Recruiting the next generation of health care professionals remains one of the greatest challenges facing South Dakota health care organizations. Fortunately, finding the right resources doesn’t have to be.
The South Dakota Health Care Workforce Resource Center brings together recruitment and retention tools in one convenient location. If your organization is looking to strengthen its future workforce, consider starting with these two valuable resources:
Introduce students and future health care professionals to rewarding careers through resources that support career exploration, job shadowing, camps, and educational opportunities.
Career Launch highlights programs such as:
- Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow (HOTT)
- Scrubs Camps
- USD Sanford School of Medicine Healthcare Careers Camp
- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- SDMyLife career exploration
- Career Launch SD
- Occupational Outlook and other career planning resources
These programs help connect students with health care careers while building a stronger workforce pipeline for South Dakota.
Registered Apprenticeships offer a proven way to recruit, train, and retain health care employees by combining paid, on-the-job learning with classroom instruction.
For employers, apprenticeship programs can:
- Build a sustainable talent pipeline
- Reduce turnover and improve retention
- Develop current employees into advanced roles
- Strengthen your organization’s long-term workforce
Organizations interested in starting an apprenticeship program can receive no-cost employer support through Start Today SD.
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Whether you’re inspiring future health care professionals or developing today’s workforce, the South Dakota Health Care Workforce Resource Center offers practical tools to help your organization succeed.
Visit the Recruitment Resource Center to explore Career Launch, Registered Apprenticeships, and many additional workforce development resources, or visit sdworkforce.com
