http://www.pcworld.com/article/2060539/microsoft-giving-away-free-it-training-and-a-job-to-soldiers.html
By Mark Hachman
PCWorld.com
Nov 4, 2013
On Monday, Microsoft said it will offer a free 16-week IT course for
soldiers transitioning out of the military into civilian life—with a
guaranteed job at the end of it.
The Microsoft Software & Systems Academy will be based on the Microsoft IT
Academy, offering the training necessary to take the next step and pursue
training to become a developer, applications engineer or IT project
manager. At the end of the course, Microsoft said, participants will be
hired as software testers by either Microsoft or Launch Consulting, the
technology consulting firm administering the program. As the program
expands, those additional soldiers will be guaranteed at least a job
interview.
Microsoft launched a pilot implementation of the Academy at the Joint Base
Lewis-McCord (JBLM) in Washington, where about 8,000 service members are
expected to move out of the military into civilian life as the U.S. winds
down conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Vow to Hire Heroes Act,
sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), allows those soldiers to begin
the transition process while they’re actually employed by the military.
“American servicemembers possess the drive, self-discipline and
problem-solving skills that are essential for the technology industry,”
said Microsoft executive vice president and general counsel Brad Smith in
a statement. “The Microsoft Software & Systems Academy is a bridge between
one great career—serving in the U.S. military—and another, creating
technologies that improve lives.”
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