Stepful, an education technology startup, has recently announced a $7.5 million seed round to expand nationally and introduce new training programs. With this new funding, Stepful plans to empower communities with accessible pathways to healthcare careers, regardless of background or circumstance.
Stepful is a mobile-first training platform for healthcare workers. It leverages proprietary content to deliver cost-effective and time-efficient training. Stepful offers medical career advancement training, training and placement of healthcare professionals in various roles, and tuition including online instructor-led classes on Zoom, access to its online classroom with practice quizzes and flashcards, National Healthcareer Association certification exam prep, and dedicated 1:1 coaching to help find a full-time job.
The company also offers healthcare staffing programs designed to fill vacancies quickly and reduce hiring costs. Stepful has begun partnering with health systems to help them fill critical roles and offers them “employability scores” on each candidate based on attendance, communication and assignment completion.
Stepful has partnered with Climb Credit, a student lending company to finance its high-quality education. It claims that over 1,000 students have graduated, with 80% securing jobs within two months and reporting an average 25% increase in income.
Stepful is an excellent example of how education technology is being used to provide accessible pathways to healthcare careers. It’s mobile-first approach involves short videos, group projects, simulations, and community learning modules, and its tuition includes online instructor-led classes on Zoom, access to its online classroom with practice quizzes and flashcards, National Healthcareer Association certification exam prep, and dedicated 1:1 coaching to help find a full-time job. Teachers and administrators should take note of Stepful’s success and consider how its innovative training program could benefit their own students.
