The Commerce Department recently launched a Web site to help information technology workers, employers and educators find information on IT training programs nationwide.
Users can search for programs by city, state, region and subject.
The site lists academic and commercial programs, internships, recruitment opportunities, retraining programs, opportunities for the disadvantaged and programs for teacher development. Now, for the first time, everyone can find them in one place. Teachers who want to improve their IT skills to better assist their students Companies looking for ways to develop a skilled work force in their community Nonprofit organizations or partnerships looking for grants to develop IT work forces Individuals researching scholarships, internships, training opportunities for the disadvantaged, job banks and opportunities for underrepresented groups. Commerce's Technology Administration created the site in response to an Office of Technology Policy report last spring that said the country will need 1.3 million new IT workers in the next decade, Daley said. The High Technology Council of Maryland Programs in Rockville, Md., helps Commerce maintain the site.