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Become an AI-fluent Instructional Designer or Curriculum Developer.

A career-change bootcamp for educators, trainers, and L&D professionals — with two tracks that share a foundation and split into the work you actually want to do. AI workflows woven through every project.

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$76K–$128K
Typical placement range, US
Rob G.

“The school year is not over yet, and I already have two ID job offers.”

Rob G.
Two ID job offers · former teacher

Next cohort starts on the 1st or 3rd Tuesday of the month · live, online ·

Two tracks · one bootcamp

One foundation. Two career paths.

The first two months are shared — adult and youth learning theory, AI fluency, assessment design, learning sciences. Then you specialize. Both tracks share the same Job Guarantee.

ID Track
200+ hired

Instructional Design

Corporate · EdTech · L&D

For Superstars heading into corporate L&D, EdTech, and training.

What you'll build

Articulate modules, AI-narrated micro-learning, ILT facilitator kits, performance support.

Where graduates work
Apple Google JPMorgan Chase GM Home Depot GoGuardian Pfizer Encyclopedia Britannica
Madeline H.

“Everything I wanted and more.”

Madeline H.
90 days post-graduation
Verify on LinkedIn
CD Track
First cohort hired

Curriculum Development

K-12 · Higher Ed · Publishing

For Superstars heading into K-12, charter networks, districts, and curriculum publishers.

What you'll build

Standards-aligned scope & sequence, unit and lesson plans, K-12 assessments, AI-augmented curriculum.

Where graduates work
Heggerty McGraw Hill Encyclopedia Britannica
Katie R.

“I am still with Heggerty, and I am absolutely loving what I am doing.”

Katie R.
Curriculum Developer · former teacher
Verify on LinkedIn

Is this bootcamp right for you?

Honest fit matters more than enrollment.

We turn applicants away when the fit isn't right. Better that than a refund 12 months in. Read both columns before applying.

This is for you if
  • Teachers ready to translate classroom craft into corporate L&D or curriculum dev
  • Trainers and L&D specialists who want AI fluency to lead, not follow
  • Career-changers from communications, content, or program management
  • K-12 educators ready to move into curriculum design, scope & sequence, or publishing
  • You learn by building — not by watching videos
McKenzie H.
“My time at 24/7 has truly changed my life and prepared me to enter the field I've dreamed of. I'm so grateful for all of the support, encouragement, and growth I've gained from this community.”
McKenzie H.
Senior Instructional Designer · hired
Don't enroll if
  • You're looking for a self-paced video library — this is hybrid, live, and project-driven, so you walk into interviews with real experiences to discuss. No made-up projects, no invented experience, that a hiring manager would not respect
  • You just want to learn one tool, or just the theory — instructional design is a practice built on many tools and many theories. Learning a single tool or just theory handicaps you before you even start, and hiring managers will see right through you
  • You want to skip portfolio work — every milestone here is a real artifact
  • You're not ready to apply to roles weekly through placement

What you'll build

A portfolio of real artifacts.

Not exercises. Not case studies. Real briefs from real partners — the same things you'll show in your first interview, or use to land your first customer.

01

Storyboarded e-learning module

A 20–30 minute interactive course built in Articulate Rise or Storyline, scoped from a real SME interview.

02

AI-narrated micro-learning series

A 5-part Synthesia or Vyond series, scripted, voiced, and assembled with AI workflows you'll use on the job day one.

03

Performance support job aid

A workflow-embedded reference designed for a real role — quick-reference card, decision tree, or in-app helper.

04

ILT facilitator guide + deck

A 90-minute instructor-led training kit: facilitator script, learner workbook, slide deck, post-session assessment.

05

Capstone — full learning program

End-to-end design: needs analysis, learning objectives, multi-modal curriculum, evaluation plan. Delivered to a real partner organization.

Tiffany G.
“After years out of the job market I was worried — but I got the job of my dreams.”
Tiffany G.
Returned to work · hired

Curriculum · what you will learn

Learn. Build. Master. Land. One Performance-Based Learning Model.

Four phases shared across both tracks — built around the 24/7 Performance-Based Learning Model and our Agile ID Sprint process. Plus track-specific specialization in Months 3–5 (shown below the phases).

What the learning experience is actually like — three learners rating the bootcamp, in their own words.

Matthew
Bootcamp learner · rated it 9/10
Elliot
Bootcamp learner · rated it 10/10
Khadijah
Bootcamp learner · rated it 10/10
01

Learn the craft

  • Core ID tools — Articulate Storyline 360, Camtasia, Vyond, Synthesia AI
  • AI suite for instructional design — ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Design, Lovable
  • Working with a Learning Management System (LMS)
  • Instructional design theories and frameworks — basic and advanced
  • Action mapping and performance-based design strategies
  • Storyboards, assessments, and content that measure real outcomes
02

Build the portfolio

  • The 24/7 Instructional Design Sprint Process — Agile ID
  • Learner analyses and needs identification with real Subject Matter Experts
  • Designing eLearning courses in a real team environment
  • A world-class portfolio of real-world projects
  • Showcasing problem-solving and innovation, not just tools
  • Personal branding as a "Superstar Elite" designer
03

Master the workflow

  • Learner experience design — user-centered courses
  • Graphic design and animation for instructional projects
  • Instructional design project management
  • Evaluating learning effectiveness with analytics
  • AI-powered adaptive learning and continuous improvement
  • Mentoring, team leadership, and community-building
04

Land the role

  • Resume + LinkedIn optimization for ID and CD roles
  • Networking inside the ID community and with hiring managers
  • Networking with K-12 districts, charter networks, and curriculum publishers
  • Interview prep — the 30/70 Reflection Method
  • Mini-projects and mock designs to demonstrate value live
  • Offer and salary negotiation — comp benchmarks, counteroffers, and accepting with confidence
  • Freelancing essentials, business consulting, and translating classroom experience into ID language

Track specialization · Months 3–5

Then you split. Same cohort, different craft.

After Foundations, your weekly project work specializes to your track. Different tools, different briefs, different placement pipeline — same Slack, same mentorship structure, same guarantee.

ID Track

Instructional Design Track

Corporate · EdTech · L&D
  • Articulate Storyline 360 + Rise — interactive corporate e-learning
  • Synthesia, HeyGen, ElevenLabs — AI-narrated training video
  • Performance support and job aids for the modern workplace
  • ILT facilitator kits — script, deck, workbook, assessment
  • AI workflows for SME interviews, content generation, and QA
  • Capstone: a full corporate L&D program for a real partner organization
CD Track

Curriculum Development Track

K-12 · Higher Ed · Publishing
  • Standards alignment — CCSS, NGSS, state standards, district frameworks
  • Scope & sequence design across grade bands
  • Unit and lesson plan architecture — Understanding by Design (UbD) and backward design
  • K-12 assessment design — formative, summative, performance-based
  • AI-augmented curriculum workflows for teachers and curriculum publishers
  • Capstone: a multi-week unit for a real district, school, or publisher partner
Explore the Curriculum Development track →

AI fluency · in this role

AI fluency, applied to instructional design.

You'll graduate fluent in the workflows reshaping the field — not as a replacement for craft, but as a force multiplier on judgment.

01

Needs analysis, accelerated

Use AI to synthesize SME transcripts, scrape internal docs into learning maps, and surface gaps faster — so you spend more time on judgment, less on transcription.

02

Production, 10× faster

AI-narrated video, AI-generated practice items, AI-drafted scenarios. You'll produce in a week what used to take a quarter — without sacrificing instructional quality.

03

Quality control, human-led

The judgment moments — alignment to objectives, learner empathy, edge-case scenarios — stay yours. We train both halves, hard.

04

Tool-agnostic mastery

Move fluently across Articulate, Storyline, Synthesia, Figma, and the AI stack. The skill is the workflow, not the vendor — so you ship strong work regardless of which tools your client picked.

A week in the program

What it actually looks like.

Three live sessions a week — Tuesday and Thursday evenings, plus Saturday morning. Everything else is async, scheduled around your life. Three kinds of work each week: Weekly Readings, Course Work, and Real-World Project Work. 1:1 mentorship is scheduled around your week — not ours.

Essentials ~6 hrs/week
Elevate ~7 hrs/week
Advanced 10-month: ~10–12 hrs · 5-month: ~20–25 hrs
Monday
Async — Weekly Readings
Async — Course work
Tuesday
Live cohort session (evening)
Async — Course work
Wednesday
Async — Real-world project work
Thursday
Live cohort session (evening)
Async — Real-world project work
Friday
Async — Course work or project polish
Saturday
Live cohort session (morning)
Weekly milestone submission
Anytime
1:1 live mentorship — scheduled around your week (Elevate & Advanced)

Advanced tier · Job Guarantee

Land a job — or your tuition back.

Complete the Advanced track on time. Attend every live session. Submit every milestone. Apply to a target list of roles weekly through placement. If 12 months pass and you haven't been hired, we refund your tuition. Eligibility defined in writing on day one — no fine-print games. And support doesn't stop at the signed offer — your mentor coaches you through the negotiation, your first 90 days on the job, and promotion positioning after that.

Read the full guarantee terms

27%
receive offers before graduation
73%
hired within 6 months
100%
placement guarantee within 12 months — or your tuition back
These are 6 of them.
Kathleen D.
Kathleen D.
HiredID
Rob G.
Rob G.
Two offersID
Laura Campion
Laura Campion
HiredID
Srividhya S.
Srividhya S.
HiredID
Danielle W.P.
Danielle W.P.
Hired in 3 monthsID
Nathalie F.
Nathalie F.
Hired in Krakow, PolandID
Read the full guarantee terms

Next cohort starts on the 1st or 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Where Superstars work now

Real graduates. Real placements.

200+ Superstars now working in L&D, learning experience design, training, and curriculum roles — hired at the employers below. Most in corporate ID. Curriculum Development track Superstars have been hired at Heggerty, McGraw Hill, and Encyclopedia Britannica. Read four full graduate stories in the Instructional Design case study collection, or browse all 24/7 Teach case studies across teen, adult, and organizational programs.

Apple
Google
JPMorgan Chase
General Motors
Home Depot
GoGuardian
Pfizer
Deloitte
Tesla
Microsoft
Ernst & Young
Salesforce
Heggerty
Walden University
TE Connectivity
Lockheed Martin
NIIT
Graduation Alliance

Real outcomes · in their words

Graduates, named. Employers, named.

No anonymous testimonials. No stock photos. These are 24/7 Superstars currently working in instructional design — speaking for themselves.

As featured on the Learning Leader Spotlight podcast

A Pfizer L&D leader named 24/7 Teach’s Justice Jones her most influential mentor.

Laura Campion, M.Ed. · Learning & Development Leader, Pfizer

Her arc, start to finish: classroom teacher → 24/7 Teach ID Bootcamp → first instructional-design role (“I got the job!!” — her five-star review is below) → L&D leader at Pfizer. Don't take our word for it — she said it publicly, on her own profile.

Watch the shoutout (9:38) See her LinkedIn post

“Everything I wanted and more.”

I've finished my 90 days at the company! I love going to work everyday. It's such a wonderful change and I work with wonderful people! I've been given two products that I service. I work alongside tech writers and SMEs. I've also been given two extra projects — I'm working on a consultant training to help boost client engagement, and I'm testing an AI chatbot that's being incorporated into one of our loan servicing platforms. I've been tasked to "try to break it." I was voluntold to work on that bc they refer to me as "the prompt engineer." I believe that pulled that label straight from my resume haha.

“ID has been such a blessing! I absolutely love it!”
Madeline H.
Madeline H.
Instructional Designer
90 days post-graduation

Hear graduates describe how the program changed how they learn, how they think, and how they show up at work — in their own words. (2 min)

ID

“I got the job!! The SVP gave me a verbal 2 thumbs up and said he can't wait to work with me!! It's surreal. Thank you so much for all your help 24/7 Teach!”

Laura C.
Laura C.
Former teacher → first ID role · now L&D Leader, Pfizer
CD

“I wanted to say thank you for all you did to help me prepare for a role as a curriculum developer. This transition out of the classroom has been filled with a lot of personal and professional growth through 24/7 Teach. I am still with Heggerty, and I am absolutely loving what I am doing.”

Katie R.
Katie R.
Curriculum Developer · Heggerty (former teacher)
ID

“I came in as a full-time teacher with no idea how to break into instructional design. The weekly coaching, interview prep, and portfolio work got me there. I left teaching and started my new career as an instructional designer at a university.”

Brooke H.
Brooke H.
Instructional Designer · university (former teacher)
ID

“I got offered a Senior Instructional Design role, and I wouldn't have landed it without everything I learned at 24/7 Teach. The interview practice, the take-home assignment coaching, the salary negotiation guidance, all of it prepared me. I went from teaching myself the field to a senior role.”

Emily H.
Emily H.
Senior Instructional Designer
ID

“In my very first week at my new instructional design role, I was handed a client project to build from scratch. I used the analysis skills I learned at 24/7 Teach, and my manager was all praise. In the kickoff meeting, the client's subject matter expert said my document had everything he wanted to see and loved how I sequenced the content. I was able to add value from day one, and I have 24/7 Teach to thank for that.”

Lovely J.
Lovely J.
Instructional Designer · added value day one
ID

“The skills I developed with 24/7 allowed me to stand out in my interview with GoGuardian and I got the job. Thank you 24/7 Teach!”

Charlene C.
Charlene C.
Instructional Designer · GoGuardian (former UX Designer)
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Next cohort starts on the 1st or 3rd Tuesday of the month.

How we compare

Four ways into this field. One built to get you hired.

You have real alternatives, and some of them are free. This is the honest comparison we walk through on admissions calls — pay attention to the two rows nobody else can match: paid work before you're hired, and mentorship after.

Feature 24/7 Teach BootcampLive cohort · 3 sessions a week · two tracks YouTube + free contentPassive video, no structure Udemy / self-paced coursesSelf-paced video, low completion University certificate or M.Ed.Semester courses, mostly theory
Cost $995 to $6,995 · the only path with a job guarantee behind it (Advanced tier) Free · you pay in time and zero accountability $20 to $300 · cheap because nothing is riding on your outcome $5,000 to $30,000+ · most expensive, still no guarantee
Portfolio you leave with 5 real artifacts from real client briefs, plus an internship placement after month four None unless you self-assign Generic exercises everyone else also has Papers and a capstone, rarely hiring-ready
1:1 mentorship Working practitioners, 12+ years average, matched to your track (Elevate & Advanced) None None Professor office hours
AI fluency for the AI age AI workflows woven through every project — you interview with the skills employers now screen for Scattered tutorials, outdated within months Bolt-on AI modules, rarely current Curricula typically lag the field by years
Paid work while you learn Selective Earn-While-You-Learn paid partner projects — Advanced only None None Occasional unpaid practicum
Job guarantee Hired within 12 months or tuition refunded (Advanced tier) No No No
Career support — before and after the offer Interview prep, mock interviews, and offer negotiation through placement — then first-90-days coaching and promotion positioning after you're hired (Advanced) None None General career center, alumni network
Honestly best for Career-changers who want a portfolio, a network, and a job — with accountability built in Exploring whether the field interests you at all. Start here, genuinely. Learning one specific tool on a budget Roles that formally require the degree — like tenure-track faculty

We mean that last row. If you're still deciding whether instructional design is for you, watch the free content first. Come to us when you're ready to make the change, not to browse it.

Higher ed isn't off-limits either — grads like Brooke H. landed university ID roles with their 24/7 certificate and portfolio.

Compare tiers and enroll

Pricing

Three tiers. Pick your depth of support.

The same pricing structure runs across every bootcamp. Pick by depth of support — and by whether you want the Job Guarantee.

Day 0 Enroll — your 7-day money-back window opens
Days 1–7 Cancel for any reason — full refund, less the $200 registration fee
Month 12 Hired — or your tuition refunded (Advanced tier)

Build the foundation

Essentials

Group cohort. Build a foundation.

$995
or 3 × $398/mo · save $199 upfront
  • 3 weekly live group learning sessions
  • Real client-brief portfolio projects
  • Internship placement after your first four months
  • Lifetime access to course materials
  • Access to the 24/7 Superstar community
  • Certificate of completion (verifiable, shareable)
  • 7-day money-back guarantee
Laura Campion
“I got the job!! It's the perfect fit for me.”
— Laura Campion
Most Popular

Backed by placement

Advanced

Full guarantee. Job or launch — backed.

$6,995
or 6 × $1,250/mo · save $505 upfront
Includes Job Guarantee
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  • Everything in Elevate, plus…
  • 40 live 1:1 mentorship sessions
  • Career coaching, mock interviews + offer negotiation
  • Earn-While-You-Learn paid partner projects (selective, by partner demand)
  • Post-hire support — first-90-days coaching + promotion positioning
  • Job placement guarantee — hired in 12 months or refund
Danielle W.P.
“A verbal offer to be an instructional designer — three months in.”
— Danielle W.P.

Add 1:1 coaching

Elevate

Group + 1:1 mentorship.

$2,495
or 3 × $998/mo · save $499 upfront
  • Everything in Essentials, plus…
  • 12 live 1:1 mentorship sessions
  • 1:1 resume, LinkedIn + portfolio coaching
  • Advanced ID theory deep-dives
  • Mock interview practice with your mentor
  • Priority response from your mentor
Charlene C.
“The skills I built here moved me from UX into ID at GoGuardian.”
— Charlene C.
Not sure which tier fits? — we'll recommend in 15 minutes. Or see how the guarantee works.

Common questions

Before you enroll.

The questions we answer most often on first calls. Answered here so your first call with us is a better one.

What is the 24/7 Teach Instructional Design Bootcamp?

The 24/7 Teach Instructional Design Bootcamp is a career-change program for educators, trainers, and L&D professionals, with two tracks: Instructional Design (corporate L&D, EdTech, training) and Curriculum Development (K-12, higher ed, publishing). Superstars build a five-project portfolio using AI-augmented workflows, receive 1:1 mentorship from working practitioners, and have been hired at Apple, Google, Heggerty, McGraw Hill, and 200+ other employers. The Advanced tier carries a job-placement guarantee within 12 months or a full tuition refund.

Do I need a background in instructional design or curriculum development?

No. Most of our Superstars come from teaching, training, content, or program management. The bootcamp is built for career-changers — we meet you where you are.

How do I choose between the ID and CD tracks?

You don't have to choose on day one. The first two months are shared foundations — adult and youth learning theory, AI fluency, assessment design, learning sciences. You pick your track at the end of Foundations, after you've seen what each direction actually looks like. Admissions also helps you choose during the application call.

What software will I learn?

Articulate Rise + Storyline (the corporate ID standard), Synthesia + HeyGen for AI video, ElevenLabs for voice, Figma for visual design, and the AI workflow stack — ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Design, and Lovable. Curriculum Developers also work in standards-alignment tools and unit-planning frameworks. Tool-agnostic mastery is the goal.

How does the Job Guarantee actually work?

Complete Advanced on time, attend every live session, submit every portfolio milestone, apply to a target list of roles each week through placement. If 12 months pass and you haven't been hired, we refund your tuition. Covers both tracks.

Is the portfolio enough to get hired?

It is the single biggest factor. The 5-project portfolio is built around real briefs from real partners — corporate SMEs for ID, district and publisher partners for CD. When you walk into an interview, you're showing real work, not exercises.

Do I actually get paid work during the bootcamp?

Only through the Earn-While-You-Learn program, which is Advanced-only and selective: partner briefs come in waves, and we match them to Superstars who are ready. Treat paid projects as something you can earn, not something you're owed. Separately, every tier includes an internship placement after your first four months — the internship is unpaid, but it's real client experience that goes straight into your portfolio.

How are mentors matched?

Elevate and Advanced Superstars get 1:1 mentorship from working practitioners — average 12+ years industry experience, currently practicing in the field you're entering (corporate ID for ID-track Superstars, K-12 curriculum design for CD-track Superstars).

Can I keep my day job?

Absolutely. Essentials and Elevate are part-time (~6–7 hrs/week). Advanced has a 5-month full-time track and a 10-month part-time track (~10–12 hrs/week) for working professionals.

What's the refund policy?

Simple: if you're unhappy for any reason within your first 7 days from enrollment, email admissions@247teach.org and you get a full refund, less a $200 non-refundable registration fee, back to your original payment method. After the 7-day window, the outcome-based guarantee takes over — do the work, hit the written milestones, and if the promised outcome doesn't happen, your tuition is refunded under terms you receive in writing on day one. Read the full refund policy.

Instructional Design Bootcamp

Cohorts every 1st & 3rd Tuesday.

Two ways in. Already sure? Pick a tier, pick a start date, and enroll today. Still deciding? Talk to admissions right now — no scheduling — or book a 30-minute call.

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Talk to Admissions

For Superstars still picking. Bring your goal, leave with a recommendation — starting right now, no calendar required.

Prefer a scheduled human call?

No pressure pitch. No boilerplate. Just an honest read on which program fits you.

Want to go deeper?

Read the playbook before you book.

Three pieces our instructors wrote for career-changers who want to understand the work before signing up.

Strategy

How to be a great instructional designer who gets hired every time

The mindset, habits, and signal-sending that separate working IDs from career-changers stuck in application limbo.

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Crafting an effective instructional design portfolio — a comprehensive guide

What hiring managers actually look for — structure, what to include, and the mistakes that get portfolios closed in 30 seconds.

Read the article Interviews

Mastering ID interviews with the STAR, SOAR, and CAR methods

The three frameworks our placement team trains every Advanced student on. Use them to answer behavioral questions without freezing.

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