Pathfinder is a partnership with Community College of Vermont and is funded in part by a generous grant from M&T Bank. This program will be available to employees of all UVMHN VT & NY Partners.
Pathfinder is intended to serve as a pipeline for employees to access UVMHN Pathway Programs.
This program will support employees who are seeking to enter a UVMHN Pathway Program to begin taking prepaid preparatory courses, prerequisites and corequisites through CCV. For example, if you’re thinking about getting started in the UVMHN LPN Pathway Program in partnership with VTSU, Pathfinder could fund up to the four required preparatory courses!
You will need to collect the following items in advance and then upload them to complete and submit your application:
Check back in April to apply.
We will be holding a live virtual information session on:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 12:00 pm
We will be joined by representatives from CCV. Please register to attend using the form provided below and you will receive an email with a Microsoft Teams link in advance of the session. If you are unable to attend, please check back on this webpage as we will post a recording.
Employees who are accepted into the Pathfinder Program will receive up to four prepaid vouchers. These vouchers can be used towards pre-selected courses with CCV.
A selection of nine identified class options will be offered in partnership with CCV. Participants can access courses online or in-person. Options consist of preparatory courses, prerequisites and corequisites all of which are intended to support employees in pursuing a UVMHN Pathway Program.
Pathway participants will need to be prepared to apply to a UVMHN Pathway Program, however participation in Pathfinder does not guarantee admission into future UVM Health Network Pathway programs or at any educational institutions.
Employees maintain their current working schedule while participating in the program. Classes are in addition to work hours and that time is unpaid.
Pathfinder is primarily grant-funded. Tuition, fees, and textbooks will be paid in full by grant funds. Additional financial aid may be available using federal or state aid.
Ongoing course voucher availability is based on available funding and employee participation.
If a participant is not successful in a prepaid course (they withdraw, fail, etc.) and needs to retake a course, they may do so, but they would need to redeem another course voucher, counting towards their four prepaid courses.
Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.
There may be recourse to recoup the funding of prepaid coursework should someone not meet this requirement. Situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Participants may not take more than two prepaid courses per semester.
All vouchers requested must be redeemed within two academic years.
Employment is an eligibility requirement for the Pathfinder Program. Applicants must currently work full-time, at least 72 scheduled hours per pay period. Part-time employees may be eligible if funding and seat availability allows for additional participants; per diem employees are not eligible.
Call 800-722-9922 and choose option 3 to talk with one of our talent acquisition partners about full-time job opportunities!
Part-time employees may be eligible if funding and seat availability allows for additional participants; per diem employees are not eligible.
Possibly, depending on the timeframe and your grades and the UVMHN Pathway Program that you intend to pursue. CCV will review the courses and grades on your transcript and meet with you.
Please contact:
Rebecca Aldrich, Workforce Development Program Manager – rebecca.aldrich@uvmhealth.org (link opens in a new window)
or Megan Foster, Workforce Development Program Manager – megan.foster@uvmhealth.org (link opens in a new window)
Please complete the below form and a member of our team will be in touch.
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