First Responder Apprenticeship Program
Healthcare Industry
2-Year IHE
Organizations Involved
Lansing Community College; Lansing Fire Department; Capital Area Michigan Works!
Occupations Involved
Emergency Medical Technicians
Workforce Development Focus
Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce
Workforce Issues Addressed
Cross-training current healthcare professionals to be certified in another healthcare provider capacity
Description
Lansing Community College has announced a new First Responder Apprenticeship program partnership between the college’s Health and Human Services Division (HHS), the Lansing Fire Department, and Capital Area Michigan Works! (CAMW). The apprenticeship program will address a critical shortage of emergency medical workers in the Capital region by providing existing firefighters with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training through Lansing Community College's EMT Academy, greatly increasing the services they can provide. The EMT Academy is offered to apprentices for free through a DOL Strengthening Community College grant and Workforce Development Institute funds.
For more information: https://www.lcc.edu/news/2024-first-responder-apprenticeship-partnership.html
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.