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ENTERTECH™ CLASSES
Austin Area Urban League (Austin, Texas)
The Austin Area Urban League (http://www.aaul.org/),
as part of their workforce education programs, will
offer EnterTech in their new state-of-art Dell computer
lab. The mission of the Urban League is to assist
African Americans and disadvantaged citizens in the
achievement of social and economic equality.
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Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Austin Community College, in coordination
with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin
and the Capital
of Texas Workforce Development Board and Centers,
is offering EnterTech to unemployed and housing-assisted
persons through its continuing education programs.
Students receive continuing education credits from
the college.
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Capital Area Training Foundation (Austin,
Texas)
EnterTech is offered to adult learners in an evening
continuing education environment. The Capital
Area Training Foundation is a non-profit, industry-led
organization that brings educators and employers together
to create a quality workforce and to prepare all students
for lifelong learning and career success. EnterTech
is offered as part of their Telecommunity Partnership
Initiative, a program offering free computer skills
training, community access, and job-seeking assistance
for adults in the evenings at Travis High School in
Southeast Austin.
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Kyle Family Learning and Career Center
(Kyle, Texas)
The Kyle Family Learning and Career Center offers EnterTech
in conjunction with adult basic education, GED preparation,
and computer skills training curricula. The Center
is one of the programs of Community Action Inc. of
San Marcos, Texas. A bonus feature to this rural organization
is co-housing with a workforce development center
to create a one-stop center for social services, training
and employment referrals.
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McAllen ISD - Options in Education High
School (McAllen, Texas)
EnterTech was offered as a supplement to business and
marketing coursework to sophomores, juniors and seniors
within an alternative high school setting. Options in
Education High School is an alternative educational
program that recognizes the unique learning and motivational
needs of students and provides a flexible, student-centered
learning environment which empowers them to achieve
their full potential as lifelong learners. The diverse
grouping at Options consists of high school students
from McAllen ISD who are not experiencing success
in traditional settings. Some find themselves in high-risk
situations that need to be addressed. An equal number
choose Options to meet their employment and college-bound
acceleration goals.
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Near Northside Partners Council (Fort
Worth, Texas)
The Near
Northside Partners Council (NNPC) is incorporating
EnterTech with its Neighborhood Jobs
Initiative to connect Fort Worth inner-city residents
to jobs in growth sectors offering better pay and
benefits. Unlike many urban, inner-city neighborhoods,
their main employment issue is not one of unemployment
but of underemployment. The majority of residents
work in low-skill, low-wage jobs. NNPC seeks to enable
better job placements. Their long-term goal is to
evolve into an organization that emphasizes job retention
and advancement in the labor market.
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Quinn Campus & McClennan Community
College (Waco, Texas)
Quinn Campus, McClennan Community College and
the Heart of Texas Workforce Board and Center
are collaborating to offer EnterTech to unemployed
Waco residents. Quinn Campus is a unique historical
site - the first African American college west of
the Mississippi River - currently under renovation
and redevelopment into a 21st century community center
that emphasizes education, technology, economic development
and cultural/recreational activities.
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River City Youth Foundation (Austin, Texas)
River City Youth Foundation (http://www.rivercityyouth.org/)
provides support and educational services to East
Austin youth and their families. In coordination with
Austin Community College, RCYF opened their computer
lab to neighborhood residents to provide job skills
and leads into the high-tech employment sector. RCYF
is committed to helping community members reach their
highest potential in education, personal and social
responsibility.
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