Governor’s IT Training Initiative Provides Tuition Assistance for IT Certificate Training

This program has been extended until June 30, 2009!

Vermonters are invited to apply for high-tech training and substantial tuition assistance from the Governor’s IT Training Initiative, which is a collaborative effort of the Vermont Information Technology Center (VITC), Champlain College, the Vermont Department of Labor and the Human Resources Investment Council. It’s funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative.

For qualified employed individuals, up to 70 percent of tuition costs for an IT professional certificate will be covered under the grant. Additional tuition assistance may be available through a student’s employer. For qualified unemployed and dislocated individuals, 100 percent of tuition costs will be covered under the grant.

Applicants can choose from 19 professional certificate programs at Champlain College, most of which are available online from anywhere in Vermont. Tuition assistance is not available to current Champlain College students.

Professional certificates offer industry-recognized, concentrated skills training for incumbent IT workers who need to increase their occupational expertise, or for unemployed or dislocated job seekers in need of the quickest route to new career opportunities in IT. Certificates take between eight and 24 months to complete, depending on factors such as the number of courses taken per semester, number of courses required per program, prerequisite courses required, or the availability of required courses.

For more information, please contact VITC at (802) 865-6402 to learn more about the Governor’s IT Training Initiative grant program.