Company awarded “Workforce Development Solution of the Year” for connected solutions that empower healthcare organizations with actionable workforce insights
Relias, the trusted multi-solution workforce enablement partner to 13,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, today announced it has received its fourth consecutive EdTech Breakthrough award across the Relias family of brands, earning “Workforce Development Solution of the Year” for helping organizations better understand workforce readiness beyond course completions.
Now in its eighth year, the EdTech Breakthrough Awards program drew a record number of nominations. Relias was evaluated alongside thousands of other innovators around the globe and selected for its breakthrough solutions that are reshaping how healthcare operates.
The distinction comes at a time when training is a widespread industry issue, with 38% of healthcare professionals surveyed in Relias’ 2025 Technology in Healthcare Report citing staff training as their organization’s top challenge in maintaining regulatory compliance.
“This is critically important for healthcare organizations because performance and care quality are closely tied to staff retention and organizational compliance. Such outcomes are far more likely when compelling training is consumed effectively,” said Shawn Barber, Chief Product Officer, Relias. “In this industry, training comes down to one simple question: Are people engaged and well-prepared to take care of the patients in front of them?”
Rather than treating training as a standalone solution, Relias’ award-winning approach uses data to connect learning content with competencies, assessments, engagement, job roles, and standards of care. This offers healthcare leaders a clearer view of staff preparedness and areas where targeted development could strengthen performance.
“Relias helps organizations across the healthcare continuum prioritize and streamline training investments,” said Steve Johansson, Managing Director, EdTech Breakthrough. “By turning data into insight and insight into action, Relias elevates learning from simply fulfilling requirements and reducing risk to a strategic intervention across workforce performance.”
This year’s award builds on continued EdTech Breakthrough recognition for Relias and its family of brands. Relias won LMS Platform of the Year in 2023 and the Online Learning Innovation Award in 2024, while Nurse.com was named Overall Career Prep Company of the Year in 2025.
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About Relias
Relias provides workforce enablement solutions for 13,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers to drive measurable outcomes. Customers choose Relias to reduce cost and risk, increase retention, and improve patient experience and care through the Relias Platform of connected solutions, which includes Learning, Performance, Compliance, Quality, and Recruiting. The Relias family of brands — Nurse.com, Wound Care Education Institute, Relias Academy, FreeCME, and Clinician.com — serves the entire healthcare continuum and shares a common mission of improving the lives of the most vulnerable members of society and those who care for them.
