The District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund (Training Fund) is a nonprofit, labor management education and workforce development partnership – a collaboration of more than 50 contributing employers in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, and National Union of Hospital & Health Care Employees District 1199C and AFSCME. Through its partnerships, the Training Fund serves over 9,000 frontline workers. Since its creation in 1974, it has served both union and community members with a mission to provide students with access to a full spectrum of life skills, education, and occupational training opportunities.