April 7, 2025
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Dwyer Scholar. Currently, all Maryland CNA/GNA training classes through December are fully booked. New Maryland CNA/GNA training classes will resume in January. Check back in December to complete an application for our January and February classes.
Thank you!
What if we could lift up some of our most vulnerable populations—individuals facing barriers to employment and seniors in care facilities—with just one mission? That’s the driving force behind Dwyer Workforce Development. Our mission is to provide comprehensive support to individuals who lack opportunity and aspire to pursue a career in the healthcare industry, alleviate a severe healthcare workforce shortage, and improve the lives of seniors.
Dwyer Workforce Development’s nonprofit healthcare training program gives job seekers—who become our Dwyer Scholars—all the tools they need to pursue life-changing careers in the senior healthcare industry and invest in their own professional success.
We offer person-centered healthcare education and training as a path towards employment and economic stability for our Dwyer Scholars—helping them achieve their Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) certifications at no cost. Scholars continue to work with our case management team to create an individualized professional development plan to further grow in their careers. We continue to support Scholars in achieving advanced certifications and/or other healthcare career options.
Dwyer Workforce Development can help you start a career in the #1 job market. Dwyer Scholar Program provides the following services:
Attention Maryland Scholars – Thank you for your interest in becoming a Dwyer Scholar. Currently, all Maryland CNA/GNA training classes through December are fully booked. New Maryland CNA/GNA training classes will resume in January. Check back in December to complete an application for our January and February classes.
Thank you!
Dwyer Workforce Development’s nonprofit healthcare training program gives job seekers—who become our Dwyer Scholars—all the tools they need to pursue life-changing careers in the senior healthcare industry and invest in their own professional success.
We offer person-centered healthcare education and training as a path towards employment and economic stability for our Dwyer Scholars—helping them achieve their Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) certifications at no cost. Scholars continue to work with our case management team to create an individualized professional development plan to further grow in their careers. We continue to support Scholars in achieving advanced certifications and/or other healthcare career options.
Dwyer Workforce Development can help you start a career in the #1 job market. Here’s how:
1369
current, active Dwyer Scholars
90
total training cohorts completed
70%
of Scholars completed training and are still actively engaged with Dwyer Workforce Development
99%
of nursing homes
need staff now
Our free healthcare career training creates a pipeline of well-trained and compassionate Dwyer Scholars, allowing us to ensure better care for seniors in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.
Dwyer Workforce Development partners with organizations who share our commitment to creating life-changing employment opportunities in our community, reducing healthcare staff shortages, and improving senior care.
Hire with purpose and reduce staffing shortages by tapping into our network of certified CNAs and GNAs.
Partner with us and offer healthcare training
programs in your community.
Connect with us to get your community members the workforce development services they need to succeed.
As Dwyer Workforce Development continues to grow, donations are much appreciated and used toward case management, wraparound service support, future programming, and scholarships. Your donation triples our ability to:
In addition to donations, there are many ways to take action and be part of the solution, such as volunteering your time and expertise, sharing social posts to amplify our message, making introductions with interested corporate or not-for-profit partners or sponsors, donating to our Healthcare Villages, and more.
As Dwyer Workforce Development continues to grow, donations are much appreciated and used toward case management, wraparound service support, future programming, and scholarships. Your donation triples our ability to:
In addition to donations, there are many ways to take action and be part of the solution, such as volunteering your time and expertise, sharing social posts to amplify our message, making introductions with interested corporate or not-for-profit partners or sponsors, donating to our Healthcare Villages, and more.
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Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
A registered 501(c)(3)
2 Hamill Rd, Suite 245
Baltimore, MD 21210
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