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August 18, 2011 | Program Result
SkillWorks, a Boston-Based collaborative created a workforce partnership to increase career advancement and training opportunities for community health workers and subcontracted its evaluation.
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation
The brief describes the Jobs to Careers work-based learning model of education and career advancement, identifies the key issues for employers, and illustrates the business case for this type of employer investment.
July 30, 2012 | Program Result
Project L/EARN is an intensive, paid 10-week summer internship in health-focused research for diverse undergraduates underrepresented in the field. It includes instruction, a research project, and one-on-one faculty mentoring.
December 9, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the Boston University School of Management Health Policy Institute helped RWJF's Human Capital Team advance its role in increasing the number of health care workers who are highly proficient in quality improvement.
August 1, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers studied the VA Nursing Academy's Enhancing Academic Partnerships Program and other innovative programs to train nurses in clinical settings through a literature review and a conference.
January 31, 2011 | Program Result
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative invested $3.4 million in a first round of grants for workforce programs that were expected to train and advance nearly 700 low-income and low-wage, entry-level and incumbent workers.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Despite the strong focus on quality improvement (QI) in hospitals, new nurses do not see the connection between QI education and successfully performing their hospital jobs. Both nursing programs and hospitals should help new nurses make the connection.
May 30, 2009 | Program Result
The Somerset County Training Consortium conducted a training course aimed at expanding the number of certified home-health aides and certified nurse assistants available to provide direct care in home, assisted living and nursing home settings.
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation
Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care is an initiative that seeks to advance and reward the skill and career development of low-wage incumbent workers providing care and services on the front lines of our health and health care systems. The project is a $15.8-million national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with The Hitachi Foundation and the Department of Labor.
January 1, 2011 | Issue Brief/Evaluation
The brief summarizes FLWs perceptions of the impact that the Jobs to Careers programs had on their work lives, education, career advancement potential.