Portland Observer, June 17,1982 Page 7
If you have the right skills, you might get one.
But for many people, getting those skills can seem like an
impossible task.
Since 1968. in partnership with other companies and local
community groups, IBM has supported a national job training
program for the disadvantaged.
IBM provides equipment, supplies, and in some cases, people,
to job training centers from New York to Los Angeles.
The results: more than 159.990 graduates have been trained
for careers in office administration, computer operations, and
computer programming.
Phis year, 11 new centei's are scheduled to open.
They’ll help even more people get the skills they need. And
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that helps open a lot of doors that used to be closed.