MCP Certification Training Program - Is a 16-week program to prepare participants to pass one or more proficiency exams in one or more Microsoft Office products (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), to earn an MCP certification and to prepare participants for technology-oriented careers. The MCP program covers Levels I and II of Microsoft Office products.
Maryland residents may be eligible for MCP or other training programs through WIA Individual Training Accounts (ITA). Please contact your Local Workforce Investment Board "One Stop Career Center", to receive employment counseling, to determine your eligibility for WIA funding, and explore the possibility of WIA funding for training.
Note: The MCP Certification Training program is only available under contract in the State of Maryland.
Education-2-Go - Is a 12-week online training program made possible through our partnership with the National Education Foundation to prepare individuals to become an MCP or IC3 professional. To learn more, click here
Mobile Employment and Technology Training™ (METT) - Is a training and development program that helps homeless women return to economic independence with life, employment, technology and career development training services. To ensure that childcare and transportation barriers do not create obstacles for METT participants, training is provided with laptop computers.
Savvy Tech Girls™ - A program designed to increase the percentage of women college graduates in computer science, engineering, and computer information systems. The goal of Savvy Tech Girls is to (1) help educationally challenged girls build confidence, self-esteem, and a positive vision for their future in technology, (2) help them learn and integrate technology into their daily lives, (3) to strengthen girls' ability to succeed and/or excel in math and science with mentoring and tutorial assistance, and (4) orient girls in the technology discipline and profession to maximize their learning and interest in technology or engineering careers. The program is offered as a an after-school program, summer camp, and Saturday Boot Camp.
Starting Over for Economic Independence™ (SOFEI) - Is a sixteen-week entrepreneur program that prepares low-income women-headed, householders to start and grow a business through training and development, mentoring and coaching, technical assistance, and mini-grants. Click here to view calendar
VoicesUnheard™ - Is a leadership development and mentoring program for girls in foster care of in Prince George's County, Maryland. The program's purpose is to help teenage girls transform into powerful leaders, change agents, and women through training, mentoring, counseling, and moral support. Enrollment will begin in the Fall of 2010.