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Sinclair launches free cybersecurity training for K-12 administrators

Ask a Tech Teacher

Some common cybersecurity threats faced by K-12 schools include data breaches, BYOD policies, unsecured WiFi networks, insider threats, and lack of security awareness training. Full Story: Dayton Daily News (Ohio) (tiered subscription model) (3/25) Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said. You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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‘Wasted money’: How career-training companies scoop up federal funds with little oversight

The Hechinger Report

Magilke qualified for a government grant to go back to school, she was told, at a place the center suggested: an online company called MedCerts. But she said she was never told that she needed in-person clinical training — which MedCerts did not provide — to make her a viable candidate for a job as a medical assistant.

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Forget Unpaid Internships. Instead, Colleges Should Offer Work-Based Courses.

Edsurge

Colleges have already come up with a model for this by offering work-based courses , which pair students with businesses and other organizations to solve real-world problems. While working, students receive industry exposure and mentorship from senior product managers and other stakeholders from the company. Few can choose the latter.

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How Internship Programs Can Benefit Your Company

EdNews Daily

Many businesses, big and small alike, have reaped significant returns through company internship programs. The most common reason why companies create internship programs is to find top talent. Also, it is not too expensive to hire interns and provide them with basic training. per […].

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Employers Are Changing How They View Training. Here are Education Trends They See Coming.

Edsurge

Many of the largest employers in the country are changing how they approach offering training and education benefits to their employees. Companies will ditch the classroom model in favor of a mobile education approach. Degrees will become shorter and stackable. Skills will become king.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Outlier.org 

eSchool News

Its diverse catalog of award-winning courses in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are taught by hand-picked, world-class instructors from NASA, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and other top institutions. The courses are designed to fit within a standard 45-minute period.

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