27^th Global Nursing Education, Healthcare and Patient Safety Conference

Education and Training for Hospital Employees

The Hospital Employee Education and Training (HEET) program was created in collaboration with the Service Employees International Union's 1199NW local affiliate and the Washington State Hospital Association Work Force Institute to help address nursing and nursing-related job shortages by educating and upgrading incumbent workers. The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is in charge of the program. HEET-funded programs across the state support industry-based education reform, including the planning and completion of nursing career ladder programs. HEET aims to create educational opportunities that support both company needs and health care professionals' career goals. Cohort-based programs, distance learning, workplace classes, utilization of a simulation laboratory for nursing prerequisites, case management, tutoring support for those reentering academia, and atypical class scheduling are among the characteristics.