FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 25, 2003
CONTACT: Roland Ruiz, St. Philip's College Director of Community and Public Relations
210.531.4851
ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE, ALAMO TECH PREP MAKE FREE MICROSOFT OFFICE TRAINING AVAILABLE TO AREA TEACHERS
St. Philip's College is again offering Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) training to qualified area middle school, high school and community college career and technology teachers at no cost through a grant provided by the Alamo Region Tech Prep Consortium. MOS Tech Prep Professional Development classes are planned for the spring. Interested teachers should contact the Administrative Computer Technology Program in the St. Philip's College Business Information Solutions Department at (210) 531-3462 or 3452 or email Jean Nettelfield at jnettelf@accd.edu.
The MOS training is available free of charge to career and technology teachers (those who teach Microsoft applications) in the 12-county Alamo Region through a $21,350 Business Teachers Collaboration and Professional Development grant from the Alamo Region Tech Prep Consortium under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. The program covers Microsoft Office 2000 software applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. Upon completion of the training, students test for MOS certification. Previous working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications is advantageous to successfully passing the certification test.
The objective of the MOS Tech Prep Professional Development program is to build closer working relationships between secondary and post-secondary career and technology educators through professional development seminars and programs focused on improved technology training. The ultimate goal is a better-prepared workforce through enhanced learning opportunities for career and technology students.
In 2003, 48 teachers representing 38 high schools, two middle schools and the colleges of the Alamo Community College District participated in the MOS training program, earning various levels of certification in Microsoft software applications.
St. Philip's College, one of the Alamo Community Colleges serving the greater Bexar County region, is a comprehensive community college designated as both a Historically Black College and a Hispanic Serving Institution. St. Philip's College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.