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White House Green-lights Tech Apprenticeship Program
theodp writes: The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) says a $3.5 million U.S. Dept. of Labor grant will help it create a registered apprenticeship program that aims to train 600 people over the next five years. Participants would pay tuition for 3-4 months of pre-apprenticeship training and then be placed with an employer such as Microsoft, Accenture, F5 Networks, or Impinj for a paid apprenticeship lasting 12-18 month, which organizers hope will lead to a permanent position. Candidates will begin with a series of assessments to gauge their potential to learn computer science fundamentals. For those who pass the WTIA's tech skills assessment, next is a pre-apprenticeship training, which is estimated to cost between $5,000 and $10,000 per person. The training will follow existing certificate programs, such as those developed by Microsoft for military veterans transitioning to new careers in tech. The Get in I.T. Apprenticeship program, the White House explains, "will target recruiting women, people of color, and transitioning military members."
Your post is a troll and offtopic (what the fuck does being white have to do with any of what you said besides nothing?), but I have to chime in here - If you have a legitimate disability that is keeping you from being hired (including things like depression which I will bet you have after dealing with the cerebral palsy and getting nowhere), and you have already been turned down for SSDI, don't give up. They turn down roughly 90 percent or more on the first go to get people to give up. Again, don't give up. Hire a lawyer that specializes in SSDI representation (don't go with your friend or family member who does real estate or ambulance chasing) and has a good rep. Ask your lawyer friends who is good or ask someone who hired a lawyer and got on disability.
I know one lawyer who hired a lawyer for himself for disability insurance, because it's that daunting.
It will be the best $6000 (taken out of the total lump sum given to you back to the diagnosis of the disability minus 6 months) you will ever spend. And yes, it tops out at 6K - they cannot take more than that except for document costs (which since everything is electronic these days and if you help get the records yourself, you'll spend probably less than $200 for that).
It's important that you go to the SSDI adjudication with representation, because no mere mortal knows the magic words - only people steeped in SSDI law know.
And it's called Disability Insurance for a reason - it's not a handout. You paid into it just like you paid into your homeowner's or car insurance. Go get it.
Good luck.
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BMO