Instructor Bootcamp

SUNY Oswego’s Instructor Bootcamp* was created to train professionals from high-demand industries such as: construction, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, electronics, mechatronics, and mechanical technology to serve as instructors in regional community college, adult education, apprenticeship readiness, and registered apprenticeship programs. The Instructor Bootcamp offers a comprehensive foundation and introduction to key teaching skills. It is highly adaptable to the diverse needs of businesses, organizations and industries because the program is designed to help all instructors learn the fundamentals of how to effectively construct and deliver a course, regardless of its content, and assess its outcomes.

*Note: This Instructor Bootcamp does not lead to K-12 classroom certification

Opportunity

Instructor Bootcamp candidates with validated years of industry work experience and relevant industry certification or licensing will be referred to the Instructor Bootcamp by SUNY Oswego’s workforce development partners.

Participants will enroll (at no cost to them) in the 40-hour Instructor Bootcamp taught online during weeknight evenings (40 hours inclusive of class time and additional out-of-class, self-paced assignments).
Participants will receive a laptop and earn up to a $1,000 participation stipend.
Upon successful completion and confirmation of hire by a workforce development partner, participants will earn a $100 completion bonus.

Participants will learn:

Instructional and classroom engagement strategies which will be practiced in classroom simulation settings with real-time coaching provided
Ways to create a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for all students
Use of instructional technology and online learning systems
Soft skills and occupation-specific employability skills

5 Bootcamp modules:

Curriculum and Laboratory Management Systems
Instructional Delivery and Assessment in Skills Training
Serving Diverse Learners in Career and Technical Education
Integration of Technology in Curriculum Design and Implementation
Social Emotional Learning and Career Counseling

Bootcamp dates:

The first Instructor Bootcamp cohort began in September 2023. Subsequent cohorts will start in:

December 2023
March 2024
August 2024
March 2025
May 2025
August 2025

Outcomes

To date, Instructor Bootcamp graduates have been referred to participate in an Instructor Bootcamp cohort and/or employed by the following workforce development partners to teach in-demand occupations.

Cayuga Community College
CPS Recruitment (Syracuse Build Pathways to Apprenticeship)
CenterState CEO
Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, Inc.
Finishing Trades Institute of Western and Central New York
IBEW Local 43 / Central New York Electrical Training Alliance
Ironworkers Local 60
Laborers' International Union of North America Local 17 Training and Educational Fund
The Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY)
Mohawk Valley Community College
New York State Building and Construction Trades Council
North Atlantic States Carpenter Training Fund (ASCTF) Local 277
Northland Workforce Training Center
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison (OHM) BOCES
Onondaga Community College
SUNY Buffalo EOC
SUNY Syracuse EOC
Syracuse City School District
Tompkins Build (Ithaca Area Economic Development)
TradesFutures
UA Local 81
Workforce Development Utica

By the Numbers

To date, across Cohorts 1–4, 54 participants have enrolled, with 45 (83%) completing the program (as of 2/2025).
39 of the 45 Instructor Bootcamp graduates (87%) have been retained or employed as instructors (as of 3/2025).
Participants from six regions across Upstate NY including: Central New York, Finger Lakes, Capital, Hudson Valley, Chautauqua-Allegany, and Niagara Frontier.
After completing the Instructor Bootcamp, 93% of graduates (cumulative for Cohorts 1–4) reported that they were very or exceptionally confident in their ability to teach and train others in their career field.
97% of graduates (cumulative for Cohorts 1–4) reported they would recommend the program to a great or exceptional extent.
88% of graduates (cumulative for Cohorts 1–4) indicated that they are very or exceptionally satisfied with the Instructor Bootcamp program.
As of 4/1/2025, 15 employers have hired or retained Instructor Bootcamp Cohort 1-4 graduates to instruct at New York State community colleges, adult education centers, apprenticeship readiness, registered apprenticeship, and K-12 career and technical education programs.

Delivered online with an in-person kick-off at

SUNY Oswego’s Syracuse Campus

2 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY 13202
oswego.edu/syracuse

Instructor Bootcamp Cohort Six Schedule¹

Instructor Bootcamp Kick-Off
In-person @ SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus
Wed. 5/28/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.

Module 1: Curriculum and Lab Management
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 6/2/25 and Tues. 6/3/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 4: Instructional Delivery and Assessment in Skills Training
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 6/9/25 and Tues. 6/10/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 3: Serving Diverse Learners in CTE
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 6/16/25 and Tues. 6/17/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 2: Integration of Technology in Curriculum Design and Implementation
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 6/23/25 and Tues. 6/24/25 | 5 – 8 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 5: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Career Counseling
Part 1: Taught via Zoom, Mon. 6/30/25 and Tues. 7/1/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)
Part 2: Taught via Zoom, Mon. 7/7/25 and Tues. 7/8/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Micro Teaching
Taught via Zoom, scheduled between faculty and participants during the week of 7/14/2025

Building Trades MC3 Train-the-Trainer (optional)²
In-person @ SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus
Mon. 7/21/25 and Tues. 7/22/25 | 5 – 8 p.m.

Bootcamp Closing Ceremony
In-person @ SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus
Tues. 7/29/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.

¹All 5 modules will be taught via Zoom.
²MC3 Training is only applicable to participants who require this training.

Cohort 7 beginning in August 2025

To register, please complete and submit the Cohort Pre-Registration Form.

Instructor Bootcamp Cohort Seven Schedule¹

Instructor Bootcamp Kick-Off
In-person @ SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus
Mon. 8/25/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.

Module 1: Curriculum and Lab Management
Taught via Zoom, Tue. 9/2/25 and Wed. 9/3/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 4: Instructional Delivery and Assessment in Skills Training
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 9/8/25 and Tues. 9/9/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 3: Serving Diverse Learners in CTE
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 9/15/25 and Tues. 9/16/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 2: Integration of Technology in Curriculum Design and Implementation
Taught via Zoom, Mon. 9/22/25 and Tues. 9/23/25 | 5 – 8 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Module 5: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Career Counseling
Part 1: Taught via Zoom, Mon. 9/29/25 and Tues. 9/30/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)
Part 2: Taught via Zoom, Mon. 10/6/25 and Tues. 10/7/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.
+ Weekly online coursework (at own pace)

Micro Teaching
Taught via Zoom, scheduled between faculty and participants during the week of 10/13/2025

Building Trades MC3 Train-the-Trainer (optional)²
In-person @ SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus
Mon. 10/20/25 and Tues. 10/21/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.

Bootcamp Closing Ceremony
In-person @ SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus
Tuesday, 10/28/25 | 5 – 7 p.m.