Career Ladders Help Health Workers Move Up Faster

As the article indicates, there's no such thing as a dead-end job in healthcare!' This article on the 'Explore Health Careers' Site gives excellent examples of career ladders in healthcare.

Additionally, "Advancing in Health and Health Care Careers - Rung by Rung" is a good resource for employers looking for examples of how to initiate a work-based learning environment to allow incumbant workers to pursue career ladder programs.

Jobs to Careers is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with the Hitachi Foundation and the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and with technical assistance provided by Jobs for the Future.