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Committee hears overview of nontraditional registered apprenticeships and barriers for health care pathways
Summary
Advocates and SEIU told the committee that registered apprenticeships can help address major workforce shortages in health care, but regulatory complexity, clinical training space and multi‑agency approvals limit rapid expansion; members asked for a broader, coordinated approach.
The House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards heard an informational presentation on nontraditional registered apprenticeships on Feb. 5, focusing on health care workforce shortages and how earn‑while‑you‑learn programs might be expanded.
Matt Swanson of the SEIU Oregon State Council presented data shared by the Employment Department showing that health care will need to replace or hire roughly 224,000 workers in the next 10 years.…
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