To fill high-demand entry level healthcare roles (i.e., licensed nurse assistant, personal care aide) with 200 candidates for registered nurse licensure

The program builds upon a nursing education pipeline using: • vermont state registered apprenticeships for practical nursing and registered nursing • employer-provided clinical education, in cooperation with an accredited nursing program • wrap around supports for social, financial, employment and education resources • an employer-funded sustainable short-term loan repayment vehicle • an employment agreement between participant and employer activities performed 1. Initiation - pre-planning and employer sponsorship 2. Planning - internal and external capacity-building and support 3. Implementation - apprenticeship employment, education and wraparound supports 4. Monitoring and controlling - providing metrics for program success 5. Close - evaluating systems to improve and scale program deliverables to align with wioa indicators, we expect a - 75% of program completers will be in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit from the training program. B - 85% of program completers will be in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the training program. C - median earnings for completers in unsubsidized employment during the second quarter after exit are expected to increase by 50% by the end of the second year of the program and by an additional 25% by the end of the third year of the program. D - credential attainment will recognize these six post-secondary credentials. Expected attainment is based on vermont state college's historical attainment for these credentials: 1. Practical nurse registered apprenticeship - vermont DOL, expected 80% 2. Practical nursing certificate - VT state university, expected 80% 3. Practical nurse board licensure - vermont board of nursing, expected 80% 4. Registered nurse registered apprenticeship - vermont DOL, expected 85% 5. Associates degree in nursing - VT state university, expected 85% 6. Registered nurse board licensure - vermont board of nursing, expected 85% F1- effectiveness in serving employers - 75% of the program completers are expected to be retained for six years, by the same employer. Intended beneficiary this program serves both apprentices and employers by providing a need for skill and reducing financial risk: • apprentice/employee: an internal candidate, potentially from an underserved opportunity population such as new american, bipoc, justice-involved, veteran, or other, who is employed in a low skill role, and interested and eligible for a career in nursing. Apprentices are encouraged to work in the role of nurse assistant role to be eligible for the apprenticeship. Apprentices are provided employment, wrap around supports, benefits, career advancement through educational opportunity with no financial outlay, and up to 40% paid release time for education. • employer: an organization provides an incentive to become nurse assistants. Nurse assistants are needed to fill critical roles in the healthcare setting, while being educated and upskilled as registered nurses. An employment agreement provides for loan repayment over three years after RN completion, effectively engaging the apprentice/RN for a six-year term with the employer. The RN role is the highest demand position in the healthcare setting. Subrecipient activities subrecipient activities involve project support for capacity building within higher education or for employers who support the program with clinical educators, mentors and preceptors needed to help scale for increased enrollment.