Educators say the demand for technical training exceeds the courses availible.
In 35 years of business, administrators of Opportunities Industrialization Center, a vocational school in East Palo Alto, have never seen the volume of demand that was created by the school's new computer system administration classes. More than 300 people applied for 60 spots in the school's last offering of computer system administration certification classes. We could not nearly enroll all the people who were interested. Sunnyvale-based NOVA, an organization that addresses the needs of employers and employees, soon will be able to slightly increase space at OIC and other training programs. A portion of the grant will be used to allow 25 more students to attend OIC's classes.