Private equity firm Achieve Partners acquired Optimum Healthcare IT, a provider of healthcare IT staffing and solutions headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, 

The acquisition is the first in Achieve Partners’ Putting America Back to Work Fund. Optimum Healthcare IT’s offerings include Optimum CareerPath, a paid apprenticeship program that helps to develop healthcare IT workers. Optimum has partnerships with several schools including the University of North Florida and the University of Rhode Island.

“Economic mobility and public health outcomes are two sides of the same coin,” Optimum CEO Jason Jarrett said. “By expanding access to one of the country’s fastest-growing industries, we’re both improving patient care and creating new pathways to opportunity as the economy begins to recover.”

New York-based Achieve Partners invests in businesses that can help boost economic mobility through apprenticeship programs in the technology and healthcare sectors.

“Building a more equitable, resilient economy depends on recognizing that education is a means and not an end. It’s about not just learning, but the translation of learning experiences into economic outcomes,” Achieve Partners Managing Director Aanand Radia said. “This investment reflects our thesis that solving for the intersection of work and learning is a massive challenge that will fuel the growth of big, mission-driven businesses.”