Building a Better Healthcare.
NAHWD empowers workforce leaders to build equitable, skilled, and resilient healthcare teams through innovative education, advocacy, and shared best practices.
NAHWD — Advancing Healthcare Workforce Development
Mission-Focused
We equip healthcare providers, educators and workforce leaders with training, workforce planning, faculty and leadership development, and member resources to build a more sustainable workforce.
Workforce-Centric
Learn about membership, professional development, conferences, and data-driven workforce research.
Certified Healthcare Workforce Development Professional (CHWDP) Credential
Coming January 2027!
Developed by NAHWD, the Certified Healthcare Workforce Development Professional (CHWDP) certification is a key differentiator for people in healthcare workforce development roles, offering recognition, enhanced skills, and career advancement.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to elevate your career, our structured pathway to CHWDP certification has you covered.
Skills-focused training
Employer partnerships
Career pathway design
Placement support
Educational Innovation
Workforce. Opportunity.
Employer Partnerships That Deliver
Whether you serve a large employer, a regional training program, or a community college, we design talent pipelines that connect learners to meaningful careers.
Large Network, Local Impact
Connecting employers with qualified training programs and candidates through targeted outreach, skills alignment, and hiring support.
Partners From Start To Placement
We collaborate with job analysis and innovative strategies to ensure partners have and develop a more stable healthcare workforce.
Prepared Candidates, Ready To Work
We train, assess, and develop workforce development officers so they are ready to change healthcare from day one.
Helping Build a Better Healthcare
Our team helps healthcare employers find the best-prepared candidates, helps reduce employee turnover costs, and is working tirelessly to BUILD A BETTER HEALTHCARE.
Membership Benefits and Eligibility
Members gain access to quarterly healthcare workforce data reports, networking events, and access to discounted CHWDP certification; eligibility typically includes individuals and organizations involved in healthcare workforce development. Contact us to apply or learn about institutional plans.
Training and Certification Programs
We offer our nationally recognized certification program (CHWDP) for workforce roles, delivered online asynchronously. Visit our certification page to enroll or to view a program overview.
Funding, Grants, and Financial Support
We provide information on grant opportunities, and occasionally administer scholarship funding or partner with funders to support workforce initiatives. Check our grants/scholarships page or contact us for current opportunities.
Program Evaluation and Outcomes
We track healthcare educational and workforce program metrics and learner outcomes using standardized evaluation tools to assess effectiveness and inform improvements. Request sample evaluation reports to review typical outcome measures.
How Organizations Can Partner With Us
Organizations can partner through formal agreements for training delivery, NAHWD membership programs, grant programs, and advisory/consultant collaboration. Contact us to discuss strategies to improve your healthcare workforce.
Educational Innovation
We support the development of new and innovative training methods and curriculum delivery so that future generations of healthcare professionals can be employed at a higher level of skill, lower educational cost, and in a shorter time frame.
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