Kaiser Education Fund Benefits

SEIU Members who work for Kaiser Permanente are elegible for benefits from two different Education funds: one maintained by Kaiser and SEIU Local 49 [at left, below], and one maintained by Kaiser and SEIU UHW [United Health Care Workers West — the SEIU California Health Care Workers Local] — details at right, below:

Local 49 / Kaiser Education Fund

SEIU UHW / Kaiser Education Fund

SEIU Local 49 members at Kaiser with six months of continuous service are eligible for Education Fund benefits, which include: Continuing Education, Professional Development, and Career Development: • Training and Upgrading Skills • Apprenticeship Programs • Certification Upgrade Training (not testing) • Personal/Professional Growth • Seminars/Workshops • Educational Opportunities For more information: Application Process and Instructions for Applicants Requests for College Courses and Seminars Exclusions: • Wages (reimbursement for time loss) • Child care • Food, travel, and lodging expenses • Parking • Retraining for injured workers covered by    Workers' Comp or other insurance • Retraining as part of RIF • Licensing fees, professional dues,    subscriptions, registration testing fees. • Certification (except job-related CEU    classes with proof of attendance) • Repayment of Student Loans

Goals of fund: 1. To provide educational and training      opportunities for health care workers. 2. To enhance career advancement and      employment security for health care      workers. 3. To contribute to an increasingly excellent      standard of quality care. Current programs offered (Spring 2008) • 10 Medical Coder Positions This class provides 5 weeks of medical coding training. If you pass the course, you will be placed in a position. You have 18 months to become certified. Course begins May 5, 2008. Call Shellee for more information: 503.238.5945. • Keyboarding & Basic Computers Course begins May 5, 2008. Come to an information session on April 23, 2008. Call Shellee for more information: 503.238.5945 Career counseling Shellee Ramirez, Career Counselor Office Hours Tuesday 8am — 5pm Wednesday 1pm — 5pm Friday 8am — 5pm. Please call Shellee at 503.238.5945 to schedule an appointment. The Education trust also offers a stipend program. The fund will pay up to 8 hours of your weekly wages while you are in a two-year program such as RN, Rad. Tech, Medical Coding, Respiratory Therapy, etc, to free up time for you to attend classes and study. To apply for this stipend, visit our website: www.seiu-uhweduc.org. For more information or to enroll in any of these classes or programs, contact Shellee Ramirez at 503.238.5945.