Microsoft releases job training vouchers in Washington
PC World | at | by Mike
Microsoft is offering 30,000 vouchers for free worker training classes in Washington state, at an estimated value of US$3 million, the company said on Monday. The vouchers are part of Microsoft's Elevate America program, first announced in February, that is designed to provide technology training to 2 million Americans. Initially, Washington, New York and Florida are part of the program.
Any state in the nation can simply call Microsoft and request to be part of the program, said Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, during a press conference in Seattle. April Livingstone, who was laid off from her job as an administrative assistant about six months ago and attended the event, has already redeemed her voucher, which she plans to use to take an online course about using Microsoft Office products.