| Our Mission
To further bridge the *Digital Divide by
training adult beginner and intermediate computer users how to effectively use
computer equipment and application software's.
*The digital divide is a social/political
issue referring to the socio-economic gap between communities
that have access to computers and the
Internet and those who do not. The term also
refers to gaps that exist between groups regarding their ability
to use ICTs (Information
and Communications Technologies) effectively,
due to differing levels of literacy and technical skills, as
well as the gap between those groups that have access to
quality, useful digital content and those that do not. The term
became popular among concerned parties, such as scholars, policy
makers, and advocacy groups, in the late
1990s.
Our Vision
To provide adults with affordable
quality Computer Technology Training that will improve their educational and
economic situations.
History
CTS was founded in July 1996 by a
collaboration of Telecommunication Specialist, Digital Computer Electronic
Specialist along with Audio and Video Electronic Technicians. Their goals from
1996 to 1999 were to bridge the Digital Divide by providing poverty stricken
communities with training in home computer maintenance, proper application
software usage, and personal computer
building.
Since October 1999 the founders and staff of CTS researched that the Digital
Divide was now narrowing in that more people were able to afford inexpensive
computers and lower cost Internet services. The bigger problem now was that
computers were becoming readily available but many people had little or no
knowledge on how to effectively use them.
From 1999 to the present Community Technical Service introduced it's Adult
Computer Technology Courses to accommodate beginner and intermediate computer users
from ages 21 to Senior Citizens. CTS also developed an Advanced Computer Literacy
workshop to lead our Computer Literacy graduates above the computing basics.
Over the past 4 years we have introduce a Desktop Publishing course to provide all participants a way to earn extra income as they learned.
CTS has successfully trained hundreds of people in our poplar technology
courses. We are definitely "The Computer Training Specialist" of the 21st
century. Our courses are more affordable than colleges, computer super stores, much more complete and detailed than free computer classes.
Please visit our
Courses link for further details of our successful courses.
Visit our
Testimonial
link to see how CTS has changed the lives of many people.
Visit our
Contact
Page to register and to receive a brochure.
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