Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted announce Teacher Bootcamp Program application period

11/20/2023

Last week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced the application period for Ohio's Teacher Bootcamp Program opened for institutions of higher education. Teacher bootcamps bring educators into local businesses to help expose them to the in-demand career skillsets their communities need so they can better prepare students to be career ready upon graduation.

Institutions of higher education may now apply to administer bootcamps. Once awarded, they can enroll teachers into their bootcamps and, when the teachers complete the courses, the institutions will be reimbursed for tuition costs. Qualifying coursework is to be delivered in bootcamp format and may include Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or graduate credit coursework.

The goal of the program is to incentivize teacher professional development and expose teachers to the career opportunities for their students in critical sectors like advanced manufacturing, broadband and 5G, cybersecurity, health care, transportation or other trades. A total of $500,000 is available through this program.

The application period for the Teacher Bootcamp Program will close Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.

To apply, institutions of higher education can visit Workforce.Ohio.gov/TeacherBootcamp.