Computer Careers Book
Saturday, October 28, 2006
from welfare to a computer career
Here's an interesting article about Goodwill in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania teaching people about computers as part of a welfare to work program:
computer careers for welfare recipients
From what little detail the article gives, these people are not being given enough training to actually start a computer program. However, maybe that's the reporter's fault.
Hopefully Goodwill is aiming to teach them enough to qualify for the CompTIA A+ certification to repair, install and upgrade PCs.
Knowing the parts of a computer is fine, but it's not enough to make a living.
Fixing computers is the lowest end of the IT industry, but it's certainly a step up from welfare.
Of course, just getting these people interested in computers is a step forward in itself, but they must go further.
If they're not being given a truly good course, Goodwill might as well stick to teaching them to search for other kinds of jobs online.
The latest article on my computer careers site is:
Ubuntu for Not Yet Techies
Computer Careers
Computer Careers
Marimba update
This article updates the information at:
Marimba for Not Yet Techies
Marimba is now part of BMC Software, Inc., a leading provider of business management software packages. They acquired the Marimba product line in July 2004 since it completes their IT business alignment lifecycle.
They offer products in the areas of: Application Management, Content Distribution, Inventory Management, OS Management, Patch and Anti-Virus Management, Remote Administration and Software Usage.
Marimba still focuses on providing solutions at a cost 50 to 75% below comparable products from the competition due to:
Built on Open Standards
Ease of Use and Ease of Deployment Equals Rapid ROI
Designed For Any end-point
Marimba has product families for both client and server management.
Marimba
Marimba
