Planning, Activities, & Summits

Explore below to learn more about current 2024 Health Workforce Systems Planning & Implementation efforts the State of Rhode Island is actively engaged in, via a public/private collaboration led by the Executive Office of Health & Human Services, in partnership with the RI Department of Labor & Training and RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner.

Information on previous activities & materials, beginning in 2017, can also be found in the menus below.

Stakeholder Update Meetings

Upcoming Convening - Registration Information Coming Soon! -

RI's Third Annual Health & Human Services Workforce Summit

May 29, 2024, from 8:30am-12:30pm at the RI Nursing Education Center

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March 27, 2024:

Copy of slide deck presentation can be viewed here: March 27 2024 Health and Human Services Stakeholder Meeting (1).pdf (ri.gov)
Paul V. Sherlock Center/Division of Developmental Disabilities’ Direct Support Professional Statewide Workforce Initiative Presentation can be viewed here: RI DSP SWI Presentation for Health Workforce Planning Stakeholder Update - 2024.3.27.pdf

Meeting Recording Information:

Recording link: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/XT6KR7yzXlgKJ9Kb93EreTGbwDod42cffFU7Ff8CWJJCeAp2Kn8CsGfHS459OvW4.0lDigm5qbMDNFIpQ

Passcode: 8Gt?%tGZ

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January 29th, 2024: Copy of slide deck presentation can be viewed HERE. Meeting recording can be made available upon request.

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Oct 17, 2023: View slide deck presentation HERE. Meeting recording can be made available upon request.

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March 20, 2023: View Healthcare Workforce Planning Project Updates slides HERE. One-hour Project Updates Presentation recording can be accessed HERE.

Current Activities

Building Relationships between Industry and Career & Technical Education

April 3rd, 2024 Meet-Up for RI Health & Human Services Employers and K-12 CTE Educators & RIDE Staff

Link to K-12 CTE Employer Engagement Handbook: CTE Handbook 4.1.24.docx (1).pdf (ri.gov)
- Link to Template Memorandum of Understanding for High School/CTE Program and Agency: Template MOU High School/Agency
- Link to Template Work-Based Learning Internship Program Agreement: Template WBL-Internship Program Agreement

Health Workforce Data Vetting Meetings (Registration Required)

DATE	Occupational Focus	Meeting Registration Link (required)
Monday, October 30 from 12:30 – 2:00 PM	Nursing Assistants and LPNs	https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlfuGhrjIrHN2hE8-pBHfbXN2a4IvNk8PW [us02web.zoom.us]
Tuesday, November 14 from 12:30 – 2:00 PM	RNs & Advanced Practice RNs	https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsd-iqpz8qHtLwIRwht6-l5aLei_klQIrF [us02web.zoom.us]
Wed, December 13 from 11 AM – 12:30 PM	Behavioral Health Professionals	https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlf-CtqD8pEtwUlIhSRdY8eL3XZrDoX0ng [us02web.zoom.us]

Marketing & Outreach

More information coming soon! Reach out to Rick or Aryana with any questions in the meantime.

Clinical Placement Solutions

More information coming soon! Reach out to Rick or Aryana with any questions in the meantime.

Professional Licensure - Systems Capacity Building

More information coming soon! Reach out to Rick or Aryana with any questions in the meantime.

Previous Activities - Career Pathways & Higher Education

Purpose: Build engaged and enduring partnerships across and among training & education providers, and health & human services providers to ensure a sufficient supply of health and human services workers by providing students, job seekers, and incumbent workers with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to obtain employment and advance in their careers.

2023 Career Ladders Advisory Committee

DRAFT: Career Ladders Visual - BH 12.23.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

DRAFT: Career Ladders Visual - Direct Care12.23.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Direct Care Career Ladders Presentation 1.10.23.pdf PDF file, less than 1

1.10.23 Career Ladders Agenda-Direct Care_Nursing.pdf PDF file, less than 1

FINAL Agenda - Feb Direct Care_Nursing Career Ladders.docx (1).pdf PDF file, less than 1

Direct Care_Nursing Career Ladders Deck 2.13.23.pdf PDF file, less than 1

_3-27-23 Direct Care-Nursing Ladder - Mtg Deck.pdf PDF file, about 1016

_3-27-23 Direct Care Notes.pdf PDF file, less than 1

5.22.23 Agenda-Nursing_Direct Care Career Ladders_Licensing.pdf PDF file, less than 1

1.9.23 Career Ladders - Agenda - BH.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Career Ladders Meeting - BH - Jan 9, 2023.pdf PDF file, less than 1

BH Career Ladders Deck - 2.6.23.pdf PDF file, less than 1

3-13-23 BH Career Ladder - Mtg Deck.pdf PDF file, about 1

3-13-23 BH Career Ladder Notes.pdf PDF file, less than 1

5/15/23 Agenda Licensing Convo BH~1.PDF PDF file, less than 1

4-24-23 Combined CTE Career Ladder Mtg. Presentation.pdf PDF file, about 2

June-December 2022 Workgroups

12.5.22 Career Pathways_HE Joint Meeting Presentation.pdf PDF file, about 1002

HWPC 6.16.22 Online Plenary Meeting-FINAL.pdf PDF file, about 2

6.22.22 Health Career Pathways&Pipelines First Meeting.pptx Powerpoint file, less than 1

Minutes-Health Career Pathways & Pipelines 6.22.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

6.28 Agenda Health&Human Services Partnerships w Hig.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Higher Ed Critical Issues Summit Key Takeaways 6.28.xlsx Excel file, less than 1

Minutes-HHS Partnerships w Higher Ed 6.28.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Handout-Healthcare Occupation Clusters July 2022 HWP.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-HHS Partnerships w Higher Ed. 7.19.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-HHS Partnerships w Higher Ed. 7.19.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

short-term initiatives exercise for workgroups.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-Health Career Pathways & Pipelines 7.27.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Presentation-Health Career Pathways & Pipelines 7.27.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-Health Career Pathways & Pipelines 7.27.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Health Workforce Planning Initiatives August 2022.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Current Projects August 2022.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-HHS Partnerships w Higher Ed. 8.16.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-HHS Partnership w. Higher Ed. 8.16.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-Health Career Pathways 8.30.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-Health Career Pathways 8.30.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-HHS Partnerships w IHEs 9.20.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

9.20.22 HHS Partnerships w IHEs.pdf PDF file, less than 1

CAREER~1.PDF PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-Pathways&Pipelines 9.27.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Skills PWPT 9.27.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-Pathways&Pipelines 9.27.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-HHS Partnership w. Higher Ed. 10.18.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-HHS Partnerships w IHEs 10.18.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Agenda-Pathways & Pipelines 10.26.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Minutes-Pathways & Pipelines 10.26.22.pdf PDF file, less than 1

Draft Data Questions Oct. 2022.xlsx Excel file, less than 1

Draft Data Questions HWP Oct 2022 V3.xlsx Excel file, less than 1

Previous Activities - Data Workgroup

Purpose: To identify, align, and develop resources needed for Rhode Island to collect and analyze current workforce supply, projected workforce demand, and effective workforce support programming across all occupations, specializations, education levels (including lived experience), sectors, geography, etc. – with a particular focus on racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity. This work will ensure that providers and patients/clients have the supported and well-compensated health and human service workforce needed to provide accessible, high-quality health and human services.