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OhioMeansJobs reports VR career exploration, summer boot camps and employer outreach for youth
Summary
OhioMeansJobs deputy director said the office expanded virtual‑reality career exploration to local schools, piloted summer boot‑camp work experiences for 14- and 15‑year‑olds using TANF funds, and strengthened coordination with economic development.
Josh Hice, deputy director of OhioMeansJobs in Warren County, told the Warren County Board of Commissioners that the office expanded virtual‑reality career-exploration headsets into schools countywide and is using the technology to help students rule out or investigate career paths.
Hice said the VR program is available for teachers to request and that the data the program generates is shared with school districts to inform career‑education choices. “One girl said, ‘I was born to be a surgical nurse,’” Hice recounted, describing a VR…
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