October 26, 2020

Municipalities Building In-House IT Support

Minneapolis embarked upon an ambitious effort to upgrade city technology offerings. To succeed, they needed a top-notch help desk. For that, officials looked to CompTIA Tech Career Academy.
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October 19, 2020

Skills Honed While in Military Service Open Door to New IT Career

While serving in the Army, Sarai Ekblad demonstrated resourcefulness and leadership — skills that carried over into a post-military career in information technology.
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Students working in class
October 13, 2020

From Server to Server: Career Switching from Service Industries to Tech

Waiters, cashiers, gig delivery drivers and others in hospitality, retail and service industries can transition into high-paying tech jobs more quickly and easily than you’d think.
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June 22, 2020

CompTIA Stackable Certifications: How Mentored Learning Can Help You Reach Your Goals

With self-paced mentored learning, students in our custom training programs can learn at their own speed, their own level and at their own convenience all with the support of experienced instructors to guide them through the learning process.
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October 5, 2020

Tech Jobs Bring Stability to Career Changers

Are the unstable times of the pandemic motivating you to change careers? Consider tech training for a new job on the IT help desk in 2021.
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July 30, 2020

Talking Upskilling on the Texas Workforce Commission Webinar

On a webinar presented by the Texas Workforce Commission on Helping Texas Impacted by COVID-19, Mark Plunkett of CompTIA Tech discussed on-ramps for people in Texas to gain the skills they need to pursue a tech career.
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August 24, 2020

How Missouri’s Workforce Board Helps People Gain Digital Skills for Tech Jobs & More

Dr. Mardy Leathers, director of Missouri’s Office of Workforce Development, explains how custom IT training from CompTIA helps Missourians develop digital job and life skills.
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August 26, 2020

How Missouri’s Workforce Board Runs the State’s First-Ever Digital Apprenticeship Program

Dr. Mardy Leathers, director of Missouri’s Office of Workforce Development, describes how his team collaborates with CompTIA Tech's custom training program to offer the state’s first-ever digital apprenticeship program.
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September 28, 2020

JFCS Partnering with CompTIA Tech to Serve Twin Cities Families in Need

Partnerships between CompTIA Tech Career Academy and community-based charities like JFCS help lift low-income families out of poverty and into rewarding and upwardly mobile IT careers.
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Registration is Open
September 21, 2020

Registration Open for 2021 IT Training Classes

Our class schedule for our 2021 IT-Ready Technical Support program is now posted. Applications for the first class are due by December 6 with financial grants and student loans available to qualifying students.
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