The Massachusetts Career Ladder Program
Upskill your workforce. Fill your LPN vacancies. Gain a competitive edge.
Ready to Fill LPN Openings with Proven Talent?
Join the Career Ladder Program. Turn Today’s Workforce into Tomorrow’s LPNs!
The Massachusetts Career Ladder Program helps employers build stronger, more sustainable LPN pipelines by tapping your existing team.
Through this state‑funded program, implemented by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), your current full‑time direct‑care employees can train to become LPNs while continuing to work part‑time.
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What Employers Gain
- A custom‑built LPN talent pipeline from your current team
- Improved retention and loyalty among high‑potential staff
- Enhanced reputation and recruitment advantage in a competitive hiring landscape
Program Benefits for Employees
- $440/week (pre‑tax) in advanced wages to help offset reduced income while working part‑time (approx. 20 hours per week)
- Tuition coverage for any costs not covered by public funds
- Reimbursement for other out‑of‑pocket expenses, such as books and exam fees
- 1:1 support and coaching to help balance school, work, and life
- Access to emergency cash assistance
How the Program Works
- Nominate motivated employees to enroll in the program.
- Employees who are not yet admitted to LPN school receive application support — including TEAS prep and prerequisite tuition coverage (subject to fund availability).
- While in LPN school, employees work part‑time.
- After graduating and obtaining licensure, employees return as full‑time LPNs for at least four years.
- Employers repay the advanced wages gradually over those four years — only while participants are retained.
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For more information about the Massachusetts Career Ladder Program, please contact careerladderprogram@maseniorcare.org.