If you're looking to begin or advance your career in health care, University of Vermont Health offers educational opportunities to help our current and our future employees grow.
Your Future Career Starts Here. Now.
University of Vermont Health is dedicated to providing training and development opportunities to our employees and members of our local communities that help them to gain the skills, education and professional certifications they need to establish rewarding careers in health care.
The programs listed below are some of the ways you can build your skillset and deepen your education through UVM Health. All of our programs allow participants to work and get paid while they receive training.
Workforce Development Programs
Pathfinder is a partnership with Community College of Vermont and is intended to serve as a pipeline for employees to access UVM Health Pathway Programs.
This program offers employees the opportunity to further their nursing careers through the practical nursing program at Vermont State University.
This program allows UVM Health LPN employees to continue earning a salary while studying to complete their Associate of Science in Nursing degree.
This program supports employees in completing their Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy degree and earn their Registered Respiratory Therapist credential.
Coming in 2026: Thanks to funding championed by Senator Peter Welch, this one-year, paid apprenticeship will help build the next generation of Surgical Technologists across Vermont.
Coming in 2026: Thanks to funding championed by Senator Peter Welch, this one-year, paid apprenticeship will help build the next generation of Sterile Processing Technicians across Vermont.
I was an RN in China for 10 years. After I moved to the U.S., I couldn’t use my medical background. I was thinking I had to quit my medical assistant job to go to nursing school. This program solved my problems, and I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue my dream.
