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THESE DELAWARE COMPANIES BUILD THEIR WORKFORCE WITH INTERNAL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS
In any kind of business, a certain level of excitement comes from hiring new staff members. There
is an expectation that those coming aboard will make significant impacts.
Sometimes, the best person for
the job is already working for the company. That individual understands the culture and expectations, and knows how things are done. Other times, it’s a matter of tapping into
the right pool of workers who will
fit in with the company’s culture
and can easily be trained up to
take skilled positions. Here are
the innovative ways in which three Delaware employers are filling their job openings.
BY MICHAEL BRADLEY
ChristianaCare
When most people go to school to learn new career skills, they have to pay. This fall, 10 ChristianaCare employees will get paid to learn.
The hospital system’s “Medical Assistant University” program allows ChristianaCare staff interested in becoming MAs to undergo 21 weeks of training that includes two seven- week sessions at Delaware Technical Community College, followed by a seven-week practicum in a doctor’s office — all while still receiving their regular salaries.
So, instead of recruiting people trained elsewhere to fill the MA spots in ChristianaCare’s three hospitals and
LAURIE DOMIANO
numerous ambulatory care facilities, the health care system decided to assemble a program of its own.
“We thought, ‘Why not offer our own MA education and create our own talent, while giving them an opportunity to follow a new career path,’” says Laurie Domiano, MA training and
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