Ivy Tech Community College seeks a hands-on, industry-experienced Skills Training Instructor to launch and deliver a skills training program in network cabling and fiber optic installation. This is a full-time instructional role responsible for teaching both the fiber optic installer and the network cable installation network cable program within an intensive, cohort-based model. The instructor is the primary campus
point of contact for program delivery, leading classroom and laboratory instruction, preparing students for industry certification exams, managing cohort logistics, maintaining the training lab, and coordinating the program’s culminating employer fair. This position is available at the Bloomington, Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso campuses, with one instructor per campus. This position is funded through a grant, funding
scheduled to end in December 2028. Continued employment beyond the grant funding period is not guaranteed and will be contingent upon the availability of alternative funding or renewal of the grant. Job Responsibilities Instruction and Curriculum Delivery Deliver all phases of the eight-week curriculum on campus, including boot camp orientation, the two-week fiber optic training, and the four-week network cabling
training. Lead hands-on, lab-based instruction and manage day-to-day cohort pacing and student engagement throughout each program cycle. Prepare students for the fiber optic installer certification and the network cable installation written (Pearson VUE) and hands-on examinations. Coordinate certification testing. Support students for on-site or off-site certification testing. Build and maintain course content in the
College’s learning management system (Canvas). Student Recruitment, Intake, and Success Partner with campus leadership to recruit and enroll students for each cohort. Manage enrollment, intake documentation, and cohort rosters. Support student persistence and completion through an intensive, workforce-focused program with real attrition risk. Track participant data, including enrollment, completion, certification
attainment, and employment outcomes, and report to the Systems Office on a defined cadence. Employer Engagement and Career Placement Plan and coordinate the culminating employer fair for each cohort in collaboration with Career Link, managing employer invitations, logistics, and student-employer connections. Laboratory and Equipment Management Maintain the campus training lab, managing equipment inventory, consumable
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