The renewed partnership agreement serves as an avenue to promote excellence in the health leadership field and provide the employees from Workforce Edge with a cost-effective pathway to the Certified Health Executive (CHE) Program.
Workforce Edge has renewed its strategic alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) to increase the leadership capabilities of health care managers in Canada.
The CHE designation is the only national certification program for Canadian health leaders. This program offers individual leaders several benefits including support for lifelong learning in health services leadership; assistance with career advancement; peer recognition and serves as an essential career designation.
Stephan (Steve) Plourde, CHE, Chief Operating Officer at CCHL, said: “We are pleased to further our partnership with Workforce Edge, whose support of the CHE as a preferred designation reflects meaningful dedication to developing future health leaders.”
Workforce Edge Managing Partner Dr. Shawn Drake reinforced at renewal of the strategic alliance that “From a quality perspective the CHE designation is noted internationally as an important distinction, both amongst healthcare leaders in Canada, and abroad.”
Tila Smith, Managing Partner, is leading by example, currently completing her CHE as well as encouraging Workforce Edge team members to initiate their certification journey.
Many thanks to John King, CHE for his encouragement as Workforce Edge Advisory Board Chair and long-time supporter of this continued collaboration, which allow for both organizations to better address the constantly evolving needs of health leaders and align themselves with the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.
This framework is a foundation for Canadian health leadership development and defines the knowledge, skills and attitudes a leader must have to positively contribute to the Canadian health care system.
About Workforce Edge
The Workforce Edge team is a firm of specialized planning and scheduling consultants dedicated to helping healthcare organizations cope with the increasing challenges of a limited and changing workforce.
Since 2001, Workforce Edge has pioneered the field providing the hands-on expertise and the deep, organization change management necessary for organizations to transform their workforce planning, staff scheduling and deployment models. They have partnered with health care systems across Canada, the US, Europe, and Australia and utilize that comparative lens advance workforce optimization system-wide capabilities and operations, and to build and train internal teams.
Proven benefits of adopting Workforce Edge’s Model of Health Workforce Optimization © include:
- enhanced equity and well-being amongst frontline teams;
- a greater ability to deliver against the intended model of care supporting excellence in service to patients;
- achievement of savings to budget and significant cost avoidance across labour spend; and
- to help ensure that enabling technologies are configured and used to maximize their potential and drive efficiency.
Each of the above outcomes contribute to the sustainability of the delivery of healthcare services in Canada and abroad.
For more information about Workforce Edge, visit: https://workforce-edge.com
About the College
The Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), a national member-driven non-profit association, is the connected community that develops, supports, and inspires health leaders across Canada. The College strives to provide the leadership development, tools, knowledge and networks that members need to become high impact leaders in Canadian healthcare.
Through LEADS, the CHE designation, credentialing, training, conferences, mentoring and a nationwide careers network, we support health leaders in every sector and region, from every professional background and at any stage of their career.
Located in Ottawa, the College collaborates with 20 chapters across the country and engages with its 4,500 members and 80 corporate members to promote lifelong learning and professional development while recognizing leadership excellence.
For more information about the College, visit: www.cchl-ccls.ca
Media Enquiries
Stéphane Joannette
Director, Professional Certifications & Strategic Alliances
CCHL
1-800-363-9056 ext. 239
sjoannette@cchl-ccls.ca
