?? Re: Free IT Training at UCSC-Extension - humm

Mon Oct 6 21:54:18 PDT 2003

On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 09:31:07PM -0700, David Fent wrote:
> Any ideas on how  our friends who are unemployed can take 
> advantage of this and how those of us working for larger companies (that 
> don't want us to be gone during working hours) can take advantage of this?

well, the 2nd point is exactly what I stressed to the rep that called
me. we'd definitely send a couple people through if they had evening/weekend
courses.

as for the first point, somebody must have a semi-defunct consulting
business ;)

-matt

> 
> Dave
> 
> On Mon, 6 
> Oct 2003, Alvin Oga wrote:
> 
> > 
> > hi ya
> > 
> > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, David Wolfskill wrote:
> > 
> > > >The site makes me think legit but what's the hook?
> > > >Why?
> > > 
> > > [Y]our tax dollars at work, I believe.
> > 
> > the UC system gets their standard $295/class ... or whatever they
> > charge .. or $1999.99 classes 
> > 	typically about 1/3 goes to the teacher
> > 
> > the students gets to learn (new?) stuff
> > 
> > 
> > the corp might fill in the paperwork to get a refund of the 
> > fees and is stuck with said admin for 90 more days to get 
> > their refunds
> > 
> > 
> > content of the material and teacher might be the "what's the catch"
> > 	- UC classes are taught by every spectrum of teachers
> > 	you can imagine .. good -- normal -- bad 
> > 
> > c ya
> > alvin
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> David Fent -  Systems Administrator -  PDI/Dreamworks
> 

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