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Michigan Reconnect Short-Term Training Program

Healthcare Industry

State Departments and Agencies

Organizations Involved

State of Michigan

Occupations Involved

Entry Level Careers; Emergency Medical Services, Dental Assistant, EKG Technician, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Computed Tomography, Medical Assistant, Health Care Support Assistant, Health Care Administration, Nursing Assistant, Optician Certification, Phlebotomy Technician, Medical Auditor, Physical Therapy Aide, Medical Billing Specialist with Electronic Health RecordsHealth Care Administration, Health Care Support Assistant.

Workforce Development Focus

Increasing Number of Healthcare Workers

Workforce Issues Addressed

Attracting individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession; Providing a benefit or incentive that encourages individuals to pursue a healthcare profession

Description

"In the Michigan Reconnect Short-Term Training Program, students can choose to attend a career training program in Michigan through the Reconnect Short-Term Training Program and receive a one-time scholarship up to $1,500 towards tuition costs. Michigan Reconnect (Reconnect) is a last-dollar scholarship program that provides financial assistance to attend an in-district community college tuition-free. This program supports Michigan's goal to increase the number of working-age adults with a skill certificate or college degree from 49% today to 60% by 2030.

Eligible career programs are for Emergency Medical Services, Dental Assistant, EKG Technician, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Computed Tomography, Medical Assistant, Health Care Support Assistant, Health Care Administration, Nursing Assistant, Optician Certification, Phlebotomy Technician, Medical Auditor, Physical Therapy Aide, Medical Billing Specialist with Electronic Health RecordsHealth Care Administration, Health Care Support Assistant. for a full list of eligible career training programs and related information can be found please check the page of Career Training Programs: https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/programs/michigan-achievement-scholarship/career-training/programs

For more information can be found here: https://www.michigan.gov/reconnect/short-term-training-program"

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.

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