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IT Career Resources

This page contains a variety of resources related to career, jobs and educational opportunities in the IT filed. Use the general headings to focus in on the type of resources you need.

IT/Computer Science Resources

• Educational Testing Service (ETS) ICT Literacy Assessment
  The Educational Testing Service is currently conducting quality assurance on a new assessment. This site offers a sample test and further information. They suggest that "technology" is the 4th basic literacy. A demo test indicates the focus is on information search, retrieval and interpretation, rather than the other "literacy" focuses on the use and background of the technology itself.
• Ohio Computing Unlimited - International Computer Driving License - Ohio Program
  An Ohio state-wide effort to introduce a program begun in Europe to standardize introductory information and skills for the basic hardware and software modules anyone would expect to be found in a classroom or workplace. Currently offered in about 130 countries, it has the potential to become the basis for a broadly accepted standard of computing technology understanding.
• Ohio IT Plus ComTIA - Vendor neutral certification tests for A+, Network+, i-Net+, Server+, Linux+, and Security+ are available at significantly reduced prices as part of the Ohio itWORKS -CompTIA Partnership for these exams. These certificates are among the best known and most respected credentials in the IT industry.

IT and Computer Education Opportunities:

OhioLearns Catalog of Distance Courses and Degrees in Computer Science and IT-related Fields
The OhioLearns Catalog covers distance learning course and degrees offered by Ohio higher education in all disciplines. By using

• Find individual courses offered at a distance (primarily online): credit and non-credit
  Search for computer science, engineering and IT courses in the OhioLearns Catalog by clicking "Computer Science" in the subject fields.
• Find complete degree programs offered at a distance (primarily online)
  Search for computer science, engineering and IT courses in the OhioLearns Catalog by clicking "IT/Computers" in the career fields.

Ohio Organizations

• Community Technology Centers Network - Ohio members
• itWorks.Ohio
• Ohio College Tech Prep Program

Regional/National Organizations

• Educational Testing Service (ETS) ICT Literacy Assessment
  The Educational Testing Service is currently conducting quality assurance on a new assessment. This site offers a sample test and further information. They suggest that "technology" is the 4th basic literacy. A demo test indicates the focus is on information search, retrieval and interpretation, rather than the other "literacy" focuses on the use and background of the technology itself.

IT and Computing Science Professional and Community Associations

• Ohio Regional Associations
• ITAAO - Athens/Appalachian Ohio
• The Circuit - Cincinnati/SW Ohio
• NEOSA - Cleveland/NE Ohio
• TechColumbus - Columbus/central Ohio
• Greater Dayton IT Alliance
• Regional Growth Partnership - Toledo/NW Ohio
• Ohio's IT Alliance - Ohio statewide
• High Tech Ohio The Source For Technology
• Ohio IT Service Organizations
• The Training and Learning Consortium (Cols, Cleveland)
• Greater Dayton IT Alliance Training Exchange
• Ohio User Groups
• Southeast Ohio Creative Adobe Technology Squad (SEOCATS)
• National Associations
• ACM Association for Computing Machinery
• IEEE Computer Society
• Association for Career & Technical Education
• National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies

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