Young Professionals Program

Michigan LEO and Michigan Works!

Michigan Works!

Healthcare Industry

Organizations Involved

Occupations Impacted

Healthcare, general

Workforce Development Focus

Increasing number of healthcare workers

Workforce Issue Addressed

Attracting individuals to work in a healthcare profession

Description

The Young Professionals Program is an initiative at every local Michigan Works! agency in the state of Michigan. Young Professionals supports underrepresented young adults (ages 14-24) to help obtain employment by exposing them to multiple career and educational opportunities, such as entering a Registered Apprenticeship program, earning a short-term training certificate and obtaining work experience. The career and educational opportunities include those in healthcare, as those are high-skill and in-demand jobs.