November 18, 2024 the Health Collaborative hosted their Advisory Council Meeting. Below are the notes and follow up resources provided.
Announcements
Industry Sector Partnership Grant – Hope reported THC submitted their ISP application. Over 40 organizations provided letters of support. Hope thanked all of those who submitted letters and who continue to support THC’s Workforce Innovation’s initiatives. This year’s application included 4 deliverables:
1) Continue to expand career exploration for students that are underrepresented in medicine
2) Employer-led career groups for in-demand careers and improve access to credentials
3) Improve retention with employer driven curriculum for leadership academies to include clinical faculty academy and nursing preceptor academy.
4) Strengthen the Statewide collaboration by increasing size, diversity, and preparedness of talent pipeline.
Ohio Budget Proposal – THC is working with statewide partners to request the Governor include our Healthcare proposal in his 2025-2027 state budget.
Upcoming Micro-grant Campaign – THC will be running a campaign over the next 2 months to secure funding to share with partners. All the money we collect will be passed on to help partner launch &/or expand quality healthcare career exploration programs for middle and high school students. Earlier this year, THC was able to award 6 Micro-rants that served approximately 500 students!
2025 Meeting Dates – Invitations for the 2025 meeting dates will be sent out hopefully by end of this month.
HealthFORCE 2024
Heleena provided a recap of HealthFORCE 2024 and thanked all this year’s Sponsors. More than 1,000 people attended this year’s event at The Sharonville Convention Center, which included a healthcare industry panel, 45 healthcare exhibitor tables, and more than 850 high school student and 50+ high school educators from 26 regional schools. This year, THC also held our first-ever HealthFORCE Boost adult career exploration and hiring event. More than 30 job seekers attended to speak with healthcare employers and educators.
https://workforce.healthcollab.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/HF-2024-Wrap-Up-Report.pdf
Mid-Year Workforce Data Update
Jason provided a Mid-Year Workforce Data update which are results from employer surveys in the Greater Southwest Ohio County metropolitan area 1/1/2024 – 6/30/2024. Vacancy Rates have decreased in the past year from 8.5% to 7.5%. There are pockets of higher vacancy such as RN at 9.7%. A total of 24 job titles have vacancy rates >7%, with 15 of these jobs at >10%. Overall Turnover rates have improved since 2021 from 21.2% to 17.5%. The rate is still slightly higher than in previous years but has stayed fairly steady over the past 2 years. Job retention has been steady for voluntary for the past few years, but first-year and involuntary turnover have increased. Retirement rates have slowed. There is a steady increase in hiring but that is expected given the percentage of vacancies.
To view the Workforce Data Dashboard: https://workforce.healthcollab.org/data/
TechCred & IMAP Funding – Derek Chancellor
Derek Chancellor, the Southwest Ohio Regional Liaison for Lt. Governor Jon Husted, attended the meeting to provide an overview of the TechCred and IMAP Funding programs.
The TechCred Program provides employers the chance to upskill current and future employees. Employers can apply for funding up to six times per year. Once an employee completes an eligible technology-focused credential, the employer can submit an application to be reimbursed up to $2K. The training must be less than 1-year to complete. To learn more visit: https://techcred.ohio.gov THC’s Medical Assistant Apprenticeship Program with Cincinnati State is approved for TechCred.
The IMAP program is for individuals to apply to an approved provider. This program offers up to $3K to cover tuition, fees, and additional costs required to obtain the credential. To learn more visit: https://Workforce.Ohio.gov/IMAP
2025 Workforce Advisory Council Meetings & Subgroups
Hope and Nicci reviewed the missions of Subgroups of the Workforce Advisory Council which include the Regional Career Exploration Collaborative, the Healthcare Pathway Partners, a revived Community Partners group, and 4 newly forming In-Demand Career Workgroups.
Hope requested all WAC members complete a 2-minute survey indicating which subgroup(s) each person would like to attend, as well as help identify individuals for the new In-Demand Career Workgroups. This survey will hopefully help eliminate some meetings from calendars as we become more intentional with meeting purposes.
Partner Updates
JA Inspire to Hire is March 11-12 at the N Kentucky Convention Center. https://okipartners.ja.org/dA/6196e43d77/flyer/2025 Inspire Cincinnati.pdf?language_id=1
Hamilton County Educational Service Center (HCESC) is looking for Guest Speakers to create a directory for schools to use on LinkedUP Connect. All industries and roles within industries are needed. If you know of someone who would be a great advocate for their field or subject matter expert, please forward them this form to complete. Individuals are not obligated to accept all speaker requests. https://forms.gle/VgnRAZf57EEzrHQU7
Ohio SW TechPrep shared this student opportunity: https://med.uc.edu/education/undergraduate-education/undergraduate-program-in-medical-sciences/admissions/medical-sciences-summer-institute
They also announced they are collaborating with Diamond Oaks for this year’s Scrub Camp at Cincinnati State in partnership with UC Health. This will take place the week of May 5, 2025 where 50 students will have the opportunity to participate in skill labs at Cincinnati State and hands-on experience at UC Health. TechPrep is also partnering with Miami University Regional Campus for a Scrub Camp with Butler Tech on May 19, 2025.
UC AHEC reported their partnership with Corryville Catholic and CISE to spread healthcare career awareness to middle school aged children is continuing to thrive. Each month UC AHEC holds an hour-long event for those in healthcare to share their experiences. Last month, the students heard from counselors who happen to be a couple as they shared their journey. Previously, 3 nurses at varying levels (student, RN, and NP) shared their journey as well as taught the students how to check their pulse on their wrists. The goal is have monthly themes and eventually offer more opportunities to the CISE demographic.