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ABOUT REGIONAL SKILLS ALLIANCES
Michigan's Regional Skills Alliances (MiRSAs) are State of Michigan designated, locally managed, employer-led partnerships formed to address workforce issues affecting firms operating in the same industry in a distinct geographic area. Among the challenges the MiRSAs set out to resolve are worker shortages, skill shortages, training mismatches, employee recruitment and retention, and organizational design. Currently in the State of Michigan there are twenty-five regional skill alliances addressing issues ranging from health care to biotechnology.
The Detroit Workforce Development Department (DWDD) serves as the convener for the Long-Term Care Michigan Regional Skills Alliance (LTC MiRSA), overseeing a working group of collaborating partners, whose focus is on the long-term health care industry.
ABOUT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE MICHIGAN REGIONAL SKILLS ALLIANCES
The employer-led LTC MiRSA collectively seeks to identify the specific skill sets needed within their respective workforces (primarily nursing homes, home health agencies, and medically focused group and foster homes), and works with training providers, as well as public and private schools. These LTC MiRSA members seek to develop training programs that meet employers' needs.
We are supported through the contributions made by our members. Please refer to our membership options.
OUR FOCUS
The Long-Term Care Michigan Regional Skills Alliance will not only focus on workforce issues related to entry level and highly skilled workers, including home health aides, certified nurse assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses; but, it will also address the needs of this employment sector including supervisory training and managerial concerns in such areas as payer mix, reimbursement, regulatory and legislative issues.
The employer-led Long Term Care MiRSA collectively in working with nursing homes, assisted living centers, adult foster care facilities, medically focused group homes, home health agencies, and hospitals, has:
- Acted as a vehicle for employers to work with other long term care stakeholders to better address employment needs and other related workplace issues
- Through our One-Stop Partners has help improve the quality of employees hired and retained by connecting employers with Michigan Works! employment services and financial resources
- Provided training opportunities/funding in association with our One-Stop Partners for employees, at all levels, aimed at improving their knowledge, skills and abilities to provide quality care
- Over two hundred participating members including over seventy (70) employers.
- Over the past three years working in-conjunction with our One-Stop System Partners has placed over four hundred fifty (450) people into positions in the long-term care industry.
- Through the State Of Michigan "Accelerated Health Careers Initiative: assisted five hospitals and educational institutions secure over $4.2 Million to fund new and expanded, ADN and BSN programs
- Through our "Certified Nurse AssistantTaskforce has led changes to update the State's training requirements. The Taskforce is now working toward more comprehensive changes to the State's training requirements.
TRAINING GOALS
The LTC MiRSA seeks to improve the training curriculum available at local educational and training providers; create career ladders that lead to improved wages and more responsible positions for entry level caregivers; make more training opportunities available for both new and incumbent workers; and lower where applicable, the vacancy and turnover rates at both nursing homes, home health agencies, assistive living, adult care facilities, and hospitals. The Long-Term Care Michigan Regional Skills Alliance explores opportunities for short-term modular training, distance learning, on-the-job training, computer-assisted self-paced training and on-site training in order to provide learning opportunities without interfering with work schedules and placing barriers to access for low-income workers.
The employer-led LTC MiRSA strives to address the primary areas of skill needs in such areas as; entry-level unlicensed caregivers; certified nurse assistants; licensed practical nurses; and registered nurses. In the five key areas, we address issues related to worker preparation and recruitment, worker supports, career ladder advancement, retention, and workplace adjustments.
Partnership Campaign - Description of Partner Benefits
The Long Term Care Regional Skills Alliance (RSA) is a coalition of LTC employers, training providers, associations and government agencies that have successfully placed more people in to long term care careers, and have helped address other issues concerns long term care interests. Since our inception in October 2004 the RSA has depended on the support of the Michigan Dept of Labor and Economic Growth and the C.S. Mott Foundation. To continue this critical work we have initiated a "Partnership Campaign†to help cover our administrative and operating costs. Partnership dues went into effect on July 1, 2006, and are good for a one-year period. Below is a description of the different partnership levels and corresponding benefits. We have developed these options to provide you with more giving options including recognition, advertising and training.
Platinum Partnership $5,000 - $35,000
- Banner Advertisement on our Website for 6 to 18 months.
- Your organizations logo on our Website and a link to your website.
- Listing on our Brochure as a major contributor.
- Listing on our Letterhead as a major contributor.
- Send an unlimited number of individuals to our RSA informational meetings.
Gold Partnership $1,000
- Your organization's name on our Website and a link to your website.
- Listing on our Letterhead as a major contributor.
- Send an unlimited number of individuals to our RSA informational meetings.
Silver Partnership $500
- Your organization's name on our Website and a link to your website.
- Listing on our Letterhead as a major contributor.
- Send up to five people to our RSA informational meetings.
Bronze Partnership $300
- A listing of your organizations on our Website.
- Send up to three people to our RSA informational meetings.
Patron $150
- A listing of your organizations on our Website (no link).
- Send one person to our RSA informational meetings.
In-Kind Contributions
In addition to becoming a member, please consider making an in-kind contribution to help cover the costs of doing business and promoting our programs:
Partnership Campaign - Description of Partner Benefits
Please fill out the enclosed partnership form with your organization's check payable to "Long-Term Care Michigan Regional Skills Alliance. The LTC MiRSA is affiliated with the Detroit Workforce Development Board Corporation, a 501(c)3 organization, that helps fund not-for-profit ventures like the RSA. All contributions will be deposited into a special account for the RSA and will be spent solely on RSA activities.
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