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Apprenticeships: A Strategic Workforce Tool for Hospitals

HASC, in partnership with OC Pathways, is sharing an opportunity for you to learn more about how apprenticeships can strengthen and support your hospital workforce.

Hospitals continue to face persistent workforce challenges, from recruiting and retaining skilled employees to creating clear, sustainable pathways into healthcare careers. Apprenticeships offer a practical and scalable strategy to help address these challenges and strengthen your hospital’s workforce pipeline.

An apprenticeship combines paid, on-the-job learning with structured classroom or related instruction, allowing employees to develop valuable skills while contributing to hospital operations.

Apprenticeships are more than a training strategy; they’re a workforce development strategy. By investing in employees as they learn and grow, your hospital can:

  • Develop and retain talent from within their organization
  • Strengthen career pathways and advancement opportunities
  • Build a more skilled, resilient and adaptable workforce
  • Address hard-to-fill positions and evolving workforce needs
  • Create stronger connections between education, training and employment
  • Support workforce development that reflects the needs of your patients and community

OC Pathways invites you to learn more about this opportunity and discover how an apprenticeship program could benefit your hospital. Please review the apprenticeship flyer and employer guide for additional information and register for an upcoming biweekly online orientation:

Register for orientation

We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and explore how apprenticeships can become a strategic part of your hospital’s workforce development efforts.

For any questions, please contact Soyinka Allen, HASC program director, workforce development, at [email protected] or (213) 538-0722.