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In December of 2003, Partners HealthCare was awarded a $1
million, three-year grant by SkillWorks a consortium of private
and public funders led by The Boston Foundation. The vision
of SkillWorks is to substantially improve Boston’s workforce
development system and services for both low-skill, low-income
residents and for business. Skillworks grants are funding
partnerships that include employers, higher education, and
community-based organizations, to develop initiatives that
help low-skill, low-income Boston area residents attain jobs
with family-sustaining wages and assist employers to develop
and retain a skilled workforce.
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With this funding, and a comparable Partners investment,
Partners in Career and Workforce Development (PCWD) was formed.
PCWD’s dual goals are to support the career development
of employees and to respond to the workforce needs of the
Partners network.
Since 2003, PCWD has helped 600 Boston residents get entry level jobs or advance
up the career ladder at Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Massachusetts General Hospital, and Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital.
• PCWD has provided incumbent workers with career planning
resources, career coaching, a website for career development
information, and new educational courses and programs developed
in collaboration with higher education partners.
• Through its pre-employment program, PCWD has provided
training, internships and job placements.
• PCWD has engaged more than 200 managers and supervisors
as Workforce Development Champions and is developing tools
to enable them to better support the career advancement of
their employees.
Because of the success of the program, Partners is providing
$800,000 in internal funding to continue PCWD’s work
in the upcoming year.
© Copyright 2007 Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
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