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Strengthening Digital Literacy Skills in Michigan with Facebook

Digital Promise

Celena Mancina is Vice President of Operations at Grand Circus , a Detroit-based organization that provides digital literacy training. As the partnership manager of the Facebook Community Boost grant in Michigan, Celena serves as a thought partner and resource developer to partner organizations across the state.

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As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

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Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta yesterday, as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sweeping vision of creating a next-generation “embodied” internet inspired by science fiction, where users, as he described it , will be “in the experience, not just looking at it.” And he is targeting education as one key part of that vision.

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Free – Google Certification Training

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Free Resources for Preparing for Google Certification Training I saw on Facebook someone asking about training so they can pass the Google Certification test. Google provides a free training course that in theory should be sufficient for passing the test.

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Facebook Launches Courses to Help Adult Learners Skill Up

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In its latest move in the education space, Facebook has launched career development courses geared toward adult learners looking to get a foothold in the digital economy. This latest update builds on previous efforts by the company to support digital-skills training to small-business owners on its platform over the years.

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New Social Media Micro-credentials Support Social Mobility for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Though an estimated one-third of US workers across industries and occupations would benefit from developing digital skills—particularly among workers of color —fewer than 10 percent of people who need digital skills training and support are able to access education services due to longstanding systemic inequities.

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Epilepsy Foundation Partners with Vector Solutions to Offer Seizure First Aid Trainings to Educators

eSchool News

. — The Epilepsy Foundation announced a five-year collaboration with Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions for K-12 and higher education institutions, to offer the Epilepsy Foundation’s Seizure Recognition & First Aid Certification training in the Vector Safety and Compliance Course Library.

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TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR

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which uses virtual reality to deliver workplace training and skills development. What we essentially do is create training simulations in virtual reality that enables someone to kind of do a pre-apprenticeship program, in VR. The content is delivered via the Quest 2, a $299 VR headset from the Facebook subsidiary, Oculus.

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