Our impact

Healthcare careers for the Philadelphians who need them most.

Who we serve, where we work, and the partners who make fully funded training possible.

Our Mission

ATS Professional Development Inc. exists to create opportunity for people who need career development. We remove the financial and systemic barriers in the way, start every participant with the professional skills that make training stick, and carry them through to a credential and a job that improves their quality of life.

Our Vision

A Philadelphia where every resident has access to the skills, credentials, and connections needed to build an economically stable career.

Our values
  • AccessibilityWe design every program assuming the participant is starting from zero — no prior healthcare experience, no savings for tuition, no safety net.
  • CredibilityOur training partners prepare participants for the same industry credentials that employers require. No shortcuts, no certificates of participation — real credentials.
  • PurposefulnessEvery program decision is tied to an outcome: a job, a credential, a career. We measure what matters.
  • TrustworthinessWe are transparent with participants, funders, and partners about what we offer, what we track, and what we are still building.
Who we serve

The communities behind every seat

Our participants are Philadelphia residents who are ready to work and need a real way in. Cost is often what stands in the way, so we take it off the table.

Young adults starting out

Many of our participants are in their late teens and twenties, looking for a first career rather than another short-term job.

Unemployed & underemployed residents

Philadelphians who are ready to work but shut out of better-paying jobs by the cost of training and the credentials employers require.

Working adults changing careers

People moving into healthcare from other fields, with evening, hybrid, and weekend options so training can fit around a job and family.

People starting from zero

No healthcare background, no savings for tuition, no safety net. Training is fully funded and every program assumes no prior experience.

Where we serve

Every Philadelphia ZIP code

Any Philadelphia resident can apply, wherever they live in the city. Recent participants have come from neighborhoods including:

North & Northeast Philadelphia

  • Frankford
  • Juniata
  • Olney
  • Tacony
  • Wissinoming
  • Nicetown–Tioga

Northwest Philadelphia

  • Germantown

West & Southwest Philadelphia

  • West Philadelphia
  • Overbrook Park
  • Kingsessing
  • Cobbs Creek
  • Southwest Philadelphia

Training takes place in Philadelphia, and some programs offer hybrid evening classes so they fit around work and family.

Phlebotomy program graduates holding their certificates
Community partners

Rooted in the neighborhoods we serve

We reach residents through organizations they already trust, and we are funded so that training costs participants nothing.

Neighborhood organizations

Community groups that run funded training cohorts with us for the residents they already serve.

Referral partners

Local organizations that connect Philadelphia residents to our programs.

City of Philadelphia

Funds ATS Professional Development so training is free for the residents we serve.

Want to refer residents or host a cohort? Get in touch.

Our training partners

Taught by local training partners

ATS Professional Development funds your seat and supports you from application to career launch. Each certification track is taught by an independent training partner, and that partner — or the national exam body — issues your certificate or credential.

Aseptic Technical SolutionsSterile Processing Tech

Sterile processing training company serving the Philadelphia region since 2017.

Coys Dental AcademyDental Assistant

Dental assistant academy in Center City Philadelphia.

OneStop Phlebotomy ServicePhlebotomy

Phlebotomy training and NHA certification prep.

Key of Life LLCBLS / CPR

CPR and BLS training in Philadelphia since 2018, led by CEO Jasmin Williams, an AHA Certified Instructor.

What we offer

Real Training. Real Credentials. Real Philadelphia.

Fully funded, start to finishNo tuition, no application fee. Instruction, materials, and certification exam fees are covered.
Real credentialsOur training partners prepare you for the industry credentials employers actually require — not a certificate of attendance.
Professional skills firstEvery participant is welcome to start with Professional Development: study skills, workplace readiness, resume, and interview help.
Employers who are waitingWe introduce our graduates to Philadelphia-area employer partners looking to hire.
Get certified. Get hired. Fully funded.

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