Ascend Learning

🌟 Join the Ascend Learning Team and Change Lives! 🌟 We're a leading healthcare and learning technology company focusing on high-growth careers across various industries. Our learning products empower professionals in healthcare, fitness, finance, skilled trades, and more to earn certifications, upskill, and develop professionally. We're hiring for multiple positions across various levels of our company. Why Join Ascend Learning? 🔍 Career Ownership: Take charge of your career advancement and explore growth opportunities within our dynamic organization. 📈 Skill Development: Stretch your skills and drive both personal and team growth through diverse education, certification, and research projects. 🤝 Cross-Segment Mobility: Move among our business segments, brands, and teams to broaden your experience and expertise. 🌐 Build Connections: Create meaningful relationships with colleagues across the enterprise, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture. At Ascend Learning, we're committed to changing lives by empowering our team members and the communities we serve. Join us to make a meaningful impact and help create pathways to better futures. View our openings and apply through the link in the comments below.

The healthcare teams that keep their talent give people somewhere to go. In a new piece for MedCity News, Angie Holub, manager of health sciences education at Ascend Learning, shows how a clear path forward is what turns an allied health job into a lasting career. Angie's article maps a more durable retention strategy for allied health teams — one built on: 🧭 Clear career pathways that make advancement visible and attainable 📚 Meaningful professional development and industry-recognized certifications 🤝 Manager-led conversations that connect today's work to tomorrow's growth 🌱 Internal mobility that turns a job into a career "The organizations with the power to retain their workforce are the ones that give employees a reason to keep growing alongside them," Angie writes. "When employers make advancement visible and attainable, people can build a future right where they are." Across our healthcare brands, this is the work we're proud to support: equipping allied health professionals — and the leaders who develop them — with the education, certifications, and pathways to build careers that last. This is how we help change lives. Read Angie's full article — link in the comments. 👇

Meet Sumukh Sharma, solutions architect for Ascend Learning brand National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Over the course of Sumukh’s 13-year journey at Ascend, he has had the opportunity to stay at the forefront of emerging technologies while solving complex business challenges. He enjoys collaborating with stakeholders and colleagues to design practical, scalable solutions that create real business value. What Sumukh finds the most rewarding about his role is tackling difficult problems, embracing new challenges, and continuously learning along the way. “What makes Ascend a great place to work is, without a doubt, the people. Throughout my 13 years here, I’ve had the privilege of working with incredible colleagues, supportive mentors, and leaders who genuinely care about their teams.” Hear more from Sumukh about what it’s like to work at Ascend in our latest blog post. Link in the comments.

We're excited to announce that Ascend Learning has acquired TAMS (Teaching Assignment Management System), a cloud-based platform built at Duke University that helps colleges and universities manage faculty teaching assignments and workload more effectively. TAMS is already trusted by more than 70 institutions to replace manual, spreadsheet-heavy processes with a centralized, data-driven system that brings faculty preferences, teaching history, and workload together in one place. As nursing programs face increasing pressure to educate more students amid ongoing faculty shortages, TAMS helps institutions make smarter staffing decisions, improve workload visibility, and better support faculty. This acquisition expands Ascend's ability to support institutions across the full continuum, from faculty planning and workload management to student learning and workforce readiness. And a big welcome to the new team members joining us—we're thrilled to have you! 📖 Read the full announcement at the link in the comments. 

🩺 Nurse educators and accreditation leaders: want a role where your expertise helps shape the future of nursing education programs across the country? We're hiring a Nurse Educator, Consulting Services & Accreditation, to partner with nursing programs on accreditation readiness, continuous quality improvement, and long-term student success. This role offers the opportunity to combine your expertise in nursing education and accreditation with meaningful consulting work to help programs improve outcomes and prepare the next generation of nurses. Here's what sets top candidates apart on this team: 📋 Accreditation expertise: deep knowledge of nursing accreditation standards, self-study development, compliance, assessment, and continuous quality improvement ⭐ Peer reviewer leadership experience: strong preference for candidates who have served as a CCNE Peer Evaluator and Team Chair, bringing firsthand accreditation review experience and best practices 🎤 Exceptional communicator and educator: skilled at facilitating workshops, leading accreditation preparation efforts, presenting recommendations, and translating complex accreditation requirements into actionable guidance 🔍 Strategic and proactive mindset: able to anticipate client needs, navigate evolving accreditation expectations, and help programs achieve success beyond accreditation compliance ✨ Here's what makes this role and this team special: "We're proud to be a leader in nursing education, but it's our people who make Ascend Learning a great place to work. You'll join a collaborative team that is passionate about making a difference every day." — Lorie Hacker DNP, MSNed, NP-C, RN, CNE, Director of Client Services, Graduate Nursing & Accreditation Consulting If you're passionate about advancing nursing education and partnering with programs to achieve excellence, we'd love to hear from you. 👉 Apply via the link in the comments, and feel free to tag someone who would be a great fit.

At Ascend, we're committed to creating technology that helps learners build skills, confidence and career readiness, which is why we're proud to share that the Engage® Series, a product by Ascend brand ATI Nursing Education, has been named the 2026 Gold Stevie® Award winner for Technology Breakthrough of the Year – Educational Technology in The Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence. 💻 The Engage® Series is a fully digital, interactive learning platform that combines evidence-based nursing education, immersive learning and AI-powered support to help students succeed while equipping educators with tools that improve outcomes. At the center of the experience is Claire AI®, the first student-facing, AI-powered personalized learning assistant that studies alongside learners, reinforces key concepts and provides real-time guidance centered on the specific content being studied.  🔎 Engage, and Claire AI® provide comprehensive learning support for both students and educators, helping personalize instruction, identify learning gaps and access support at the moment of learning. Together, they improve student success at scale—strengthening understanding, accelerating clinical readiness and helping more learners successfully transition from the classroom to the workforce—ultimately supporting the future of healthcare delivery. 💬"Preparing the next generation of nurses requires learning experiences that actively develop clinical judgment, confidence and decision-making skills," said Tushar Tanna, SVP Product at Ascend Learning. "We're honored to receive this Gold Stevie® Award and proud to continue advancing innovation in healthcare education." This is how we help change lives. Follow the link in the comments for the full story.

🏥 What if patient satisfaction isn't just a patient metric? In a new article for Health Data Management, Jill Ragsdale, chief human resources advisor at Ascend Learning brand Laudio, challenges healthcare leaders to rethink patient satisfaction as a people strategy outcome—one shaped by frontline leadership, employee support, and the everyday experiences that influence how care is delivered. As Jill puts it: "In healthcare, the experiences of the patient and the employee are not separate realities. They happen in the same room, the same unit, at the same nurses' station and in the same hallway." That shared reality is where people strategy comes to life—and where a few key principles stand out: ✅ Strong employee experiences support stronger patient experiences. ✅ Frontline leaders help translate strategy into everyday practice. ✅ Human-centered leadership creates ripple effects throughout an organization. When leaders create environments where employees feel connected, supported, and equipped to succeed, the impact extends beyond the workforce. It shapes the culture patients experience every day. Across our healthcare brands, this is the work we're proud to support: equipping leaders and teams to strengthen both the workforce and the care they deliver, helping build workplaces where employees thrive—and patients feel the difference. This is how we help change lives. Read Jill's perspective in Health Data Management. Link in the comments.

Meet Dana Ball, director of order and billing operations at Ascend. In her role, Dana is empowered to be a problem-solver for internal and external stakeholders. She shapes high-level goals, optimizes complex systems, and drives bottom-line success. "Ascend is consistent in the stated values and my actual experience. The people I work closely with value honesty, respect, and learning from mistakes. The values are more than words printed on a piece of paper hanging in my office," said Dana. This is what makes Ascend a great place to work. Learn more about working at Ascend in Dana's Q&A linked in the comments.

🩺 Nurse educators: want a role where you're teaching *and* helping future nurses build confidence, pass the NCLEX, and step into their careers? We're hiring Part-Time Live Review Educators with ATI Nursing Education—an Ascend Learning brand—to support nursing students across the country through engaging, high-impact NCLEX prep sessions. Here's what sets top educators apart on this team: 🎓 Passion for student success — driven to help students build confidence, achieve NCLEX readiness, and reach their professional goals 🎤 Dynamic facilitators — able to engage large groups, adapt in real time, and create high-energy learning environments (in person and virtual) 🌎 Connection with diverse learners — making complex concepts clear, relatable, and memorable for every student ✈️ Flexibility + love of travel — excited to connect with nursing programs across regions and settings 🤝 Collaborative mindset — supportive, adaptable, and eager to share best practices within a high-performing team 📅 Commitment to student success year-round - available for at least four in-person live reviews annually, including one review in each of our peak seasons (April/May and November/December). Larissa Bair, Director of NCLEX Nursing Services at Ascend, said one of the most rewarding parts of leading the Live Review team is seeing the direct impact our educators have on students' confidence and success. "Every day, our team combines expertise, a passion for teaching, and a shared commitment to helping future nurses achieve their goals," Larissa said. "At Ascend, you'll be part of a collaborative culture that values innovation, professional growth, and making a meaningful difference in healthcare education." If you're passionate about teaching, energized by helping students succeed, and excited to make a difference in healthcare education—this is your opportunity. 👉 Apply via the link in the comments, and feel free to tag someone who would be a great fit.

The role of the personal trainer is being redefined in real time — and the data tells the story. National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), an Ascend Learning brand, just released its 2026 State of the Personal Trainer Report, a first-of-its-kind look at the forces reshaping a profession millions of people rely on for their health, longevity, and well-being. The report draws on insights from 1,133 active personal trainers and surfaces three macro-trends defining the year ahead: 💪 The Longevity Mandate — 88% of coaches say longevity and healthspan are now their clients' top priority, pushing performance tracking well beyond reps and sets. 💉 The GLP-1 Phenomenon — 73% of trainers are fielding client questions about GLP-1 medications, and the leading coaches are reframing the work around protecting lean muscle. 🤖 The AI Pivot — Top earners are using AI to offload roughly 10 hours of admin, marketing, and scheduling each week — protecting their energy for the human-to-human coaching clients value most. "We are witnessing the greatest professionalization of the fitness and wellness workforce in the history of the industry," said Mehul Patel, CEO of NASM. "Technology can deliver information, but a great personal trainer helps people turn that data into lasting change." The trainers winning right now are leveraging these shifts to build more sustainable, more meaningful careers. That's the work NASM and our Ascend brands are built to support: evidence-based research, trusted credentials, and the tools that help professionals lead through change. This is how we help change lives. 📌 Download and read the full report through the link in the comments.