Luke Sophinos is the Founder and CEO of CourseKey, a software platform provider supporting trade and vocational schools across the U.S.
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Think of the heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic, and you probably think of the healthcare workers on the front lines — for example, the nurses who put their lives on the line every day to administer Covid-19 tests and vaccines, support physicians and reassure sick patients. Without a doubt, these workers are heroes, and we owe them an immeasurable debt of gratitude.
Here’s the thing, though: Many of these workers began their training just before the pandemic. For example, Christina Arriaga, a licensed vocational nurse in the emergency department of a Veterans Administration medical center near San Bernardino, California, started training as a nurse at Concorde Career College — a client of ours — in November 2019 and finished her studies in December 2020. She’s now treating patients because her teachers did their…