ERIC Number: ED606641
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 3
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Tulsa Community WorkAdvance: Health Care Training in Oklahoma During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- An Interview with Karen Pennington and Dawn Slinkard. Sector-Based Workforce Development Q & A
MDRC
Madison Strategies Group (MSG), which operates Tulsa Community WorkAdvance (TCW) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, participated in MDRC's study of WorkAdvance, a sector-based training and career advancement program that prepares people for jobs in manufacturing and transportation. In 2015, TCW also began a health care training program in partnership with CAP Tulsa, a community organization that provides early education and support services for young children and their parents. The TCW health care training program is funded by Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), which was created to provide education and training for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to be in high demand. HPOG is administered by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this interview, Karen Pennington, executive director of MSG, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on program operations and the opportunities she sees in the future to help Tulsa residents advance in their careers and achieve long-term economic stability. In addition, TCW graduate Dawn Slinkard talks about her experience with the program.
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Crisis Management, Job Training, Labor Force Development, COVID-19, Pandemics, Demand Occupations
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: MDRC
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma (Tulsa)
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