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New Labor Department Health Careeers Portal Includes PAs

2012-05-16

         AAPA is among the groups that had input on the U.S. Department of Labor on a new online portal for to assist new entrants and un- and under-employed persons transition into high paying, high growth healthcare careers.

         Called Virtual Career Network (VCN), the online portal was sponsored by the Labor Department’s Employment and Training Administration, and developed and operated by the American Association of Community Colleges.

        VCN will help those interested in the health professions determine whether such a career is appropriate for them by linking visitors to labor market information and experiential information, such as career videos or “day-in-the-life stories.” The online portal also answers common questions about salary and job growth.

After looking around VCN, a visitor should be able to:

Decide which healthcare career is the best fit for them;

Identify the credential(s) needed to get and hold a job in the career or career path they choose;

Locate an appropriate instructional program, either online or at a local community college, completion of which would lead to obtaining that credential;

Receive the developmental education (directly through the platform) where online assessments determine that additional academic preparation is required to meet the prerequisites for entry into that school and/or instructional program;

Find and apply for financial aid to help cover costs of taking such an instructional program; and

Create and maintain a personal Career Management Account in which they can store all of this information (and more), maintain personal control over their academic, counseling, and work records, and (over time) direct their own career development.

The Virtual Career Network’s PA webpage is here.

http://www.vcn.org/healthcare/careerdetails?onetcode=29-1071.00

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         This is very interesting, I know that there are many websites out there that give this type of information to the user. What is very unique about VCN I believe is the ability to see "day-in-the-life stories" and the ability to sign up for any classes on VCN to help you accomplish your credentials. I think this will further help those individuals who seek a health proffession career information so they can pick the best profession for them.  I wish they had the VCN fired up 3.5 yrs ago when I was looking into the PA profession because it would have been an excellent resource to maintain a path to accomplishing that goal. Again, VCN, pretty neat!