Earn While You Learn Program
Healthcare Industry
Hospitals
Organizations Involved
Sparrow Health System, Lansing Community College
Occupations Involved
Nursing students, Registered Nurses
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers
Workforce Issues Addressed
Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession; providing a benefit or incentive that encourages individuals to purse a healthcare profession
Description
The Earn While You Learn Program is offered at Sparrow Health System to increase the number of local nursing graduates who work as Registered Nurses at their sites. Sparrow pays nursing students from Lansing Community College to work and gain on-the-job experiences while they are attending classes, for up to 40 hours a week. Sparrow requires participants in the program work at Sparrow for two years as a registered nurse after graduation.
Michigan Health Council does not administer all of the programs in this database. Please see the "organizations involved" above to learn who you should contact for more information.