Almost all of us know someone who lost work due to COVID-19 – people we know and trust from our communities whose jobs may never come back. At the same time, California will need 500,000 new healthcare workers in the next ten years. Our mission at SEIU-UHW is to recruit quality students for allied healthcare career advancement programs to meet the workforce needs of the future and become a stronger and more powerful workers’ organization.

At SEIU-UHW, we provide full-circle education opportunities for both members and our loved ones. We have a unique opportunity to give scholarships to our friends and family so they become that next generation of caregivers. Futuro Health programs are designed to bring the people we trust the most into our field and into our union family, while giving them an opportunity for a stable, life changing career.

• Eligible SEIU-UHW members can access the Ed Fund, which offers education benefits at no cost, with flexibility and sensitivity to meet the needs of working adults. To find out if you have access to the Ed Fund, visit your MyUHW page to find the details of your contract.
• For our friends and family, and for members who aren’t Ed Fund eligible, we offer courses through Futuro Health, which offers tuition-free programs to train the next generation of healthcare workers for jobs in high demand. You must be referred by a UHW member (or be one yourself), so be sure to have the member’s name, facility and employee ID (if applicable), phone, and email ready. While they are studying, Futuro Health students will be members of SEIU-UHW’s Healthcare Justice Division, and will have access to union benefits and activities.

Welcome to Your Education Fund

By offering career counseling and training opportunities, we help SEIU-UHW members with their career possibilities, certifications, and tuition and fee reimbursements – all at no cost. To apply for Education Fund programs, visit our website or call 1-888-872-4606.

Programs and Services

• Preparation: Computer Classes, Medical Terminology, Foundational Math/Science, Online Soft Skills Courses, Language Programs and more.
• Career Pathways: Accelerated online programs to become qualified for key positions in allied health quickly, no matter where you are in your career. Opportunities include: Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy, Sterile Processing, Mental Health and more!
• College Courses: Coastline Community College, is the Ed Fund’s preferred online school for those looking to take pre-requisites or complete a degree.

Futuro Health courses – for friends and family of SEIU-UHW members

Even before COVID-19, California was going to need 500,000 new allied healthcare workers like us by 2024. Now the need is even greater. If we do nothing, most of those jobs will go to lower-paid, non-union workers with minimal training – threatening our wages, benefits and retirement. As healthcare workers, we know which of our family members and friends have what it takes to become a great caregiver. Now, we have the opportunity to give them scholarships to start a new career. Through Futuro Health, we can make sure the healthcare workers of the future reflect the communities we serve and become highly skilled, excellent workers in benefitted, middle class SEIU-UHW jobs.

Course offerings in 2021 include Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant, Community Health Worker, and more. Click the link below to get your friends and family started in their new healthcare careers.