Washington County
I’ve been busy lately helping Washington County, MN work through phase one of their new SharePoint 2010 implementation. It has been a particularly well thought out project and the folks out there are a joy to work with. Students have been learning how to navigate through SharePoint and the basics of document management using metadata. Like most employees, both corporate and government, the thought of abandoning folders and those 19th-century filing techniques is pretty frightening. Yet, despite a massive paradigm shift the response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. I am looking forward...
Read MoreAugust 2011 Featured Trainer for TTA
George was recently selected to appear as one of several featured instructors in The Training Associates (TTA) Talent Spotlight for August 2011. Recent work with TTA has included teaching classes in Singapore, Atlanta, and currently, Washington DC. Each month TTA selects a few instructors to highlight from its pool of over 25,000 instructors world-wide.Photo credits go to Heidi Braun. Thanks for snapping a few.Download (PDF, Unknown)
Read MoreMicrosoft Technology Associate
Microsoft’s newest entry-level certification track is now available. The MTA is targeted toward those just entering or exploring tech fields including database administration, server management, and software/web development. The MTA is only available through academic institutions such as high schools, trade schools, and community colleges.Sawyer Training is providing testing services and train-the-trainer opportunities to academic institutions. We are happy to announce that STI is currently the only commercial (non-academic) organization licensed to offer the MTA exams through...
Read MoreBig Lake Chamber of Commerce
The certificate just arrived in the mail so it is official. We are proud be a sponsoring member of the Big Lake Chamber of Commerce.In a world of the Internet and Social Graphs there is still great value in face-to-face networking and getting to know your local businesses. We are proud to be active with two great Chambers (NE Mpls and Big Lake) and highly value the relationships we are building there.Visit the Big Lake Chamber of Commerce at: http://www.biglakechamber.com/Or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/BigLakeChamberofCommerceShop...
Read MoreWord & Excel Training in Pine City
Last Thursday and Friday we conducted the first part of both Word and Excel 2007 classes at Pine Technical College. The training was a great success and the students were fantastic with six students in Word and seven in Excel. The training was sponsored by the Employment and Training Center housed at the college and was a follow up to a well attended Intro to Computers course held last month. The Employment and Traning Center provides a myriad of job training and placement services to the area. We are looking forward to continuing our strong partnership with ETC over the coming months as the...
Read MoreDakota County Family Child Care Association
Welcome aboard to DCFCCA. DCFCCA has just adopted the Personal Pace Program and will be offering it to their 250 members and their clients. This strategic partnership allows DCFCCA to offer over 80 courses and 11 certificates to their membership as well as significant resources and revenue sharing for this vital organization. Please check out DCFCCA’s web site and give them your support!
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