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MicroTrain Renovates Classrooms as Part of Overall Facility Improvements

by on February 2nd, 2010

As part of the ongoing effort to maintain the highest quality training environment, MicroTrain Technologies recently upgraded each of its three area facilities to enhance the equipment and make the classrooms more comfortable.  The classroom remodeling effort, which is part of MicroTrain's larger infrastructure upgrade and improvement, was completed the week of January 29, 2010.

As part of the upgrade, MicroTrain replaced the computers at the student workstations in the classrooms to new, faster and more capable models that will provide students with more convenience and enhanced training options.  This upgrade included new CPUs, monitors, keyboards, and mice.  In addition, MicroTrain also installed new training tables that offer students better ergonomics and more comfort, enhancing the learning experience.

"At MicroTrain we are always looking for ways to improve our students' experience," said Stan Van Nice, CEO and co-founder of MicroTrain.  "These recent upgrades ensure that our facilities remain state of the art and offer the most effective and convent training experience.  The classroom upgrades we made over the first month of 2010 are just part of the larger, and ongoing effort to improve our facilities and ensure that we remain a training leader in Chicago."

.NET Framework too many versions

by Cecille Ramirez on February 1st, 2010

There are various versions of .NET Framework. It’s a total confusion for developers trying to move to .NET programming on to which one should be installed and why.

With the Visual Studio 2005, the version that goes with it is 2.0. But if the client has Windows Vista, side by side, a 3.0 will also be available. Keep in mind, it may be different versions but at the end of the day, it’s about what classes are there that will benefit you as a developer.

Now, maybe some of you have already been working on Visual Studio 2008. Then this one has the framework 3.5. With the release of the Visual Studio 2010, definitely the version will be at 4.0.

You may have noticed, as Microsoft releases a new version of their development environment, a new framework goes with it. But not just for the sake of coming up with new ones. With the version 3.0, what was introduced there is the primer for the foundation classes and the full blown of that is in the 3.5. So what are these foundation classes for?

Foundation classes are the new generation technologies for building up applications that are way more advanced in many aspects. For example, the Windows Presentation Foundation class aka WPF is a technology that allows developer to build a window based application with a layer for animation, intuitiveness and not just pure fancy. On top of that, there are other classes that addressed workflow and communication. Who will not want this after all?

.NET is evolving pretty fast to address faster development time, code reusing and securing applications. Everything is in the object. It’s a matter of knowing which class library to use from which framework version to address your need.

For more information about the side by side what’s in it at each version, check out Microsoft website or better yet Wikipedia. Or check back and I may have to differentiate it in my next blog.

Raves & Praise

D. Easter

PMP Certification Training, November 2008

Thanks Microtrain for conducting a great PMP course that set me on a successful path to obtain my PMP certification. I have passed the test!

Kaycee Ekufu

MCSA

The instructor [Al Khalfan] was very knowledgeable in the field. He presented the materials and concepts with a professional touch. He also frequently adds humor to his teachings, which made it easier for me to understand. The support staff was all nice, gentle, caring, and very helpful. The materials, rooms and amenities were excellent and exceeded expected standards.

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Employer Partner Feedback

Dawn has been a pleasure to work with. She is diligent in her efforts to give MicroTrain’s students the best opportunities to connect and network with various companies and players in the job market. The curriculums and certification programs are in line with today’s current IT needs. It’s good to see that they evolve with what employers are most seeking out there. I would recommend to any employer that hires skilled IT workers that they look into MicroTrain’s career services department as a potential source of candidates. The business of hiring can be quite costly, and Dawn and her staff provide a free service to outside companies. This value-add for MicroTrain’s students aligns with their mission in both training and job assistance to set up a win/win scenario for all involved.

Jean S.

PMP Certification Training, Lombard, 2008

I was laid off for many months and not really getting many callbacks for my resume and no job offers. After I put the letters PMP on it, not only did I see an increase in quantity, but also quality of interviews. I had been spinning my wheels for 5 months, and after the PMP went on, I had 2 job offers in 6 weeks. It really was the "golden ticket"

David

A Cisco Success Story

I attended a resume writing seminar & conducted mock phone interviews with a Microtrain career counselor. These two activities gave me a leg up on distinguishing myself from all the other people looking for work. Since the career counselor's at Microtrain had a track record of getting people hired, their insight and positive past experiences helped me tremendously in getting hired with a Cisco Voice Systems Integrator in the Chicago area. I was hired as a Cisco Voice Tech Engineer with a starting salary of $65,000 / year with a Cisco voice systems reseller located in the Chicagoland area. Microtrain was very instramental in making this a reality. From expediting my WIA grant, to providing excellent hands-on training from knowledgable instructors I was able to achieve becoming certified with my CCNP. Microtrain's career services was the final catalyst in connecting me with this company by communicating with them on my behalf and with me in setting up the interview. One week later and I was hired. No joke. Thanks Microtrain!

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