Ohio’s High School Tech Internship Program hits record numbers, expands for 2025
Ohio’s High School Tech Internship program, spearheaded by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, saw nearly 1,000 students from 250 schools gain hands-on tech experience in 2024—a near doubling from last year. This initiative connects young talent with tech roles in software, cybersecurity, and broadband, building the state’s future workforce.
Applications for 2025 program intermediaries, who help coordinate internships regionally, are now open, aiming to broaden the program's reach. Selected organizations will bridge the gap between businesses, schools, and students for the upcoming summer internships.
Businesses and intermediaries have until October 4th to apply for the 2025 program.
Why this matters to Ohio
Ohio’s focus on fostering tech skills early is essential to retaining young talent and equipping companies with future innovators. With participation skyrocketing, Lt. Governor Husted says the growing demand from employers reflects the value of tapping into high school talent pipelines.
Ohio’s High School Tech Internship program is not only shaping future developers and IT specialists, but it's also creating a sustainable pipeline of tech talent that will fuel the state's innovation economy for years to come.
For more information, please visit the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation website.
What they’re saying
"This is how we keep our young talent in Ohio, by connecting them to employers and career paths before they leave high school. When we started, many employers were skeptical that high school students were up to the task but given the fact that this year we hit a record number of intern requests shows employers and students see the value of the program.”
- Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted
"Ohio is leading the way in innovation, driving technological advancements that have a global impact. These internships help establish a recruitment pipeline for businesses, while inspiring our future workforce to discover the career opportunities available to them right here in Ohio.”
- Lydia Mihalik, Director of the Ohio Department of Development