Talent Pipeline

WCA recent essential skills survey revealed what essential skills are preferred by employers. Click here for results. Employers should have ongoing discussions about essential skills with educators and trainers with the goal of helping students and job seekers master essential skills for various jobs and sectors.

The Healthcare Talent Pipeline Program is a WCA conceptualized and led workforce initiative to locally recruit, train, and fill high-demand healthcare jobs that pay good salaries with benefits and career advancement opportunities. Program partners include Westchester Community College, SW BOCES, Westchester Putnam Career Center Network, twenty hospitals and other healthcare employers, and other nonprofit service providers. Camoin Associate’s HTPP Economic Impact Report analyzed the first 104 hires and found $3.7 million in direct earnings, $9 million in sales and 1,100% return on investments annually in County invested funds AND growing.

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The 2023 Special Talent Solutions Report uses recent NYS Department of Labor surveys, Mercer research and insights from WCA talent initiatives to identify strategies employers can use to improve recruitment and retention outcomes. As a whole, the report is designed to help employers better understand what the key recruitment and retention issues are and what strategies can be used to address them – and significantly improve outcomes.

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The WCA hosts an annual workforce development summit, bringing together thought leaders and hundreds of key stakeholders to address our region’s recruitment and retention challenges by sharing insights, innovative solutions and best practices. The most recent one took place on March 21st, 2024- click here for an event recap. 

WCA is a presenting sponsor of SKILLS magazine published by todaymedia. The magazine is a workforce development guide for employers and job seekers and features what’s hot, what’s next and what’s needed in our region. The Regional Talent Resource Guide starts on page 52 and includes information on a variety of on-campus and online courses, credentials, degree programs and career services offered by WCA member college/universities. Also included is information about childcare, transportation, housing and healthcare resources.

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The Healthcare Talent Pipeline Program funded by Westchester County will recruit 380 job seekers and employees who will be trained by Westchester Community College and SWBOCES for certified nursing assistants, medical assistant and medical administrative assistant jobs. Participants will also receive computer training from STEM Alliance and job readiness and service excellence training from Leadership Learning Group. The Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board, Nonprofit Westchester and other nonprofits will assist with recruitment and support services. The employer partners include Northwell Health, WMCHealth, Summit Health, and White Plains Hospital. As of February 2025, 275 participants have been trained and 200 graduates have already been placed with more than 30 healthcare providers.

Experts from business, higher education, and non profits meet, collaborate and develop innovative solutions to our region’s workforce challenges and to create a sustainable talent ecosystem.

The Talent Council was formed to develop a locally sourced talent pipeline for the healthcare sector. It focuses on aligning nursing curriculum with employer needs; coordinating and increasing clinical training for nursing students; and enhancing degree opportunities, among others. This high-level council is comprised of chief nursing officers and deans of local colleges and universities.

The Finance Roundtable consists of accounting firms, banks and business schools collaborating on creating talent pipelines. They coordinate the annual World of Accounting and Finance event that is hosted by a local university and invites students from several universities to learn about career opportunities in accounting and finance.