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The New England Health
Care Employees Union, District 1199 and the Connecticut Nursing
Homes Training and Upgrading Fund provides educational opportunities
for 1199 members from 55 nursing homes throughout the state of Connecticut. The Fund's programs are largely
funded by the nursing homes which have agreed to pay 1% of their
gross payroll each month into the Fund for the length of their
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
with the union. Employees who work at least eight hours per week
(some CBAs require 20 hours) at a participating facility
, and have completed their probationary period are eligible for most
of the Fund's programs (an employee must have worked at the facility
for at least one year in order to be eligible for tuition reimbursement).
Currently, the Fund's
two major program areas are:
- Tuition Reimbursement.
Tuition reimbursement is provided for members attending most
college or training programs. The
current maximum reimbursement is $1000 per semester or module,
plus 50% of textbooks and required materials. Many members use this reimbursement
in order to attend nursing school or other health care related
programs. For more details on tuition reimbursement, click
here.
- Learning Centers.
The Training Fund operates Learning Centers in three Connecticut
cities: Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford. Members
attend the Learning Centers to improve their reading, writing,
and math skills; to study for their high school diploma; or to
brush up on their skills to help get ready for college. These
centers are funded in part by a grant from the State Department of Education and are run in cooperation with CREC
(Capitol Region Education Council).
If you are averaging at least eight hours per week, you are eligible for all Training Fund programs?
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