{"id":128415,"date":"2020-02-20T07:56:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T12:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=128415"},"modified":"2020-02-20T07:56:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T12:56:27","slug":"husted-new-techcred-applications-sought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/02\/20\/husted-new-techcred-applications-sought\/","title":{"rendered":"Husted: New TechCred applications sought"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COLUMBUS &#8212; Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as director of the Governor\u2019s Office of Workforce Transformation, has announced that the next application period of the TechCred program will open March 2 and run through March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMomentum for TechCred is growing with Ohio businesses as our job creators are seeking to upskill their&nbsp;employees,\u201d said Lt. Governor Husted. \u201cWe are on our way to the goal of helping 10,000 Ohioans earn an in-demand, tech credential that will create jobs and opportunity for people in every part of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications were approved&nbsp;for 234 employers in the October funding round, resulting in 1,576 credentials that will upskill Ohio workers. Awards from the January funding round will be available later this month, once the application scoring has been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese credentials will ensure Ohio has the workforce and talent to continue driving innovation and technology across the state,\u201d said Development Services Agency (DSA) Director Lydia Mihalik. \u201cThey will help Ohio businesses grow and put workers on a path to higher-paying jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TechCred asks employers to identify the specific qualifications they need and employees they want to upskill toward a more advanced position. Then, in partnership with a training provider, the employer can apply online at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/techcred.ohio.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TechCred.Ohio.gov<\/a>&nbsp;and the state will reimburse up to $2,000 of training upon completion of a credential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTechnology is constantly evolving, and the TechCred program allows Ohio\u2019s workers and their employers to evolve and grow with it, which benefits our workforce, our businesses, and our state,\u201d said Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TechCred fulfills a commitment made by Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted to fund the completion of 10,000 micro-degrees each year in order to aid in closing the skills gap for growing technology jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the above website for more information about the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information COLUMBUS &#8212; Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as director of the Governor\u2019s Office of Workforce Transformation, has announced that the next application period of the TechCred program will open March 2 and run through March 31. \u201cMomentum for TechCred is growing with Ohio businesses as our job creators are seeking to upskill [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 07:50:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}