Every career has a starting point. For thousands of frontline healthcare workers, that starting point was School at Work®.
Some programs teach skills. School at Work changed lives.
From 2002 – 2026, School at Work has helped more than 22,000 entry-level healthcare workers build skills, find confidence, and chart a path to careers they never thought possible.
The program that started it all and built out our national health system customer base. SAW's approach to workforce development lives on in the tools Catalyst Learning offers today.
The People Behind the Numbers
Twenty-two thousand graduates is a number. But behind it are housekeepers who became nurses. Patient transporters who became department managers. Associates who walked into SAW unsure of themselves and walked out with a plan and the belief that it was actually achievable.
Many SAW graduates are now department managers, nurses, hospital administration, and chiefs at the hospitals where they once worked entry-level roles. They didn’t leave to find opportunity. They found it where they already were.
22,000+
Graduates
500+
Hospitals
24+
Years of Impact
In Their Own Words
The DNA Lives On
SAW was built on two convictions: that entry-level employees, “the forgotten majority”, are the foundation of every organization and deserve real skills development, as well as a clear path to a brighter future. Those convictions didn’t go anywhere. They’re the foundation of what Catalyst Learning builds today.
Engage and Retain Skills Team Members with Career Planning
The career planning work that SAW pioneered lives on in CareerCare®, and takes it further. Unlike generic career development tools, CareerCare is purpose-built for healthcare, matching frontline employees to the in-demand roles that actually exist inside your organization. Through a guided three-step journey of self-reflection, career exploration, and goal-setting, employees don’t just imagine a next step — they build a real, actionable plan to get there. The result is a workforce that sees a future with you, stays longer, and fills your hardest-to-fill roles from within.
Strengthen Workplace Skills Across Your Teams with Microlearnings
Developed in direct partnership with health systems like AtlantiCare and Mercy, CLiMB addresses the exact skill gaps frontline healthcare teams face every day: communication breakdowns at the nurse’s station, conflict on the floor, patient interactions that go sideways. Its 14 competencies are delivered in 10-20 minute modules built around real healthcare scenarios. Available in English and Spanish, accessible through your LMS or Catalyst Learning’s, and flexible to work for independent learners, cohorts, or supervisor-led coaching. CLiMB gives your workforce skills they can put to use immediately.
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