About Workforce

HASC Workforce Development is a multi-pronged effort to support workforce needs across the region — especially in areas with a shortage of trained and qualified employees.
- College to Career Diversity Internship Program (CDIP)
- Clinical Lab Scientists Program (CLS) — updated information coming soon
- RN Specialty Pipeline Project
- SlingShot Initiative (L.A. and Ventura counties)
- Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Health Care Sector Collaborative (L.A. County)
- Quarterly Health Care Workforce Survey (Statewide)
- Strong Workforce Program (Statewide)
HASC Workforce Program fact sheet
Podcasts
Lisa Mitchell, HASC Program Director for Workforce Development, speaks with Rebecca Evans, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County (WDBVC) — Aug. 4, 2022
Teri Hollingsworth, HASC Vice President, HR and Education Services, and Cynthia Avila, WDBVC, are interviewed on KVTA Radio’s Workforce Wednesdays — June 24, 2022
SlingShot Initiative — Los Angeles County, Ventura County
Addressing skilled care coordination workforce needs
RN Specialty Pipeline Project
Providing clinical education to new and experienced RNs transitioning to new roles
Perioperative RN Pilot Team Highlights Success at 2019 Workforce Event
HASC and its workforce development partners highlighted their recent workforce pilot at the California Workforce Association’s Meeting of the Minds in Sept. 2019. Along with the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) and HealthImpact, the state nursing workforce group, HASC presented Connecting Regional Strategies to Local Program Design and Delivery: Perioperative Specialty Registered Nurse Training […]
Perioperative RN Training Pilot Report
In June 2019, HASC released its Perioperative Specialty RN Training Pilot Project Final Report. The report describes the association’s response to the growing demand for and short supply of perioperative registered nurses (RNs). In partnership with HealthImpact, the state nursing workforce center, and with funding from the South Bay Workforce Investment Board, HASC launched a […]
Care Coordination Training Funds Available for Ventura, L.A. Counties
HASC and C3 Skills Alliance this week announce up to $200,000 in grant funding for programs that train incumbent nurses, social workers and other staff in care coordination. An additional $200,000 is allocated to train new workers, from which employers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties only will be able to hire qualified applicants. Funding […]
Workforce Development Board Contact Information
This list was last updated Feb 7, 2022.