Seiu Healthcare 1199Nw Multi Employer Training Fund

The SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training and Education Fund is a non-profit, labor-management partnership between nine hospital employers and the largest healthcare union in Washington State. Established in 2008, the Training Fund was created to develop a statewide program for addressing the workforce needs of participating employers and to support the career, knowledge, and skill aspirations of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members. It is a ground-breaking enterprise designed to leverage the healthcare industry’s greatest strengths – its people and its institutions – to collectively keep pace with this rapidly changing, ever-expanding and highly complex industry. The Training Fund’s Work -Offer direct education and training benefits -Provide extensive support services to increase member success and therefore ‘return on investment’ -Influence the education system as a large labor/management partnership to meet our collective goals -Pursue external funding to expand services and leverage employer financial contributions