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• College Finds Success Teaching IT to High School Students

  by Janet Pinkerton on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

  Tags: certification , Career Development , strata , Uncategorized , Tech Workforce , Training , education

  Indianapolis Public Schools students Christopher Williams, Nigel Leitzell, China Harris, Andrea Williams, and Scott Patrick earned their CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals certifications after an enrichment class in conjunction with Harrison College.

  
  
  Harrison College's offer to teach a CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals technology class to a group of Indianapolis public high school students was a handshake ... Read More

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• Study Hard, Be Realistic in Pursuing IT Career, Advises Vet

  by Janet Pinkerton on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

  Tags: certification , Career Development , Jobs , t2tc , GI Bill , Tech Workforce , Training , salary

  IT certifications can help a veteran land a job, but veterans need to understand how much work earning the credentials will require and the salary the resulting IT job will command, says Army veteran Ryan McCauley.
  
  Since October 2011, McCauley has used funding from the Post 9/11 GI Bill to earn CompTIA A+, CompTIA ... Read More

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• Navy Vet Uses IT Certifications to Land Her Ideal Job

  by Janet Pinkerton on Thursday, May 24, 2012

  Tags: certification , Career Development , Veterans , t2tc , Advancing Women in IT , IT Workforce , GI Bill , Tech Workforce , Training

  When her post-retirement career didn't work out as planned, Navy veteran Mellisa Stroman trained with New Horizons of Southern California to earn IT certifications and get the IT instructor job she really wanted.
  
  Stroman worked in IT nearly her entire Navy career while raising two children with her husband, also a Navy sailor. "I just ... Read More

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• Chicago Tech Academy Chooses Freshmen Class

  by Leslie Hague on Tuesday, February 28, 2012

  Tags: Career Development , Technology news , IT Workforce , Chicago Tech Academy , Tech Workforce , Philanthropy , education

  Chicago Tech Academy student Austin Lambert speaks at a reception before the Chicago Tech Academy Class of 2016 lottery on Thursday.

  
  
  Last year, Austin Lambert's goal of a career creating video games seemed far away. He was bullied at school and had low self-confidence.
  
  What a difference a year makes. After applying for and gaining ... Read More

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• VA Rolls Out Competency-Driven IT Workforce Development Models

  by Janet Pinkerton on Monday, August 22, 2011

  Tags: Career Development , IT Security , workforce development , Advocacy , CompTIA A+ , OIT , IT Workforce , Tech Workforce , 2210 IT Roadmap , IT Business Growth Professionals , VA , CompTIA Network+

  The right information technology (IT) training and certification for the right person at the right time—that’s the mission of the competency-driven IT workforce development model in the Office of Information & Technology (OIT) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
  
  Originally deployed to information security officers across VA facilities, OIT’s competency model project ... Read More

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