Abstract
Connecticut's workforce training system is currently focused on channeling low-income adults
into short-term trainings and certification programs that lead to entry-level positions in
healthcare and other sectors. Entry-level jobs, although often low-wage, are considered to be onramps for workers to gain experience and access increasingly higher-level and higher quality jobs
over their careers. However, findings from the Study of Career Advancement and Quality Jobs
suggest that entry-level workers in health care often experience these jobs as dead ends rather
than on-ramps to economic security