Community Skills
Development Initiative [CSDI]
The Community Skills Development Initiative (CSDI) plays a crucial role in empowering our community through affordable IT and technology courses. CSDI addresses the digital divide and equips individuals with the skills needed for the modern workforce. The courses are taught by industry professionals.
The collaboration with industry experts not only enhances the quality of education but also bridges the gap between theoretical learning and real-world applications, preparing community members for success in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
Available Courses
Job Summary
The AWS Solutions Architect role focuses on designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services. They work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and create tailored solutions, leveraging AWS services to optimize performance and efficiency. This role requires a deep understanding of AWS architecture best practices, cloud security, and networking.
Course Description
Learners will gain a foundational understanding of core AWS services, such as compute, storage, and networking, and how to design scalable and resilient cloud architectures. They will also learn best practices for cloud security, cost optimization, and managing high-availability systems using AWS tools. This course equips participants with the skills to architect effective cloud solutions and prepares them for further certification.
Logistics
Duration: 15 Weeks
Starting Date: Nov 7th, 2024
End Date: Feb. 20th, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Days: Every Saturday
Previous Courses
Summary
New to the world of Salesforce administration and want to test your chops? This path is the one for you as you’ll take your Salesforce admin skills to the next level. You’ll begin with some fundamentals before gaining experience in everyday Salesforce administration.
Description
The course will cover Introduction to Relational Databases and Introducing to Salesforce followed by hands-on training on object creation, data validation, user management, and topics required to pass the Salesforce Admin Certification exam.
Logistics
Duration: 15 Weeks
Starting Date: July 9th, 2024
End Date: Aug. 31st, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Days: Every Tuesday
Summary
This course aims to teach students the basics of Angular8. HTML5, CSS, & JavaScript. The course suits individuals of all levels who are interested in learning about the core skills necessary for web development.
Description
This course aims to teach students the basics of Angular8. HTML5, CSS, & JavaScript. The course suits individuals of all levels who are interested in learning about the core skills necessary for web development.
Logistics
Duration: 15 Weeks
Starting Date: June 1st, 2024
End Date: Aug. 31st, 2024
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Days: Every Saturday
Summary
The cybersecurity class for beginners offers a comprehensive introduction to essential concepts, tools, and practices in the field. Covering topics such as basic threat detection, password management, and fundamental encryption techniques, the course equips novices with a foundational understanding of cybersecurity principles.
Description
The Cyber Security course teaches the students how to identify computer system vulnerabilities, identify malicious actors in the computer system, recognize digital exploitation, and prevent damage such as loss of data, hardware, software, and loss of money
Logistics
Duration: 15 Weeks
Starting Date: September 7th, 2024
Time: 10 AM - 12 Noon
Days: Saturday
Summary
This is a comprehensive class combining Java and MySQL. Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented, and network-centric language that can be used as a platform in itself. MySQL is used to store data in tables that map to objects.
Description
Java is a robust, secure, reliable programming language for coding everything from mobile apps and enterprise software to big data applications and server-side technologies. As developers can reliably store and retrieve many data types, including text, numbers, dates, and times using SQL; most Java developers are interested in employing SQL in their work and they will do so through JDBC which allows Java to connect to SQL databases.
Logistics
Duration: 24 Weeks
Starting Date: February 19th, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Mon. & Thur.
Summary
Understanding of the database structure. Hands-on configuration along with Low-Code/No-Code development.
Description
The course will cover Introduction to Relational Databases and Introducing to Salesforce followed by hands-on training on object creation, data validation, user management, and topics required to pass the Salesforce Admin Certification exam.