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St. Pete College offers free tech training for laid off/furloughed residents in Pinellas County

If you’re:

  • In the Tampa Bay area (Pinellas County in particular),
  • in technology or looking to get into it, and
  • your job was affected by the pandemic…

…you might be eligible for some very useful free training from St. Pete College’s Rapid Credentialing Scholarship program. It provides full-tuition scholarships to eligible students, and it does so in weeks as opposed to years.

The program offers training in a number of fields. Under technology, here’s the training offered:

  • Amazon AWS Cloud Computing + Solutions Architect Associate Certification

  • CIW Web Design Specialist Certification

  • CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Online

  • CompTIA A+ Certification Online (1001/1002 combined)

  • CompTIA Network+ Certification Online

  • UAS Safety Certification Level 1 (Drones)

You are eligible for the program if you meet all of the following requirements:

  • You’re unemployed, underemployed, furloughed, or expecting to be furloughed
  • You’re a resident of Pinellas County
  • You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • You are 18 or older
  • You have an Employ Florida account (which you can sign up for here)

To find out more…