Robotics and automation
Robots, PLCs, and sensors on real trainers. A pathway into technician and field-service work, which is some of the best-paying skilled work in the county.
Workforce development, being built now
Learn by building things people actually need.
We are building a training floor in Fairfield County. Short cohorts where you produce real work from the first week: robots that run, food that grows, products that sell, campaigns that ship. No experience needed. Nothing to pay. Being in recovery is welcome here, not something to explain away.
The first cohort has not started. We do not have a start date yet, and we would rather tell you that than take your information and go quiet.
Four tracks
Four tracks, in design.
Every track is being designed to run on real equipment producing real output for the community. None of them is running yet. When the first cohort opens, you will leave with skills, a portfolio of work you can show, and people in your corner.
Growing and food production
Hydroponic grow systems and fresh food. Green-tech skills you can see and taste, feeding pantries and neighbors while you learn.
Fabrication and making
3D printing, screen printing, and products. Make real things, sell real things, and learn what it takes to run a small production line.
Digital production and business
Podcasts, video, ads, and AI. Learn the tools that run a modern business by producing real shows and real campaigns.
IllustrationNot our shop floor. This is the kind of robotics and automation training the first cohort is being built around.
Coming to Ohio Medicaid
About the Medicaid work requirements.
Starting no later than January 1, 2027, some adults ages 19 to 64 with Ohio Medicaid expansion coverage will need to show 80 hours a month of work, community service, an approved work program, or half-time school. Ohio has not announced a start date and is still building the system that checks it.
Read this part first. It may be the part that applies to you.
If you have a substance use disorder, or you are in a drug or alcohol treatment program, you may be exempt from the requirement altogether. The federal rule does not limit that exemption to people who are in treatment right now. Exemptions also cover pregnancy, caring for a child 13 or under, serious medical conditions, and veterans with a total disability rating, among others.
Do not take our word for it. Make one phone call.
Call the Ohio Medicaid Consumer Hotline at (800) 324-8680, or contact your county Department of Job and Family Services, and ask whether you are exempt. It is a free call and it is the single most useful thing you can do about this.
What our training does not do
Our cohorts are being built to document every hour a person is here, because you should own the record of your own work. But our hours do not count toward the Medicaid requirement. Federal rule counts only specific kinds of programs, ours is not one of them, and Ohio has no way for a training provider to report hours on your behalf. Do not plan your health coverage around us.
Sources: Ohio Department of Medicaid and the Health Policy Institute of Ohio. The requirement comes from federal law, and the terms "work program" and "educational program" are defined narrowly at 42 CFR 435.552. Ohio's start date and reporting process are still being finalized.
Waitlist
We are not open for enrollment yet.
We are still building the floor: the space, the equipment, and the instructor. There is no cohort running and no start date to give you. Leave your name and we will contact you the day the first one opens. That is the only thing we will use it for.
When it does open, it will cost nothing, you will not need experience, and being in recovery will be welcome rather than something to explain away.
Robotics and automation
Robots, PLCs, and sensors. A pathway into technician and field-service work.
Growing and food production
Hydroponic grow systems and fresh food. Green-tech skills you can see and taste.
Fabrication and making
3D printing, screen printing, and products. Make real things and sell them.
Digital production and business
Podcasts, video, ads, and AI. Learn the tools that run a modern business by producing real shows and real campaigns.
Questions first? Call (740) 683-9339 or email hello@growthworkscollective.org.
Waiting on us is not a plan. Here is what you can use today.
Our training is not open. Our free tools are. Look at what is available near you, or just call and talk it through with someone.