Idaho Community Health Worker (CHW) Apprenticeship Program
If you are currently working as a CHW, are seeking employment as a CHW, or are an Idaho clinic or community-based organization that could benefit from CHWs, we invite you to participate in the Idaho CHW Apprenticeship program.
CHW Apprenticeship
Description: The CHW Apprenticeship is designed to provide a registered apprenticeship with an employer to ensure competency in CHW roles and responsibilities. In addition to an employer wage, participants will receive a stipend up to $7,500 during their participation in the program. Completion of a CHW apprenticeship results in a U.S. Department of Labor credential. The Core CHW and Advanced CHW Training Courses can be completed before beginning the Apprenticeship or can be completed concurrently.
Audience: This course is designed for employed CHWs and those seeking hands-on CHW experience.
Style: Apprenticeship - part time (20+ hours/week, approximately 2 years) or full time (40 hours/week, approximately 1 year) paid apprenticeship position at an Idaho clinic or community-based organization, for a total of 2000 hours.
About the Program
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Human Resources and Service Administration, the Idaho Community Health Worker Apprenticeship is:
- A new registered apprenticeship program, certified by the Department of Labor, a certificate recognized as a national health credential. Apprenticeship is a paid work and learning experience.
- Designed to strengthen community connections to healthcare providers and the healthcare delivery system.
- Improves health outcomes, including connecting at-risk individuals to local resources, social supports, care coordination, and home and community- based services.
- The program’s purpose is to expand the public health workforce through training new and existing community health workers (CHWs) by extending their knowledge and skills.
Our program focuses on training and employment, through registered apprenticeships and placement. Individuals trained through the program will acquire knowledge, skills, and expertise to respond to health needs and public health emergencies in underserved communities.
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