UW CHWS Senior Deputy Director Susan Skillman was recently quoted in a Wisconsin Watch article examining the growth of health care apprenticeships and their potential to help address workforce shortages.
The article highlights UW Health’s apprenticeship program in Wisconsin, which offers paid training pathways across 17 health professions and has graduated more than 1,000 apprentices since launching in 2018. The program is designed to help fill hard-to-staff positions while creating opportunities for current employees to advance into new health careers.
Skillman provided national context on the growing interest in apprenticeship and vocational training. “Apprenticeships in general are growing,” Skillman said. “We’re kind of in that place in the nation where the pendulum is moving away from four-year college degrees.”
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