Health care, with its robust demand for trained workers, seemed a promising industry for a large upward-mobility program, said Van Ton-Quinlivan, chief executive of the nonprofit.Futuro Health focuses on so-called allied health occupations — a broad swath of roles that include medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, phlebotomists, community health workers and health technology specialists, but not doctors or registered nurses. Allied health jobs make up more than 60 percent of the health care work force.More than 8,000 workers have enrolled in the nonprofit’s courses, and the completion rate is 83 percent, according to data from its educational partners. The program, which is free to students, involves not only technical trainin …
