Registered Apprenticeship Consultant

Request for Proposals: Registered Apprenticeship Program Services

Issued by: Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP)

The Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) invites qualified consultants, organizations, and firms to submit proposals to provide program management services supporting H-CAP’s Registered Apprenticeship program.

H-CAP will be accepting RFPs for a consultant to support its Registered Apprenticeship Work. The consultant can work up to 35 hours per week. The hourly rate is $158/hour.

The selected contractor(s) will develop, implement, and strengthen registered apprenticeship programs in healthcare in partnership with labor-management organizations, unions, employers, education providers, workforce boards, and other stakeholders.

1. Background

The Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) is a national labor/management organization that promotes innovation and quality in healthcare career education. Our mission is to transform healthcare workforce development and to support highly-trained, highly-valued professionals to better meet the need for quality care in a rapidly changing industry. We are committed to fostering value in healthcare careers, and to helping employers recruit and retain the best-trained professionals, to meet their needs and the needs of our communities.

H-CAP works with employers, unions, and workers to deploy high-quality training to support the healthcare industry at a time of unprecedented system transformation. These training programs seek to lift up workers, create a pipeline of well-trained staff for employers, and ensure that healthcare continues to fulfill its promise as a primary engine of the economy, both nationally and locally.

Through this RFP, H-CAP seeks a contractor to support its Registered Apprenticeship portfolio, including healthcare-based outreach and recruitment, program development, implementation support, stakeholder engagement, materials development, and related educational activities.

2. Contractor Responsibilities

The contractor will be expected to work closely with H-CAP’s Registered Apprenticeship team, H-CAP leadership, labor-management partners, and affiliated organizations. Work will primarily be conducted remotely, with travel to program sites or national events as needed.

3. Required Services and Deliverables

Partner Education

• Conduct informational sessions in a variety of formats for various stakeholders.
• Plan and implement not less than (5) meetings of 10 or more stakeholders who want to learn more about Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Program Development

• Recruit not less than 25 employers who want to begin new registered apprenticeship programs or expand upon existing programs.
• Provide support including identifying apprenticeable occupations, creating standards, and working to get standards approved, and
• Support he creation of multi-employer apprenticeship programs

Communications and Marketing Support

• Support the creation of materials that support Registered Apprenticeship outreach.
• Work with H-CAP’s Data and Communications team to amplify Registered Apprenticeship promotional and marketing efforts as directed by H-CAP leadership.

Grant Compliance, Tracking, and Reporting

• Track deliverables to ensure compliance with grant and contract obligations.
• Enter accurate and timely data into a variety of tracking systems.
• Gather data and write reports on progress.

4. Preferred Qualifications and Experience

Industry Contacts and Background

• Possess deep knowledge and experience working with healthcare employers and stakeholders on workforce development issues
• Ability to reach out to healthcare care consortia, certifying bodies, industry associations, etc. and connect with them on the need for creating Registered Apprenticeship Programs
• Knowledge of the healthcare industry and workforce development.
• Knowledge of Registered Apprenticeship and the Registered Apprenticeship System.
• Experience with post-secondary education and adult education programs.

Project Management and Coordination

• A minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Excellent project coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.

Communication and Presentation

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability and comfort presenting to a variety of audiences using a mix of methods, including virtual and in-person formats.

Labor-Management and Stakeholder Engagement

• Work experience or familiarity with union or labor-management environments.
• Existing connections with stakeholders such as healthcare employers, industry associations, unions, labor-management organizations, workforce boards, and education partners.

5. Proposal Requirements

Proposals should include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume with description of the proposer’s qualifications and relevant experience; (3) a summary of how the proposer will identify and recruit employers and stakeholders who will commit to starting registered apprenticeship programs; including the amount of hours per week the proposer is able to commit to the project, and (4) references from comparable projects or clients if requested.

6. Evaluation Criteria

H-CAP will evaluate proposals based on demonstrated experience with Registered Apprenticeship, healthcare workforce development, labor-management partnerships, project management capacity, quality of proposed approach, ability to meet deliverables, cost reasonableness, and references.

7. Anticipated Timeline

H-CAP anticipates selecting a contractor following review of submitted proposals and may invite finalists for interviews. H-CAP will accept proposals through September 30, 2026. will then review each RFP and selection should be completed by November 15, 2026.

8. Submission Instructions

Proposals should be submitted electronically through the Hiring Portal.

Salary: $158/hour

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