New jersey health care employers
District 1199J-afscme
Training and Development Fund

New Jersey Health Care Employers District 1199J-AFSCME Training and Development Fund (Fund) was established in 1987 as a joint labor/management collective bargaining agreement to provide upgrading opportunities to Union members. It is considered the training-arm of the Union.

The Fund implements programs to assist Union members with developing and maintaining both educational and professional skills needed for career advancement. Employee representation includes, but is not limited to nurses, service and maintenance, clerical and technical professional workers.

A unique aspect of the Fund is its ability to work directly with members from the point of entry. Governed by genuinely interested Board of Trustees and staff members, the Fund seeks to implement educational training programs designed and structured to deter obstacles in career paths of its membership.