As healthcare organizations face big challenges with the present workforce shortage, Everette Fernandes looks to the future with optimism. Everette is Vice President of the Corporate Work Study Program at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee. He joins our host Janet Schulz in an inspiring discussion about how work study programs benefit both the youth involved and their employer sponsors. Cristo Rey’s mission is to prepare its students for future roles through rigorous academic, professional work experiences, and spiritual development. A primary means to this end is the Work Study Program in partnership with employers in healthcare and other industries. Cristo Rey’s Work Study program has been so successful in creating a sustainable workforce pipeline that it has expanded to 40 schools nationally. Students are especially interested in healthcare fields . . . so Everette shares info on how partnerships with area healthcare providers have helped students begin to find their purpose and path in life, while introducing employers to a new workforce development opportunity.
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