Mississippi Delta is Fertile Ground for Innovative IT Training Program.INDIANOLA, Miss. -- Mississippi Delta Community College Mississippi Delta Community College is a community college based in Moorhead, Mississippi. It also offers courses at locations in Drew, Greenville, Greenwood, and Indianola, Mississippi. Its mascot is the Trojan warrior. The college's president is Dr. Larry G. Bailey. and Athena - The Training Professionals Join NITAS NITAS National Information Technology Apprenticeship System NITAS Network of Independent Travel Agencies (Philippines) Initiative to Prepare IT Workforce for the 21st Century New training opportunities in the information technology (IT) industry are now available to workers and students in the Mississippi Delta This article is about the geographic region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. For other uses, see Mississippi Delta (disambiguation). The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo region. Mississippi Delta Community College and Athena--The Training Professionals have teamed together to offer IT courses required for participants in the National IT Apprenticeship apprenticeship, system of learning a craft or trade from one who is engaged in it and of paying for the instruction by a given number of years of work. The practice was known in ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as in modern Europe and to some extent System (NITAS). The NITAS program, administered by the Computing Technology Industry Association See CompTIA. (CompTIA) and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides IT workers with the right skills and the on-the-job experience to make a lasting, positive impact with employers. Mississippi Delta Community College and Athena have joined the NITAS initiative as training partners, CompTIA announced today. "The Mississippi Delta has been especially hard hit by the economic slow down, so business and community leaders in our college's seven-county service area are very encouraged by the opportunities available through NITAS," said Becky Doyle, industrial information specialist at the Charles W. Capps, Jr. Technology Center, a division of Mississippi Delta Community College. "Partnering with Athena will enhance our area's skilled labor workforce with hopes of attracting additional industry and jobs to the region. Employers will benefit because NITAS helps HR managers to identify what training is needed; and students will be better prepared for the IT careers that are available with local industries." "IT jobs are going unfilled because there aren't enough people with the right skills to fill them," said Neill Hopkins, vice president, workforce development and training, CompTIA. "The challenge is matching up the employers who need workers with the people and places that need jobs. That's where NITAS comes in - to ensure that IT workers have the education, training and skills to fill the jobs that the economy creates." A key component of the NITAS program is a web-enabled database that stores career transcripts and performance records of validated val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. competencies - including training records, coaching records, hours of experience, and certifications achieved - for each participating worker. This information is used as credentialing Credentialing is the administrative process for validating the qualifications of licensed professionals, organizational members or organizations, and assessing their background and legitimacy. criteria that enable the worker and employer to track competencies and to plan for future training needs. "IT workers who participate in the NITAS program receive a more complete training experience," said Marc Curvin, chief executive officer, Athena, who assisted in the development of the training program. "They will learn faster; and they will gain specific IT competencies in demand by employers, which will enable them to advance in their careers more rapidly." Athena--The Learning Professionals (www.athenaclc.com), headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., provides high quality technical training to IT professionals in Jackson, Miss.; Birmingham, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. .; Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.; and surrounding areas. Athena is working to extend the NITAS program to other regions of its service area, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Robert Wilson Robert Wilson may refer to:
NITAS is structured to offer a comprehensive "lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. " path for virtually any IT workers. The structured program measures practical skills and achievements and identifies weaknesses and skill gaps. The gaps are addressed through a combination of the classroom learning and on-the-job training. Knowledge gained in the classroom is immediately applied to the job setting. The program is relevant to: --Students in IT educational/training programs who are preparing to enter the IT workforce. --New IT workers looking to validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data their skills and competencies. --Experienced IT workers who need new skills or advanced training to adapt to new technologies, roles and responsibilities. The NITAS program allows employers to add company-specific elements to their training and certification regimens and have the freedom to manage the program in a way that meets their own unique requirements. Employers benefit from this flexibility because NITAS training and certification programs are tailored to match the IT skills they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , creating a more capable workforce with a high level of competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. across a range of IT skills. About NITAS The National Information Technology Apprenticeship System (NITAS) is developing the U.S. IT workforce for the 21st Century through a combination of structured on-the-job training and classroom instruction. Through NITAS, IT workers develop the right skills and work experience to make a lasting, positive impact with their employers; and organizations secure a workforce with a high level of competency across a range of IT skills. NITAS is administered by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and is endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor. For more information on NITAS, please visit www.nitas.us. About CompTIA CompTIA is a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry. For more than 22 years CompTIA has provided research, networking and partnering opportunities to its 20,000 members in 89 countries. The association is involved in developing standards and best practices, and influencing the political, economic and educational arenas that impact IT worldwide. More information is at www.comptia.org. |
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