Cohort 2

Applications for Cohort 2 are now being accepted. Cohort 2 will begin on March 15, 2025.

Timeline for Cohort 2

  • Phase 1: 12 hours a week hands-on training starting March 15, 2025
  • Phase 2: 4 to 8 weeks project at Argonne National Laboratory starting September 1, 2025
  • Phase 3: 4 weeks at company site
  • Phase 4: Job Fair

Schedule - Phase I at Chicago State University
(Education Building, Room 200)

Phase I will run from March 15 to June 28, 2025. Phase I meets for 6 hours per week of face-to-face, hands-on classroom learning according to the following schedule:

  • Saturdays - 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  (6 hours a week)

Schedule - Phase II at Argonne National Laboratory

Phase II will run from September 1 to October. 30, 2025

Tentative Schedule - Phase III at Employer Sites

Phase III will begin November 2025.