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"Creating Futures" program reaches 600 members with the support of tech
industry and training companies.
InformationWeek
August 17, 2007
A tech industry group has expanded its program to train veterans transitioning from the military, people with disabilities, at-risk youth, and dislocated workers.
The Computing Technology Industry Association Educational Foundation announced this week that the program, Creating Futures, has drawn support from several tech industry and training companies. Creating Futures works with employers to identify hiring needs, then tailors education and training programs to help individuals obtain the skills employers are seeking.
Current supporters and participants include Element K, Giant Campus, Global Mentoring Solutions, Hewlett-Packard, MeasureUp, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Jacksonville, Fla., Pearson VUE, Prometric, Ricoh, Service 800, Technology Training and Services Corp., and TechSkills.
The donations help people obtain education, training, and professional certifications. So far, 600 otherwise disadvantaged people have gone to work in the technology industry, with help from CompTIA's Educational Foundation.
CompTIA says that Creating Futures is different from other programs because it is based on employers needs and emerging IT trends, identifying candidates in underrepresented groups, training individuals to fit employers' needs, and helping the individuals obtain long-term IT positions. Normally, such training would average around $4,500, a representative for CompTIA said.
CompTIA's Educational Foundation launched in 1998. The organization established Creating Futures last year, with its first training project in Dublin, Ireland. Ten people participated in that project.
Earlier this year, CompTIA began two Creating Futures programs in the United States. The group trained recently retired military personnel in the Jacksonville, Fla., area, as well as students at St. Martin de Porres High School in Cleveland. Twenty-two people have completed the program this year, and another 70 are enrolled in various programs.
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