2007
Info
Tech Employment
Curriculum
Development Grant
For
Tech Educators
Deadline:
May 30, 2007
Contact: http://www.infotechemployment.com
Submit Application:
howtocurriculum@infotechemployment.com
Tech
educators are invited to apply for the 2007 Info Tech Employment
curriculum development grant. The $500. cash
grant is to be used to develop or augment a curriculum in
“How to Get a Job in Information Technology: Transitioning
from Education to Workplace.” The curriculum should go beyond
technical training. It should provide the resources
and tools to understand the IT industry and the specialized
companies placing for IT employment. High school, college,
university, community college, post secondary school, and
technical institute tech educators and faculty are eligible
to apply.
In addition, 25
applicants will be awarded Info Tech Employment career guides:
“Software Programmer – Consultant – Network Engineer – Application
Developer: Career & Job Guide”, or “IT Jobs – IT
Prospects: Companies-Contacts-Links [in 8 regional editions]”,
or “Computer Jobs with the Growing Information Technology
Professional Services Sector”. Info Tech Employment
is a leading industry news source, publishing advisories on
information technology employment.
A 1-2 page description
of the curriculum in development is required, explaining the
existing or proposed “how to get a job in Information Technology”
curriculum. The cash scholarship will be awarded based on
the usefulness of the curriculum to the students for transitioning
them from the classroom to the workplace, and for providing
them with the tools necessary to find the right companies
for employment.
The 1-2 page description should be sent to howtocurriculum@infotechemployment.com
by June 30, 2007. Winners will be invited
to write about the curriculum for Technology Grant News and
for an article to be featured on the website http://www.infotechemployment.com
. The award will be announced in July 2007.
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