CIBC Innovation Banking provided senior credit facilities to CourseKey, a student success and retention platform for trade and vocational education programs.

CourseKey’s student-driven, mobile-first approach helps more students get from day one to graduation day. The platform supports both students and vocational educators by collecting timely and accurate data from every learning environment, visualizing it into accessible dashboards and automatically acting on it to engage at-risk students and celebrate student wins.

“CIBC Innovation Banking is the right team at the right time for CourseKey,” Craig Anderson, CFO at CourseKey, said. “In a dynamic technology and funding environment, every software service provider needs strong, committed financial partners. Together with CIBC Innovation Banking, CourseKey can confidently continue to enable vocational workforces.”

“We are thrilled to work with CourseKey as it continues to support students in achieving their career ambitions in trades and specialized professions,” Brittany Blanco, director at CIBC Innovation Banking, said. “CourseKey is well positioned to fill the gap as more trade and specialized schools adopt digital solutions.”