hybrid training for direct care workers learning from the oregon training initiative
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Hybrid Training for Direct Care Workers
Learning from the Oregon Training Initiative
Direct Care Workers: An emerging Crisis of Need
WOMEN
Direct Care Workers: An emerging Crisis of Need
AGE 25-54
Direct Care Workers: An emerging Crisis of Need
MOSTLY
WHITE
Direct Care Workers: An emerging Crisis of Need
GROWING
DEMAND
Direct Care Workers: An emerging Crisis of Need
1/3 OF
HEALTH
WORKERS
Direct Care Workers: An emerging Crisis of Need
LARGEST
GROUP
Oregon Online NA/HHA Training Initiative
Funded by HRSACommunity College lead applicantPartners helped develop concept
Oregon Online NA/HHA Training Initiative: Requirements
Train as many people as possible
Oregon Online NA/HHA Training Initiative: Requirements
Use tele-health or distance learning technology
Oregon Online NA/HHA Training Initiative: Requirements
Bring in partners in local community
What we learned
Entry level training isn’t sexy
The Oregon Experience
Pay is lowDemand slow with
higher unemployment level
Only ½ of eligible community colleges opted to participate – even with lots of cash as incentive
What we learned
Instructor Capacity is a significant barrier
The Oregon Experience
Nursing Instructors prefer classroom
Clinical instruction often pays poorly
Every college experienced instructor shortage or turnover
What we learned
Traditional programs resist hybrid models
The Oregon Experience
Directors and college leadership needed education
Programs viewed online as competing with classroom model
Some students show a strong preference for online as an option; schools benefit from offering choice
What we learned
Partners are important The Oregon Experience
Clinical sites can be difficult to secure
Training partners can speed time frame for course development
Health Care Association partner easily secured clinical sites; provided peer mentor training
Training Partner, IPCed, offered turnkey online didactic
What we learned
Control is KEY The Oregon Experience
Colleges must have ownership of students throughout the process
Students in online program were initially viewed as “theirs”
Once all students were “ours” outcomes improved significantly
What we learned
Hybrid programs increase student access
The Oregon Experience
Students can learn at their own pace/place
Slower pace works well for challenged learners
Online aimed at entry learner was frustrating for nursing students
Students love options
What we learned
Community Colleges create community partnerships
The Oregon Experience
Taking the pulse of community need creates strong partnership program
Local nursing facility in remote rural area had desperate need for CNAs
Community college used hybrid program and sent nurse onsite for clinicals
Listen to students…
“I could never have finished this program if I had to take time off my job to attend class. This online option made it possible for me to get my certification – something I’ve wanted for a very long time.”
The program with the College was just incredible. I have worked for the State Hospital in two different roles, and utilized my C.N.A. in an overtime capacity working nights and weekends as a Mental Health Technician.
Thank you again for an excellent program. It has helped me both professionally and personally.
Solutions?
Create Elastic Capacity Programs
Less dependent on INSTRUCTORS so it can grow quickly
Design the way students CHOSE to learnLeverage PARTNERSHIPSReady to meet coming DEMANDS
What is YOUR solution?
How are you planning for future workforce needs?
How do you grow technology-based programs for this generation of students?
How can education prepare for workforce needs we don’t yet know about?
Thank You!NCWE…the intersection of policy and practice
IPCed…Your caregiver training and certification partner