Registration FAQs: Ohio School Counselor Training in Building & Construction Trades Apprenticeship Career Pathways
This counselor training program was developed by Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation (ACT Ohio) and TradesFutures in cooperation with the Ohio State Board of Education, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, and the Ohio School Counselor Association. School counselors currently working with Ohio students in grades 7-12 whose school counselor license expires on June 30, 2026 or after must complete 4-hours of construction trades apprenticeship training at an approved JATC Apprenticeship Training Center. There is no cost to counselors to attend this training.
Ohio State Board of Education Program FAQs
Scheduled Trainings – Registration:
Register on ACT Ohio’s EventBrite page or by clicking on one of the event links below.
District-wide Training Sessions:
Contact ACT Ohio Training Director Kitty French at kitty@actohio.org to schedule a group session for all counselors in your school district or ESC (groups of 25+ counselors minimum required to schedule special sessions).
What Comes After Registration/Scheduling?
1. Counselors receive an email confirming the date, time, and location of their training session.
2. Counselors attend the in-person Construction Trades training at a joint-labor-management (JATC) apprenticeship training center.
3. After counselors have attended an ACT Ohio training in-person at a JATC, a certificate of completion will be emailed to your registration email address. Counselors will provide this completion certificate to their Local Professional Development Committees (LPDCs) for license renewal credit.
For an up-to-date list of all current training sessions scheduled, visit and register on ACT Ohio’s EventBrite page.
Register for a Training Session here:
Not all sessions may have automatically uploaded to this page – see an up-to-date list of all current training sessions scheduled and register on ACT Ohio’s EventBrite page.
