1199 Hospital Workers Know the Value of Continuing Education

Many of us working in healthcare either want to advance our careers, or are required to take regular classes to keep up our license. But often we find that our lives are too busy or the classes are too expensive. That’s why the members of 1199SEIU have established a wide range of training and education opportunities.

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“Not having to worry about how expensive it is to complete your Nurse Practitioner degree…the union gives you the motivation that you can actually obtain that because you’re not worried about the financial responsibility.

Esker Doucet, ER RN

Good Samaritan Hospital

The wide range of training and education opportunities members of 1199SEIU have established include:

  • No-cost or low-cost medical classes at local colleges and universities.

  • Tuition reimbursement for undergraduate degree programs. Undergraduate students have a total maximum benefit of up to $4,160 per semester, for a maximum of $8,320 per calendar year.

  • No-cost seminars and health care related classes at 1199SEIU.

  • No-cost classes in computer literacy, English and other skills at 1199SEIU.

  • Up to $750 a year to attend professional conferences and seminars to stay current in the health care field.

  • Training in new, more marketable skills if job requirements CHANGE.

  • Paid time off to attend classes.