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Tap into free training

There are plenty of low-cost ways to train for technical certification. Look hard enough and you might be surprised to find some no-cost ways as well.

Both the Computing Technology Industry Association, or CompTIA, a trade association for the computer industry, and CompTEC Computer Career Center, a Florida-based independent computer training company, offer what amounts to free career certification training in information technologies to current and former service members.

The CompTIA Educational Foundation’s Creating Futures program recently launched a pilot program in Jacksonville, Fla., to train transitioning active-duty personnel and recent veterans from any branch of the military who have some form of IT experience for their CompTIA A+ certification.

At CompTEC, veterans eligible for GI Bill benefits also can receive free training. According to CompTEC’s Web site, the GI Bill benefit pays 60 percent of the tuition. CompTEC grants veterans the remaining 40 percent, resulting in zero out-of-pocket tuition expenses.

Check out the programs online at http://www.comptec.com or http://www.creatingfutures.us/news.aspx