Microsoft readies tech training

Seattle PI | at | by Mike

Microsoft said Sunday that in response to the economic crisis, it would sponsor an initiative to help train up to 2 million people in basic technology skills.

Microsoft overpaid severance, wants money returned Pamela Passman, Microsoft's corporate vice president of global corporate affairs, announced the program at a meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.

The three-year initiative, dubbed Elevate America, comes at an awkward moment for the company.

Exactly one month ago, Microsoft embarked on the first mass layoffs in its history, cutting 1,400 people.