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“To have a viable economy and a viable neighborhood, you must have disposable income. You must have people making money, living in the neighborhood, so they can spend it at the stores. If there’s no money in the neighborhood, the stores will go, so we thought we needed to provide a way to get people into good jobs and keep them in good jobs, people from the neighborhood. That is what Train to Work is all about.” Train to Work Program Train to Work targets adults who have the interest, ability and motivation to learn skills and behaviors necessary for long term success in the workplace and are living in the neighborhoods surrounding Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics.  Recent Train to Work graduates with Program Director, Bernard Turner The Train to Work program is an employment-readiness training program administered through Project for Pride in Living Inc. The program is designed to meet the staffing needs of the hospitals for entry level workers in specified categories through "soft" training in social skills, workplace expectations and life management skills for neighborhood residents that will enhance their ability to secure and retain full-time employment at the hospitals. Train to Work provides four weeks of paid, full-time work readiness training, and eighteen months of continued mentoring and support after initial job placement. |
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For more information on the Train to Work program, please contact:
Health Careers Institute
The success of the Train to Work program led to the more advanced skills training offered at the Health Careers Institute (HCI). HCI is built on the career ladder model, which demonstrates that the best way to develop economic stability while retaining employees is to provide opportunities for career advancement. The Institute delivers education and skill training programs that enable Phillips residents to obtain more advanced, higher-paying technical and professional jobs in the health care industry. HCI offers coursework in areas such as phlebotomy, insurance coding, transcription and clinical support assistance. HCI is sponsored by the Phillips Partnership and Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC). Located directly in the Phillips neighborhood, HCI operates as a remote campus of MCTC and offers guaranteed employment at one of three area hospitals for eligible graduates: Abbott Northwestern, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics and Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). |
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