses, RN Clinical Previews and Tutoring.

• 1,042 enrollments since program began in January 2008

Professional Development Program - Continuing education and specialty credentialing courses/workshops for licensed professionals

• 3,981 enrollments since program began in fall 2007
• 110 courses offered since 2007

Forgivable Loan - Allows workers enrolled in school to reduce hours of work to focus on school (Ex. Radiologic Technologists, RNs, LVNs)

• 1,068 employees have received payments since 2006
• $4,562 average payment per student
• $3.6 million total payments to students

Career Upgrade Program- Trains cohorts of workers into high-demand jobs, such as Medical Coding, LVN-to-RN, CNA, Phlebotomy, Sterile Processing, Medical Assisting, Clinical Nurse Instructor and Mammography.

• 610 workers enrolled since 2006
• 88% average completion rate

Job to Job Training - Supporting workers through redeployment
• 85% of affected workers successfully redeployed since 2006