Unemployed Professional or Administrator?

You may qualify for Chicago Career Tech’s Job Retraining Program Apply today at www.chicagocareertech.com Applications due August 13, 2010 for October 2010 thru April 2011 session

Chicago Career Tech is an innovative job retraining program that integrates classroom training, employer- and service-based learning with a corporation/government agency and nonprofit organization to provide unemployed middle-income workers with the skills necessary for high-demand technology-based careers.

By assisting displaced middle-income workers in securing skills to succeed in today’s competitive job market, Chicago Career Tech is also helping to build Chicago’s technology workforce and attract prospective employers to the city.

Participants in this six-month, six-day-a-week training program will:

• Prepare participants for technology-based careers by providing training in an array of in-demand technology fields, including digital media, healthcare information technology, Microsoft certifications, network management, project management, technical sales, telecommunications, and Web design and development, among others
• Receive classroom training certifications from leading educational institutions at no cost.
• Gain hands-on experience at businesses and nonprofit agencies
• Receive a weekly stipend (while still qualifying for unemployment insurance, if eligible)

You may qualify if you meet the following minimum eligibility requirements:

• City of Chicago resident
• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Unemployed (after January 1, 2008), with previous annual income of $25,000 to $75,000
• Currently collecting or have exhausted unemployment insurance in the State of Illinois
• Not currently enrolled in another job training program

Visit www.chicagocareertech.com for more information and an online application.

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