ATS Professional Development Inc. was built on one conviction: that cost should never be the barrier between a motivated person and a meaningful career.
ATS Professional Development Inc. provides accessible, high-quality workforce training and healthcare certification programs to Philadelphia residents, removing financial and systemic barriers to careers in healthcare and professional services.
A Philadelphia where every resident has access to the skills, credentials, and connections needed to build an economically stable career in healthcare.
ATS Professional Development Inc. was founded in Philadelphia with a simple belief: that credentials change lives, and that the people who need those credentials most are often the ones least able to pay for them. We set out to close that gap.
Located in South Philadelphia, we serve residents who are ready to work — many of whom are unemployed, underemployed, or transitioning careers — by connecting them with the training, instructors, and certification pathways that healthcare employers actually require.
In 2026, the City of Philadelphia invested $250,000 in ATS through its Seed Capital program, recognizing our model as a high-impact, community-centered approach to workforce development. That investment is now being put to work across six program tracks, with more to follow.
[Name] founded ATS Professional Development Inc. with [X] years of experience in healthcare workforce development and nonprofit leadership. [2–3 sentences about background and motivation.]
ATS is supported by a dedicated board of directors and advisory panel of healthcare professionals, employers, and community advocates. [Add additional team members as they join.]
ATS Professional Development Inc. is governed by a volunteer board of directors committed to organizational accountability, fiscal transparency, and mission integrity. Board members represent expertise in healthcare, community development, workforce policy, and nonprofit finance.
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We design every program assuming the participant is starting from zero — no prior healthcare experience, no savings for tuition, no safety net.
We prepare participants for the same industry certifications that employers require. No shortcuts, no certificates of participation — real credentials.
Every program decision is tied to an outcome: a job, a credential, a career. We measure what matters.
We are transparent with participants, funders, and partners about what we offer, what we track, and what we are still building.
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