The Health Services Careers Partnership (HSCP) was formed in 2003 to address the health care workforce shortages in Snohomish County, WA. The Partnership includes health care professionals, educational representatives, and other key stakeholders who seek to address health care workforce demands through:

1. Developing and maintaining private and public partnerships to respond to the health care industry workforce needs
2. Increasing training capacity in high-demand health occupations
3. Supporting recruitment and retention strategies within the health care industry
4. Attracting a diverse audience, including youth, into health occupations
5. Developing, maintaining and communicating health career planning materials

The HSCP is one of 12 health care industry skill panels in Washington State. Skill panels were initiated by Governor Locke and the 2000 Legislature to engage business and industry to devise strategies to close the skill gaps in Washington State. Skill panels provide forums for discussion with multiple stakeholders who are vested in a particular industry. Skill panels create industry-driven teams that find solutions for short, mid, and long-term challenges and opportunities for an industry's workforce.

For more information about the Snohomish County Health Services Careers Partnership, please contact Sam Samano, Workforce Development Council Snohomish County at (425) 921-3419 or email her.