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Increasing Skills and Elevating America
Notice:
Iowa is no longer
accepting voucher requests.
Governor Chet Culver announces a major public-private partnership
between Microsoft and the State of Iowa to provide free technology
training for up to 5,700 unemployed Iowans, starting July 15, 2009.
 Iowa’s economy has gone through a tremendous transformation over the
past 10 years. There is no longer any such thing as job security. It
used to be that an Iowa worker could work 30 or 35 years for the same
company and retire. If that worker did lose their job before retirement,
they could rely on their work history and job title to qualify for their
next job. Labor was less technical. Loyalty, dedication and a strong
work ethic were valued to the point that workers could rely on those
traits as security in the competitive employment market.
The reality of the situation is that type of job security is a thing of
the past. A worker’s primary security in the new economy is in their
individual skill set. Over time, Iowa has transformed in to a “skills
based” economy. Labor has become more technical. Workers must possess
demand-driven skills and be able to describe and deliver their skill
sets to have security in the modern economic environment. Even more
important, workers must continuously improve and modernize their skills
to keep up with the changing world of work. Consequently, Iowa’s
workforce must embrace lifelong learning as an important and necessary
component to security in the modern economy. On July 15, Iowa is taking
another step forward in developing a skills based workforce for the
future.
In cooperation with Microsoft Corporation, the State of Iowa is pleased
to offer vouchers for E-Learning courses at no cost to you. Get the IT
skills, training and resources you need to compete for the jobs of today
and tomorrow.
About the Vouchers and Training Programs
The Elevate America training
program provides unlimited access to Microsoft’s Digital Literacy
program for individuals who are new to computing. To begin using the
basic program, click here.
The portion of Elevate America requiring vouchers is as follows:
|
Voucher Type |
Remaining Vouchers |
Microsoft E-Learning, Includes:
• Information Worker (Windows XP & Office 2003 OR Windows Vista
& Office 2007) |
0*
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Microsoft E-Learning: IT Professional Standard and Extended
Library |
0* |
Microsoft Business Certification Exam, to be divided among:
• Office 2003
• Office 2007 |
0*
0* |
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Totals: |
0* |
*Program Now Ended
Requests for voucher
codes will be accepted through October 25, 2009. All Information
Worker and IT Professional voucher codes must be activated on the
Microsoft Website at
www.microsoft.com/ElevateAmerica by Tuesday, October 27th. You
will still have six months to complete the training after
activation.
Office 2003 and Office 2007 Certification vouchers must be utilized
for the testing by November 2, 2009. Testing locations are available
at
www.certiport.com/centerlocator.
Visit
www.microsoft.com/elevateamerica to learn about additional free and
low cost online resources you can take advantage of today, including:
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Tools to find the
technology skills needed for a wide range of jobs
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Access to learn basic
IT skills through the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum
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Career resources for
students
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Information about
internships and entry-level jobs for students
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Free tutorials to
learn modern Web design
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