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New programs offer shorter, more intensive training. by Lisa Smedman

Those already working is the software industry are typically young, in their 20s and 30s, For those who are older, and who are considering a career switch to this industry, the high cost of tuition and length of time required to get a university degree can be daunting. Many are turning instead to specialized schools that offer short, intensive training programs.

One of the newest providers of an education in information technology is the Information Technology Institute (ITI), which opened in Vancouver earlier this year. ITI was founded in Halifax in 1984. It’s a private educational company that provides training in informa- tion technology to those who already have a university degree (for example, a BA, BSc, MA or MBA). Applicants are given a “logic test” (aptitude test) and successful candidates embark on an intensive nine- month course that can later be applied as half credit towards an MBA with a masters in IT (typically done through distance education) at Dalhousie University.

Cost of the nine-month course is currently $22,600. In Vancouver, ITI currently has about 85 students enrolled in two classes.

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While many of us were either mowing the backyard lawn, sawing zz2’s on the couch, or catching up on the latest ER or Bugs Bunny episodes, three Capilano College Computer Support Services employees were busy advancing their careers.

It didn’t take much — just six hours every Saturday and three hours every Thursday evening over one full year — for Darren E. Broder, Tony Kwok and Curt Watts to complete the demanding and difficult Network Specialist Program (NSP).

“This program has helped me with my new posi- tion,” says Darren, 26, who graduated from the College’s ene year Business Computing Co-op Program with Tony in 1994. “I started in this department as a tech support and five months ago, | became a nenvork analyst.

The NSP was launched at the Coliege in 1997. Iris designed to train its students in cross-platform network- ing and leads to several designations, including | Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), MCP Plus Internet, Certified Novell Administrator (CNA), Capilano College Network Specialists Professional __ (NSP), and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).

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