Career Tech Month will give us opportunities to learn about a variety of career choices available to young and old, alike.  Dick Hall is the host for all meetings this month!  His Happiness Moment this past week ---- helping a friend move his late wife's furniture from her room at a nursing facility.  Dick --- you have a VERY generous heart!  Thank you for sharing your story with us.

 

Dick introduced Brad Ely, a teacher from Cuyahoga Falls High School, participating with other teachers in the Six District Compact.  Brad teaches the CISCO IT program and helps his students with education in hardware, software and networking.  A major emphasis in the course is cybersecurity.  The growing field of cybersecurity sparked his interest to re-educate himself about the topic.  $3.86M is the average cost of a breach – ransom, repairs, etc. 3.5 million cybersecurity job openings are expected  by 2021, increasing to 4.5 million in a few years!.   All of the local colleges are reaching out to programs like his for recruits ... needless to say, Brad is always busy convincing students to consider his program!

 

He commented, "When one commits to being a teacher, one commits to being a learner."  He encourages his students to commit to making themselves better.  2-year degrees with certifications are most needed.  Students are employable upon leaving his program --- they can earn up to 3 certifications.  Tests are available and required.