Thank you for your interest in ERC’s Ohio TechCred credentialed offerings. We look forward to providing you with the information you need to complete your application, and, ultimately, satisfy your training need.
Since there are no standard course titles that fulfill all applications, some of the course titles in the Ohio TechCred program do not match our standard offerings, even though the content may be the same.
For more information, contact us directly with your training needs. We can provide content, pricing, and length of class information. Below are some of our most popular TechCred course offerings.
TechCred Application Periods:
May 1, 2025 – May 30, 2025
July 1, 2025 – July 31, 2025
September 2, 2025 – September 30, 2025
November 3, 2025 – December 1, 2025
Contact ERC About Your TechCred Training Needs
Submit the form below and we’ll provide content, pricing, and more information about your training needs.
The Application Process
- Submit an Application: Employers apply during open periods, selecting eligible credentials and a training provider. Applications are submitted online via the TechCred portal.
- Required Info: Applications must include employer details, training provider, and credential information. See the full guidelines for a complete list.
- Scoring: Successful applications are chosen based on the relevance of the training, industry impact, and cost-effectiveness.
- Approval & Training: Employers are notified of approval and can begin training. Employees must earn the credential within 12 months.
- Credential Proof: Employers submit proof of credential completion once training is finished.
- Apply for Reimbursement: Submit an application for reimbursement with documentation to receive funds—typically processed within 60 days.
Program Guidelines
- Eligibility: Ohio employers of all sizes—including private companies, nonprofits, and public employers (excluding state agencies)—are eligible to apply. Employees must be Ohio residents, and both current and prospective employees (future employees) are eligible if employed when training begins.
- Award Amounts: Employers can receive up to $2,000 per employee for each approved credential and up to $180,000 per year to offset training costs.
- Credential Eligibility: Only eligible credentials that are short-term (typically completed in less than 12 months), technology-focused, and industry-recognized qualify for reimbursement. See our list below for eligible courses and topics.
- Training Providers: Employers can select any training provider that offers an approved credential—ERC is an approved credential provider. Training may be delivered online, in person, or via hybrid models.
- Reimbursement Requirements: ERC will provide a proof of credential completion for employers to submit after training to receive reimbursement through the program.
Course Categories
ERC’s employee training covers a wide range of topics designed to help employees build practical, job-ready skills.
Business Technology
| Access Programming with VBA |
| Adobe Animate CC |
| Adobe Captivate |
| Adobe CC Design Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign |
| Advanced Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365 |
| Advanced Tableau |
| Agile Project Management |
| Agile Scrum |
| Analyzing Data with Excel |
| Applied Analytics with R |
| Build Custom Agents for Microsoft Teams |
| Build Plugins and Connectors for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 |
| Business Analytics |
| Computer Skills for the Workplace |
| Copilot for Microsoft 365 Enablement Specialist |
| Copilot Foundations |
| Craft Effective Prompts for Microsoft 365 Copilot |
| Create and Extend Custom Copilots in Microsoft Copilot Studio |
| Data Analysis Fundamentals using Excel |
| Data Science |
| Data Visualization Principles and Concepts |
| Excel 2019 – Formulas |
| Excel 2019 – VBA Programming |
| Excel Charts, Formatting, and Reporting |
| Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 with Copilot Studio |
| Google Ads |
| Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365 |
| Introduction to Agile and Scrum Methodologies |
| Introduction to Data Management |
| Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2019/Office 365 |
| Introduction to MS Access 2019/Office 365 Series |
| Manage and Extend Microsoft 365 Copilot |
| Manage SharePoint and OneDrive in Microsoft 365 |
| Managing Projects with Microsoft 365 |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot for Excel |
| Microsoft 365 Fundamentals |
| Microsoft 365 Teams Administrator |
| Microsoft Access 2016 – Core Database, Management, Manipulation, and Query |
| Microsoft Access 2016 – Part 1 |
| Microsoft Access 2016 – Part 2 |
| Microsoft Access 2019 – Level 3 |
| Microsoft Access 2019 – Part 1 |
| Microsoft Access 2019 – Part 2 |
| Microsoft Access Expert (Access and Access 2019) |
| Microsoft Advanced Excel, SharePoint & SQL Query Training |
| Microsoft Copilot for Security |
| Microsoft Excel – Dashboards |
| Microsoft Excel – Pivot Tables |
| Microsoft Excel (All versions) |
| Microsoft Excel 2016/2019 – Data Analysis with Pivot Tables |
| Microsoft Excel 2019 – Data Analysis with Power Pivot |
| Microsoft Excel 2019 Charts |
| Microsoft Excel 2019 Data Analysis |
| Microsoft Office 365 Administrator |
| Microsoft Office 365 Online Productivity Apps |
| Microsoft Publisher |
| Microsoft SharePoint (All versions) |
| Microsoft Teams for Power Users |
| Microsoft Virtual Basic for Excel |
| PowerShell for SharePoint Administrators |
| Quality Management Systems (QMS) |
| SharePoint Server Online Power User |
| Tableau (All levels) |
Construction Technology
| Blueprint Reading |
| Blueprint Reading & Sketching |
| Blueprint Reading for Machinists |
| Electrical Ladder Diagrams |
| Electrical Maintenance |
| Electrical Maintenance Technician |
| Pump Basics |
| Schematics & Wiring Diagrams |
Information Technology
| Advanced MS Power BI |
| Advanced Python 3 Programming |
| Advanced Python for Data Science |
| Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI |
| Analyzing Data with SQL Server Reporting Services |
| Data Analysis Using Power BI Desktop – Level 1 – Report Builder |
| Data Analytics |
| Data Analytics – Applied Business Solutions |
| Data Analytics – Integrated Data Solutions |
| Data Model Design Using Power BI |
| Data Modeling |
| Developing SQL Databases |
| Fundamentals of SQL Querying |
| Intermediate R |
| Introduction to DAX for Excel 2016 Users – Level 3 |
| Introduction to DAX for Power BI Desktop Users – Level 3 |
| Introduction to Microsoft Power BI |
| Introduction to R |
| Introduction to SQL Databases |
| Microsoft Power Automate/Flow for End Users |
| Microsoft Power BI – Data Analysis Practitioner |
| Microsoft Power BI Interactive Data Visualizations |
| Microsoft Power BI Intermediate |
| Microsoft Power BI: Power BI Series |
| Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant |
| Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals |
| Microsoft PowerApps |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| MS Power Platform Fundamentals: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate & Virtual Agents |
| Power BI – Dashboard in a Day |
| Power Platform App Maker |
| PowerShell for SQL Server Administrators |
| PowerShell for System Center Configuration Manager Administrators |
| Python Programming Level 1: Introduction for Programmers |
| R, SQL, Tableau |
| SQL for Business Analysts |
| SQL Queries (All levels) |
IOT and Cybersecurity
| AI & Data Product Management |
| AI Agents |
| AI Chatbots |
| AI Engineer using Microsoft Azure |
| AI for Digital Marketing |
| AI for Marketing |
| AI for the Data Driven Enterprise |
| AI for UX |
| AI Foundations |
| AI in Business: Tools & Techniques |
| AI in Education |
| AI Policy Development with Custom GPTs |
| AI QuickStart to Prompt Engineering for Everyday Business Users |
| AI Readiness |
| AI That Sounds Like You |
| AI Tool Proficiency and Secure Application |
| AI Tools Introduction and Enterprise Overview |
| AI Workflows |
| AI-Driven Differentiation |
| Analytics and AI Value Framework |
| Artificial Intelligence Development & Integration |
| Artificial Intelligence for Business |
| Artificial Intelligence for Marketers |
| Artificial Intelligence Introduction and Application |
| Artificial Intelligence with Google Gemini |
| Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy |
| Becoming an AI Power User: AI Foundations & ChatGPT |
| Business Ops and AI |
| ChatGPT |
| Data Analytics and AI in Manufacturing |
| Data Analytics and Generative AI |
| Designing and Building AI Products and Services |
| Develop Custom Co-pilots with Azure AI Studio |
| Generative AI for Business with Microsoft Azure OpenAI |
| Generative AI in Business: Applications, Challenges, Ethics and Governance |
| Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) & Large Language Models (LLMs) |
| Implementing AI in Business: Stakeholder Strategies for the Modern Data Driven, Automated Enterprise |
| Implementing AI in Software Testing |
| Introduction to Microsoft Azure for IT Professionals |
| Leading with AI |
| Leveraging AI for Effective Decision-Making |
| Making ChatGPT and Generative AI Work for You |
| Managing Microsoft Teams |
| Microsoft Azure AI |
| Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals |
| Microsoft Azure OpenAI |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate |
| Python (All levels) |
| Transforming the User Experience through Artificial Intelligence |
| Zapier with AI Integrations |
Manufacturing Technology
| Advanced Electrical Troubleshooting |
| Advanced Fluid Power Systems |
| Advanced GD&T |
| Advanced Industrial Controls |
| Analyzing Quality with Minitab |
| Basic Hydraulics |
| Basic Machining |
| Bearing Fundamentals |
| CNC Programming |
| Dimensional Metrology Quality |
| Electric Motor Fundamentals |
| Electrical Troubleshooting |
| Electrical Troubleshooting and Preventive Maintenance |
| Fluid Power |
| Fluid Power & Control |
| Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing |
| Gauge Reading and Measurement |
| Geometric Dimensioning & Tensioning (GD&T) |
| Hydraulic Troubleshooting |
| Hydraulics |
| Hydraulics & Pneumatics |
| Industrial Electrical Maintenance and Instrumentation – Level 2 |
| Industrial Electricity |
| Industrial Machine Wiring |
| Industrial Maintenance – Fluid Power & Electrical with PLCs |
| Industrial Maintenance – Industrial Electrical Controls Fundamentals |
| Industrial Pneumatics |
| Instrumentation and Process Controls |
| Introduction to G-code Programming |
| Introduction to Hydraulics |
| Maintenance Fundamentals |
| Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) |
| Mechanical Conveyors |
| Mechanical Power Transmission |
| Minitab Basics |
| Minitab Design of Experiments (DOE) |
| Motor Controls |
| PLC Programming |
| Quality Fundamentals |
| Quality Practices and Measurement |
| Quality Technician Skills for Success |
| Variable Frequency Drives |
Looking for more information?
Tom Ault, Senior Solution Consultant & Trainer
tault@yourERC.com | 440-947-1290
More about the Ohio TechCred program
The Ohio TechCred program helps employers build a stronger workforce by offering funding to train employees in technology-focused credentials. Program funding supports learning that equips workers with in-demand technical skills across a wide range of fields. By closing the skills gap, TechCred strengthens both individual career paths and Ohio’s economy.
