Workforce of the Future
You are our most vital asset.
We want to help you sharpen your skills to do the best job possible. You are key in helping us improve care and service. Becoming a lifelong learner and getting to know more about the critical skills can help you make vital contributions to our success and better prepare yourself for the future.
Eligible union members can:
• Sign up for the critical skills essential to meeting the changing demands of health care: digital fluency, consumer focus, performance improvement and collaboration.
• Access career counseling, courses and more through 2 Labor Management Partnership-supported education trusts, Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust and SEIU UHW-West & Joint Employer Education Fund.
All employees can use tuition reimbursement to take courses to build your skills.
Use the materials below for more tips, ideas and inspiration to prepare for the future. For questions about the Workforce of the Future initiative, email national-wfpd [at] kp.org (National Workforce Planning and Development).
Resources for Getting Ready
- Critical Skills Toolkit Discuss critical skills with any audience.
- Workforce of the Future Facilitator's Guide Discuss Workforce of the Future with any audience.
- Workforce of the Future Conversation Toolkit Prepare for workforce change and build career resilience.
- How-To Guide: Workforce Development Find services available to union-represented workers.
- National Workforce Planning & Development Learn about tuition reimbursement, career management and more.
- SEIU UHW-West & Joint Employer Education Fund Resources for members of SEIU locals.
- Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust Resources for members of most locals in partnership unions
See It in Action
- Navigating the Future Get ready now, build skills for the years to come.
- Meet Your National Agreement: Change Is Here, Be Prepared How our contract helps employees skill up.
- Six Ways to Keep Your Skills Sharp Strategies from workforce development experts.
- How Managers Can Support Career Development Great managers build their team's skills. Here's how.
Have Some Fun
- SuperScrubs: Conquering The Rapids A comic take on navigating the future.
- Crossword: What Skills Do You Need? Use this crossword to learn skills need for the future.
- Word Search: Back to School Find words related to continuing your education.
- SuperScrubs: Crossing to Our Future A comic look at learning new skills.
