MicroTrain Announces Van Nice-Muller Scholarship Program to Help Unemployed Professionals Get Training to Get Back to Work

by on August 23rd, 2010

More than ever before, employers today are requiring candidates to have specific professional certifications to be considered for the position.  In a recent article, CIO magazine went so far as to say " The time is coming when the word certified will be a synonym for employable ."   And in many industries, that time is already here.

The problem for many is that attaining most certifications requires time, and more importantly, money that often a person who is out of work cannot afford.  Which sets up an unfortunate cycle that becomes difficult to break -- can't get a job without a certification, but can't afford a certification without a job. 

This is where MicroTrain is going to help. Because we have seen many people in this situation, MicroTrain is proud to announce the Van Nice - Muller Scholarship program, which will help out of work individuals get the valuable training and certifications that they need to get their next job.

"This is a rough job market," said Stan Van Nice, MicroTrain CEO and co-founder.  "Since we began MicroTrain back in 1999, we've helped over 10,000 people get training and improve their careers.  But this is the worst job market we've seen, and really wanted to do something to try to make a difference."

MicroTrain will award one full scholarship per quarter to qualified individuals seeking to obtain training and certifications in Project Management, Cisco, CompTIA, IT Management, Microsoft IT, or Office Administration.   Prospective students can inquire for more information by either calling MicroTrain at 888-737-8512 or submitting our online form at  www.microtrain.net/scholarship. 

"Certifications and training are so valuable in your job search," said Dennis Muller, MicroTrain President and co-founder.  "MicroTrain wanted to make a difference and give something back, and I truly hope this scholarship will make the difference in turning someone's life around by helping them land a new job."

More information about the Van Nice - Muller Scholarship can be found at http://www.microtrain.net/scholarship. 

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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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My Career Services Manager was very friendly and helpful and had excellent follow-up. She seemed to really care how things were going and kept me moving in the right direction. The resources available in job search were great and the visibility that there were jobs out there looking for my skillset was promising. Additionally, the training, as well as having an updated resume stating the Microtrain course work I had taken made me feel more confident and marketable as I looked for employment. It showed that I was dedicated and took project management and process management seriously.

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