Become a Certified Workforce Instructor
Turn your 5+ years of industry experience into a fulfilling teaching career with pedagogical training, clinical coaching, and fellowship stipends.
The Country Needs Your Industry Expertise
Technical instructors are the single most vital lever in rebuilding America’s workforce. When an experienced engineer or senior technician steps into the classroom with proper adult teaching tools, entire cohorts transition into high-wage careers.
The National Instructor Academy fellowship is tuition-free for selected fellows and provides a $5,000 development award, flexible evening scheduling, and guaranteed placement interviews across partner colleges.
Fellowship Candidate Application
The Educator Progression
Explore → Apply → Train → Certify → Teach → Coach → Lead
EXPLORE
Discover how your industry experience can change lives as a certified technical educator.
APPLY
Submit professional portfolio demonstrating 5+ years of subject matter mastery.
TRAIN
Participate in intensive adult learning pedagogy, rubric evaluation, and curriculum adaptation.
CERTIFY
Pass national instructional competencies to earn the Certified Workforce Instructor (CWI) designation.
TEACH
Lead dynamic workforce cohorts at institute centers, community colleges, or corporate training hubs.
COACH
Receive bi-weekly instructional coaching and feedback from senior Master Educators.
LEAD
Advance to Curriculum Director, Department Chair, or national workforce policy fellow.