TECH/TEACH

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Internal Departments
Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, Foundation, Community Outreach, Medical Providers, Nursing Staff

Community Partners
Signature Healthcare, Urban Dreams, Des Moines Public Schools, Wesley Life, Creative Visions, Evelyn K. Davis Center, iJAG, United Way of Central Iowa, Department of Human Services, Polk County Health Department

The TECH and TEACH programs were developed to provide education, training and awareness for career opportunities that exist in healthcare. Specifically, the TECH and TEACH programs identify candidates who are at-risk or from the under served neighboring communities. TECH and TEACH are paid training and education programs, and participants complete the program having earned a CNA degree.

TECH and TEACH are programs to Train and Educate for a Career in Healthcare. TECH is geared for high school students , and TEACH is geared for adults. Both programs provide mentoring, professional development and training for healthcare positions ie: technicians, phlebotomists and patient access representatives. By drawing participants from under served, neighboring communities, Broadlawns is committed to educating and employing the individuals from the neighborhoods that have the highest concentrations of unemployment and poverty.

Broadlawns has involved numerous organizations in the development of the TECH and TEACH programs. Urban Dreams and iJAG have assisted greatly in identifying candidates for participation in the program. United Way of Central Iowa has provided some financial support for the TEACH initiative.

The first group of TECH students completed their training in April 2017. Seven of the ten TECH high school students were hired by Broadlawns upon completion of the training program.