{"id":1262,"date":"2009-06-02T19:42:30","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T23:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/american-legion-offers-free-computer-training-to-wounded-warriors-in-houston-1464\/"},"modified":"2009-06-02T19:42:30","modified_gmt":"2009-06-02T23:42:30","slug":"american-legion-offers-free-computer-training-to-wounded-warriors-in-houston-1464","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/american-legion-offers-free-computer-training-to-wounded-warriors-in-houston-1464\/","title":{"rendered":"American Legion Offers Free Computer Training to Wounded Warriors in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Oakbrook Terrace<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">, Ill., June 1, 2009, <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">With support from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creatingfutures.us\/\"><span style=\"color: windowtext\">CompTIA Educational Foundation<\/span><\/a>, the American Legion will offer a free computer skills development and job placement program to wounded warriors this summer in Houston, Texas.<span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"content1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#333333\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span class=\"content1\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><font color=\"#333333\">Running mid-June to early September, the program will hold a recurring cycle of three classes on Saturday afternoons at three Legion posts (<\/font><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Parker Rd. Post 586, Humble Post 132 and Channelview DeZavala Elementary School at 16150 Second St.) and at the U.S. Vets Receiving Center at 1418 Preston. Courses will be taught by adjunct faculty from local colleges.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Any military veteran, Sons of the Legion (SLA) member, or auxiliary member is eligible to attend the program.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">The first Saturday will focus on using the Internet, interfacing with Texas WorkForce, and selecting jobs.&nbsp;Each participant will select target companies based on their individual background. The second Saturday, participants will learn how to read online job listings, select buzzwords from an applicants background and integrate them into their own resume. The third Saturday, participants will prepare cover letters and resumes to companies they have previously selected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">Prospective participants can register for training with Jim Hauck of the American Legion at <a href=\"mailto:chemeng@hughes.net\">chemeng@hughes.net<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">About the CompTIA Educational Foundation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;\">The CompTIA Educational Foundation provides career opportunities for individuals who historically have been under-represented in the IT workforce. With the support of individuals, industry leaders, companies and the government, the Foundation creates programs aimed at helping U.S. veterans, at-risk youth, women, minorities, dislocated workers, and individuals with disabilities to obtain the technical and business skills employers require. Since its creation in 1998, the Foundation has helped more than 1,000 individuals enter the IT workforce, helping the industry alleviate its shortage of skilled workers. For more information or to make a donation to the CompTIA Educational Foundation, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comptia-ef.org\/\">http:\/\/www.CompTIA-EF.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., June 1, 2009, With support from the CompTIA Educational Foundation, the American Legion will offer a free computer skills development and job placement program to wounded warriors this summer in Houston, Texas.&nbsp; &nbsp; Running mid-June to early September, the program will hold a recurring cycle of three classes on Saturday afternoons at &#8230; <a title=\"American Legion Offers Free Computer Training to Wounded Warriors in Houston\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/american-legion-offers-free-computer-training-to-wounded-warriors-in-houston-1464\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about American Legion Offers Free Computer Training to Wounded Warriors in Houston\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":351,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[962,94,93],"class_list":["post-1262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest","tag-american-legion-offers-free-computer-training-to-wounded-warriors-in-houston","tag-latest-news","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>American Legion Offers Free Computer Training to Wounded Warriors in Houston - The Force Field Podcast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theforcefield.net\/podcast\/american-legion-offers-free-computer-training-to-wounded-warriors-in-houston-1464\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"American Legion Offers Free Computer Training to Wounded Warriors in Houston - The Force Field Podcast\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., June 1, 2009, With support from the CompTIA Educational Foundation, the American Legion will offer a free computer skills development and job placement program to wounded warriors this summer in Houston, Texas.&nbsp; &nbsp; Running mid-June to early September, the program will hold a recurring cycle of three classes on Saturday afternoons at ... 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