Computer Career Training for Military/Defense Personnel and their Families Begins October 14 at Grossmont College.

     El Cajon - Personnel meeting any of the following criteria may be eligible for fully-funded training and support in the Local Area Network (LAN) Specialist training program at Grossmont College through one of the three Career Advancement Centers (CAC) serving Miramar, Camp Pendleton, and San Diego. Classes begin Monday, October 14, 2002 and continue through May 2003.

• Honorably involuntarily separated (within the last 90 days) military and family members (over 18).
   

• Unemployed military family members affected by Permanent Change of Station (PCS).
   

• Displaced (laid-off) full-time Department of Defense employees and family members (over 18).
   

• Separated National Guard and Reserve personnel who have served a consecutive 180 days.

     Personnel not meeting the above criteria may qualify for fully-funded training through the Veterans Administration, Department of Rehabilitation, or private rehabilitation organization. Others may enroll on a private-pay basis. The private-pay cost is $5000 for California residents, $9600 for non-California residents.

     LAN Specialists design, install, operate, and maintain computer networks, so that members of an organization can operate at maximum efficiency by sharing files, data, printers, and other devices. LAN Specialists are creative, technically-oriented, computer-savvy, independent-minded team players.

     Classes meet Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Class sizes are small, learning teams are encouraged, and tutoring is provided. No previous knowledge or experience is required, but it helps to have an aptitude for and desire to learn computing skills. During six months of coursework, students earn approximately 30 units of college credit. The coursework is followed by a 150-hour internship, and job search training and assistance. Once graduates are working, they often use the units they have earned as a springboard to a college degree.

     Courses include Principles of Information Systems, Operating Systems Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, Small Computer Systems, Systems Integration, Wide Area Networks, LAN Management, and Network Design. Students train on networked IBM-compatible PCs using Novell Netware and Windows XP.
Since 1985, Grossmont College's Leadership & Economic Development
Institute (LEDI) has been training motivated individuals for professional careers thatoffer interesting work, competitive pay, good benefits, and a chance to get ahead.

     LAN graduates are typically in great demand, enjoying job security and earning high rates of pay.

     For program details, visit www.grossmont.net/ledi/lanspec.htm For more information or to enroll contact: Malissa Kemp, 619-644-7608; malissa.kemp@gcccd.net
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