Computer Training Academy helps students brush up IT skills

TEMECULA – An advancement in current information (IT) skills is key to beating the competition in the job market.

Technical computer training schools, like The Computer Training Academy located in Temecula, are becoming more flexible in their training and instructions.

The Computer Training Academy, a Microsoft IT Academy, offers top-notch all-inclusive training and support that goes way above the required certification needed to enter into this industry, with as little as four hours a week in class. Students are given the flexibility and financing they need. They also receive one-on-one instruction and are guaranteed to receive vender certification upon completion of the course.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the demand for IT workers will rise 32 percent by 2018, with employers looking to hire more than 295,000 software engineers.

When job board at indeed.com analyzed millions of 2010 job postings to find the fastest-growing key words, the top 10 were HTML5, mobile app, Android, Twitter, iQuery, Facebook, social media, iPhone, cloud computing, and virtualization.

Director of the Computer Training Academy, Mike Bostock, has more than 14 years experience in the computer industry. He brings with him some of the most highly trained computer specialists in the area to offer his students the most complete and highly certified training available.

“The Computer Training Academy is unique in that we offer all-inclusive training and support packages,” said Bostock. “Our students complete the course with the highest level of certification offered in the field.” They start career placement assistance very early in the training program, and by graduation, 97 percent of their students are working in the industry, he added.

In addition, hands-on training, instructor-led labs, simulation software, study guides and manuals, unlimited toll-free support, and a free laptop are included in each individualized program. During the third week of training, students learn how to do a computer build, which is required for an A+ certification.

“Our program boasts a less-than-one-percent dropout rate,” said Bostock. “Nobody trains like us!”

Instructor Rich Kolar demonstrated a computer strip-down and rebuild. Technical terms like CPU, central processing unit and RAM (random access memory) were discussed, as was the difference between internal and external hard drives.

Kolar explains each step students need to process the information in a fun, easy-to-understand manner.

The purpose of the class is to become familiarized with the many different components of newer and older model computers. Thus, they are able to do repairs and install additional hardware.

The Computer Training Academy is also home to Doc’s Computer Service, a computer repair service which is run by the school. It offers customers greatly discounted prices, while allowing students who graduated from the Academy an opportunity to get hands-on experience.

Local small businesses, needing IT support, can now call the school to utilize the company’s new business to business networking solutions.

For more information and enrollment specials call (951) 276-1414.

For computer repair and service call Doc’s Computer Service (951) 276-1448.

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