Getting America Back to Work
Despite the high unemployment rate in the United States, there are more than 450,000 IT job openings in the country. Many of these jobs require skills that are tested through CompTIA certifications. CompTIA wants to help match unemployed candidates with IT aptitude to these jobs.
Through its Getting America Back to Work initiative, CompTIA is guiding job candidates through the IT training and certification process to potential job openings. Unemployed individuals who are still receiving unemployment benefits can access funding for IT training and certification through Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Centers, which are funded through the Workforce Investment Act. Find the nearest center to you at
http://servicelocator.org.
Our process is simple:
Step 1: Assessment Our partner, MeasureUp, provides an aptitude test to measure an individual's technical knowledge and ability to determine if they should pursue a career in IT.
Step 2: Training Individuals who show promise can take IT certification classes at one of CompTIA's Education to Careers (E2C) member schools or commercial training providers that teach the skills required for certification.
Step 3: Certification CompTIA's certifications map to the skills required for many of the open IT jobs, and many employers mandate or highly prefer certified IT professionals.
Step 4: Placement Our job placement tool sorts local job opportunities by zip code and job titles that are consistent with skills covered by CompTIA certifications to hasten the job placement process.
Our integrated solution will save One-Stop Centers time assessing, training and placing unemployed workers who have an aptitude for IT. WIBs interested in participation in the Getting America Back to Work initiative can
download our program flier or contact us at
backtowork@comptia.org.