Elevating America in Maryland

Mike C — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:49:00 GMT

I just received confirmation from Maryland that their vouchers are going quickly as well. The MD Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation reports that their vouchers are being distributed at a very rapid pace and in some distribution channels they have actually run out. The process for MD residents is something like this (please forgive me if the details are a little fuzzy, the people I spoke to were in a hurry and seemed a bit flustered at the time):

1. Sign up for the Maryland Workforce Exchange (http://www.mwejobs.com) online.
2. Go to a Maryland Career Center to apply for and receive your vouchers.

Maryland also confirmed that they are passing some vouchers out through colleges and other distribution channels, but I was unable to get details. I think a good starting point to get more information might be the career counseling office at your local college/university in Maryland. Again, time is of the essence. Many of these states that received the voucher are under a lot of pressure to get them out to people as quickly as possible, since they are given only a limited amount of time to distribute them, with hard start and stop dates!

Marylanders, hurry up and register before this opportunity is gone!

Elevating America in Missouri

Mike C — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Just got confirmation from Missouri on their portion of the "Elevate America" program (http://www.microsoft.com/About/CorporateCitizenship/us/CommunityInvestment/participatingstatesmap.aspx). Missouri started passing out vouchers through their Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations on Nov. 2nd. So far they've passed out about 25% of their total 24,000 vouchers. The Missouri program has a state residency requirement. To apply, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://www.missouricareersource.com/mcs/mcs/default.seek and register.
2. Click on the "Job Seeker" button.
3. Register and login.
4. After you register and login you'll be presented with an "Elevate America" tab.
5. Click the tab and follow the online instructions.

Hurry, this free training opportunity for Missouri residents will probably be gone fast!

UPDATE: On a side note, I just received confirmation that the State of Mississippi has exhausted their supply of these vouchers (in less than two weeks!) Residents of other states need to be aware of when these will be passed out and how they can get them so the people who need them won't miss out!

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