On Monday, Microsoft said it will offer a free 16-week IT course for
soldiers transitioning out of the military into civilian life—with a
guaranteed job at the end of it.
The Microsoft Software & Systems Academy will be based on the Microsoft IT Academy,
offering the training necessary to take the next step and pursue
training to become a developer, applications engineer or IT project
manager. At the end of the course, Microsoft said, participants will be
hired as software testers by either Microsoft or Launch Consulting,
the technology consulting firm administering the program. As the
program expands, those additional soldiers will be guaranteed at least a
job interview.
Microsoft launched a pilot implementation of the Academy at the Joint
Base Lewis-McCord (JBLM) in Washington, where about 8,000 service
members are expected to move out of the military into civilian life as
the U.S. winds down conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Vow to Hire
Heroes Act, sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), allows those
soldiers to begin the transition process while they’re actually employed
by the military.
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