Goodwill Industries of Southern California Boots Up New Office Software Training Program Featuring Windows 95 and Microsoft Office.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 1997--A new computer training program is open to the public to prepare it for the high-tech office environment. The course offers hands-on instruction on Windows 95 and Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook). Classes are being held at Goodwill's main office in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , which is located at 342 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . "Its purpose is to provide low-cost training to all persons who are interested in continuing their education in today's ever-changing job market," said John W. Grant, director, management information systems. "Traditionally, Goodwill's training programs are open to persons who are eligible for a third-party funding source. This is a new computer training program that is open to the public and is funded by the fees charged to each student. The fees will also assist in the funding and further advancement of our mission to provide education, training and job opportunities to people with disabilities and other vocational disadvantages," said Grant. Training sessions include six hours of hands-on instruction, and each class meets twice for three hours. The cost for the Office Software Training program, including the course textbook textbook Informatics A treatise on a particular subject. See Bible. , is $99. "This is an exceptional value as classes of similar content are being offered around the Los Angeles area for as much as $349," said Grant. The new program is an extension of Goodwill's Computer Recycling Most major Computer manufacturers offer some form of recycling, often as a free replacement service when purchasing a new PC. At the user's request they may mail in their old computer, or arrange for pickup from the manufacturer. Services, which began earlier this year. Goodwill sells used computers that are donated by companies that are upgrading or installing new systems. Computer Recycling Services offers PC/XT PC/XT Personal Computer/Extended Technology (IBM) 8088 to 486 models. All the computers contain DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 or Windows 95, and prices range from $75 to $400. "Our mission is to provide reconditioned re·con·di·tion tr.v. re·con·di·tioned, re·con·di·tion·ing, re·con·di·tions To restore to good condition, especially by repairing, renovating, or rebuilding. computers for sale at a low cost to not-for-profit organizations and low-income families who would be otherwise unable to afford to purchase a computer. At the same time, we provide job training and employment opportunities in computer-related jobs for people with disabilities and other vocational disadvantages," said Grant. Goodwill Industries of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, is a 78-year-old nonsectarian, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the quality of the lives of people who have disabilities and other vocational disadvantages by assisting them to become productive and self-sufficient through education, training and job opportunities. CONTACT: Goodwill Industries of Southern California, Los Angeles Richard Guiss, 213/223-1211, ext. 222 |
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