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Karen Lee, Employment Security Commissioner Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee

05/22/09

Have you gotten your free Microsoft e-learning voucher yet? How about your spouse, your brother, your niece, your neighbor, your coworker?

If you�re unemployed, brushing up on your computer skills could make you more marketable � and that�s where WorkSource and the Microsoft Elevate America program can help.

Here in Washington, Microsoft is offering more than 30,000 free vouchers to Washington residents for on-line technology training.

There are three types of vouchers available:

  • Training for business users on a variety of Microsoft XP, Vista and Office programs.

  • Training for IT professionals and developers.

  • Certifications exams for Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007.

The vouchers are available at any of our state's 68 WorkSource career centers – but only for a limited time, so it's important to act now if you’re interested.

All of the vouchers must be activated online by July 31, 2009. The e-learning vouchers must be used within one year of being activated. The certification vouchers must be used this summer, by the end of July 2009.

Visit your local WorkSource center right away to take advantage of this opportunity to learn skills that are needed in many jobs today and in the future.