A Company Commitment to Life Long Learning; Telluride Awarded a $60,900 Massachusetts Workforce Training Grant.Business/Technology Editors NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2002 The Telluride Telluride (tĕl`yərīd), town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. Group, a technology management firm based in Newton is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Massachusetts Workforce Development Training Grant in the amount of $60,900. This funding will pay for sales and account management training courses and advanced technical training so that Telluride can continue to provide innovative remote support to its clients. The Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training (DET DET diethyltryptamine. DET n. Diethyltryptamine; a hallucinogenic agent similar to DMT. ) provides grants to small and medium-sized companies with the goal of retaining and educating current employees and contributing to the overall success of business in Massachusetts. The application process is highly competitive and The Telluride Group was selected to receive one of these coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. grants for the second year in a row. "I am very proud of our staff's commitment to life-long learning -- it is one of our core values," said Jeff Behrens, President and Founder of Telluride. Behrens continued, "We hire the best and brightest and we know that we must constantly improve. Our staff don't rest on their laurels -- they are always taking courses on new and emerging technologies and building their skills to become better managers." Last year Telluride staff logged over 1200 hours to managerial and technical training. Staff participated in a range of courses from open-book financial training to advanced Citrix and SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. courses. In addition to the training provided during regular work hours, many staff also took advantage of the company's generous tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. program and enrolled in graduate level courses at night. Several staff are enrolled in part-time masters degree programs. The Telluride Group, Inc. is a comprehensive computer systems management firm that works with small and mid-sized professional service organizations on a long-term basis. Telluride's clients do not have their own in-house MIS (1) (Management Information System) An information system that integrates data from all the departments it serves and provides operations and management with the information they require. departments; instead, they work with an experienced team of Telluride analysts who design and maintain their IT systems. These partnerships give Telluride's clients the freedom to concentrate on their core business so that they can reach new levels of success. For more information please contact Amanda Johnson at 617-527-8500. |
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