OHIO CYBER RANGE INSTITUTE
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL,
SECURING THE FUTURE
Vision:
Improve Cybersecurity Education, Workforce and Economic Development
Close the cybersecurity skills gap, build a strong workforce pipeline, and strengthen the economy and security of Ohio.
Mission:
Facilitate the advancement of cybersecurity education, workforce, and economic development throughout the state of Ohio. Leveraging an ecosystem of significant intellectual power and institutional capacity, OCRI develops and delivers original, high quality educational material, exercises, and training to Ohio citizens regardless of age, educational background, or experience in cyber research.
Our Impact Journey
1018* Classes
Higer Ed-607| K12-293
IRC Bootcamps-25| Cyber Exercises-55|
Camps & Seminars-38
Over 20,561* Cyber Citizen users
Over 220* Instructors
46* Counties Impacted
Distributed & Integrated: A Whole State Solution
The OCRI represents a distinct model of how state-wide action can improve security in cyberspace. The OCRI integrates, empowers, and enables across three missions of education, workforce, and economic development.
The OCRI facilitates and coordinates the creation and delivery of tailored scalable programming through an ecosystem of designated RPCs. This model produces a significant return on investment leveraging existing expertise across the state to reduce unnecessary duplication of effort while enhancing outcomes through strategic coordination.
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Education
Exploring informal and formal engagements with high school students, teachers, and districts, the OCRI provides virtual lab environments for both formal high schools and introductory and intermediate camps and workshops for both students and teachers.
Education modules have been developed to support instructors which include learning resources and labs that utilize the Ohio Cyber Range virtual environment.
Workforce Development
The Ohio Cyber Range Institute aims to build pathways for adult learners, including veterans and non-degree seeking individuals, to gain access to cybersecurity education opportunities.
Through events such as the OCRI Cyber Security Bootcamp, adult learners have the opportunity to earn certificates such as CompTIA Network+/Security+ in short-term programs.
Executive Committee Partners
