Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The Onward to Opportunity Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord


The O2O Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) offers two career tracks: Information Technology and Business Management (that includes Human Resources, Project Management, Agile and Six Sigma). Your journey will begin with five (5) days of virtual classroom training and facilitation that includes career preparation workshops and subject matter expert speakers. You’re invited to connect with our employer partners to build your network and participate in informational interviews.

Next, candidates begin their individual learning pathway.  The first 3 months are designed for certification coursework completion, and the latter 3 months are allocated for test preparation.  The courses are individually paced and can be completed ahead of schedule.

Note: PMP learners will attend a live, 5-day PMP Bootcamp in Zoom, the week after we launch our cohort. We also teach a one day PMI Application class to help project management learners apply to PMI to sit for the exam.

Interested? Please contact Michele Winn at mbwinn@syr.edu below or get started here! More details will be provided in our mandatory, online orientation. You will receive upcoming dates and Zoom link after you submit your online interest form at the link above.

Disclaimer: Some installations do not offer all possible coursework. Please contact the installation team to learn of any restrictions. All O2O course offerings can be viewed here.

Program participants will leave with the following:

  • Enhanced resume
  • Industry-specific certification
  • Enhanced Professional Network
  • Career Coaching
  • Interview Matching

Upcoming Cohorts

Cohort Schedule – these cohorts will be a hybrid model with Zoom classroom for the cohort start with Onward to Your Career Week and an optional one day in-person PMI Application Class for project management learners after the PMP Bootcamp. We also offer a monthly online version of the PMI Application Class for non-local participants. Below are the dates for the Onward to Your Career course (first week noted below and corresponding bootcamp if doing the PMP certification only)

Cohort Start Date

  • September 9-13, 2024
  • November 12-15, 2024
  • January 13-17, 2025
  • March 10-14, 2025
  • May 12-16, 2025
  • September 8-12, 2025
  • November 3-7, 2025

Registration Deadline

  • August 23, 2024
  • October 24, 2024
  • December 19, 2024
  • February 27, 2025
  • April 24, 2025
  • August 21, 2025
  • October 16, 2025

5-Day PMP Virtual Bootcamp Dates

  • September 16-20, 2024
  • November 18-22, 2024
  • January 20-24, 2025
  • March 17-21, 2025
  • May 19-23, 2025
  • September 15-19, 2025
  • November 17-21, 2025
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Michele Winn

Pacific Northwest Program Manager | O2O mbwinn@syr.edu