196 Integrating Smartsheet for workforce development: Optimizing digital badging in clinical research coordinator training

Objectives/Goals: To implement and evaluate a Smartsheet-based system that centralizes management, tracking, and credentialing for the NJ ACTS Clinical Research Coordinator digital badging program, improving efficiency, data integration, and measurable workforce development outcomes. Methods/Study Population: The NJ ACTS CRC digital badging program was integrated into a Smartsheet platform designed to unify data across JotForm, Qualtrics, REDCap, Canvas LMS, and Accredible. Automated workflows track learner enrollment, module completion, and credential issuance in real time. Participants include CRCs and trainees across academic and clinical settings. The platform’s dashboards and automated reports support continuous monitoring, feedback collection, and competency validation. Data from initial cohorts were analyzed to assess usability, process efficiency, and accuracy of training metrics across systems. Results/Anticipated Results: Integration of Smartsheet has improved onboarding efficiency, reduced administrative burden, and enhanced visibility into learner progress. Automated credentialing through Accredible provides timely recognition of competencies. Early results demonstrate increased completion rates and more consistent tracking across partner sites. The unified system enables data-driven decision-making and facilitates the scalable expansion of CRC training efforts within and beyond NJ ACTS institutions. Discussion/Significance of Impact: Smartsheet integration enhances the infrastructure for digital badging and workforce tracking, providing a replicable and scalable model to standardize CRC training nationally and advance competency-based education in translational science.