Danbury's WestConn To Award Certificates To 10 Veterans

DANBURY, Conn. — After six months learning about project management and information technology at a satellite campus of Danbury's Western Connecticut State University, 10 military veterans are ready for the corporate world.

A satellite campus of Western Connecticut State University recently provided 10 military veterans six months of corporate world training.
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by The Daily Voice

10/12/2013 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 16, friends and families will watch as the 10 graduates receive their certificates that enable them to begin corporate careers, with some continuing their college education.

By participating with Workforce Opportunity Services, a registered nonprofit company that affords young adults in inner-city, rural and under-served areas an opportunity to chart their own path to personal, professional and financial independence through scholarship programs, WCSU prepared veteran-students for the ins and outs of professional management at the Fortune 500 level.

The two-semester, six-month training program also matched students with corporations where they received on-the-job training. Students are now encouraged to enter a bachelor’s degree program paid for by Workforce Opportunity Service or the employer corporation.

Qualifying participants of the program must have a high school diploma, an honorable discharge and military service past Sept. 11, 2001.

For more information, call 940-224-4764 or apply at www.wforce.org.

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