A computer class in session. The school also offers courses for IM professionals in telephone systems management, communications operations, business management, leadership, customer service and other technical and nontechnical topics. SAIT vows to develop new courses continually to keep up with changing technology and Department needs, according to Bruce Morrison, SAIT's dean. Only by modeling these two factors can we ensure that our people have the competence to meet our foreign affairs goals. SAIT courses are free to State employees.
Most classes last one to three days, with technical administration courses running one to two weeks.
FSI classes focus on technical as well as nontechnical subjects. So SAIT is working with other schools at FSI to develop programs that take training to the users. One example of this concept is Warrenton's Computer Based Training, or CBT, program. It offers interactive software training courses that provide technical, system administration and desktop applications training. The primary focus of the courses is systems training vital to the ALMA modernization effort.