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OPENING DOORS TO A CAREER
Skills-training programs offer different opportunities for success
BY JACOB OWENS
Photo courtesy of TechImpact
P4 STUFF | DelawareBusinessTimes.com
W hile it’s true that earning a college degree may dramatically boost lifetime earnings, it doesn’t mean that those who don’t earn one can’t find
well-paying jobs.
Delaware has several job skills training programs,
both for those young adults who struggled in or didn’t complete high school, and those who did but aren’t sure of their next steps.
Many of the opportunities are in Delaware’s rapidly growing information technology (IT) field, especially in connection with the Wilmington area’s financial services sector. Supporting the large regional and national
banks headquartered in the city are two nonprofit IT job training programs, TechImpact’s ITWorks and Zip Code Wilmington.
TechImpact’s free 16-week program teaches
students about computer hardware, troubleshooting,
IT networking, security and more to prepare for the CompTIA A+ and Cisco IT Essentials certification exams, which make them eligible for jobs such as help desk technicians, end-user support techs, IT specialists
and field technicians. After completion, students
gain hands-on experience in an internship at a local corporation or nonprofit.
