The program is fast-tracked covering one month of advanced classroom training and on the job experience. Courses run three hours 4 days per week covering approximately 48 hours of classroom instruction. The investment in our program is far less than the dollars spent on other common alternatives which often times perpetuates the cycle of negative influences on young people such as incarceration or boot camp. Urban Ed's cost to train, nationally certify and place into employment or other sustainabile options is $1,900 per youth per year as opposed to $24,500 - 47,400 per youth or adult per year for boot camp or for incarceration.

The TechnoForce program comprises several major components that include:

• Professional Development - Special skills training in Financial Management, Business Presentations, and Work Ethics
• Advanced Tech Skills- Advanced Technology Training in Core Hardware and Operating Systems
• Work Experience- Working on live client PCs with an affiliate tech firm or one of our partner employers

Click here for more on the curriculum.

This program is also strongly supported and guided by an advisory committee of youth, employers, local government, and local and national nonprofits. This private, public, and grassroots partnership brings together an industry-supported curriculum and job placement to maximize participant's long-term success. Click for more detail on Urban Ed's Advisory Committee.