Welcome to The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc.

The mission of The Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. is to foster collaborations to ensure a highly educated, diverse, and sustainable nursing workforce to support the healthcare needs of Connecticut residents.

CCNW Supports Workforce Development and Education by Providing Innovative Programs & Services to Facilitate a Robust and Sustainable Nursing Workforce

Online Education

CT Nursing School Guide

Professional Development

RN Student Day

Background Checks Program

Nursing Workforce Data

News & Job Bank

 Featured Reports & Presentations

We have a variety of reports including National Minimum Data Set for Education, Workforce Survey Report, Connecticut Nursing Study, Education and Supply of Nurses in Connecticut, Illustration of Nursing Shortage and Barriers to Nurse Faculty Development, NLN Nurse Educator Shortage Fact Sheet, and Bureau of Labor Statistics: Nurse Job Growth Projections.

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Nursing Resources

With comprehensive support for both individuals and organizations across nursing practice, education, and leadership – CCNW produces the tools needed to lead positive health care change.

• Annual RN Student Day
• Professional Development & Online Education
• Online Resources
• CT Nursing Guide
• Job Bank

Highlights from April 2023 Healthcare Workforce Summit

Click here for presentations, video clips, and photos.

Interactive Nursing & Healthcare Portals

View TWO Connecticut-only healthcare data portals which can be used to identify nursing education and supply data in Connecticut and assess demand for over 30 different healthcare roles via facility type, geographic region and healthcare setting.

• CT Nursing Education & Supply ​www.nursing.ctdata.org
• CT Nursing & Healthcare Demand www.ct.sentinelnetwork.org

Professional Development & Online Education

For Nurses, CCNW provides nurse educators high quality online education using best-practice applications.  ​For Nursing Students, CCNW provides nursing students with resources and supports while pursuing a nursing degree. 

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Products & Services for Nursing Workforce

CCNW offers Nursing schools a Background Checks & Drug Screenings program for nursing students, required in Connecticut for Clinical experiences.

Clinical Placement Platform - CCNW offers nursing schools and clinical sites a streamlined process of placing, tracking and monitoring nursing students as they embark on clinical workplace programs in Connecticut.

"You Didn't Have To"

Written by Kaci Brown & Sam Gray

This song "Thank A Nurse, Wear A Mask’ was part of a campaign to promote safe behaviors that reduce the spread of COVID-19 and honor nurses everywhere.

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CCNW provides nursing and the healthcare industry access to state and national reports related to nursing and healthcare workforce.