Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 4, 1 April 1996 — Ka nūhou mai Alu Like [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ka nūhou mai Alu Like

Neivsfrom Alu Like (Presented by Ka Wai Ola 0 OHA and Alu Like as a public service)

Entrepreneurship training program - winter/spring schedule For Hawaiians interested in starting up or expanding a business, the Alu Like Business Development Center's Entrepreneurship Training (ETP) class schedule is as follows. April 20 - May 25 Honoka'a 6-vveek course April 20 - May 25 Kaua'i 6-week course May 14 - June 27 Honolulu 7-week course May 21 - June 27 Honolulu 6-week course June 15 - July 27 Maui 6-week course June 15 - July 27 Lā'ie 6-week course The Honolulu ETP classes are two hours eaeh evening, three times a week for seven weeks and are held at the Alu Like Business Development Center. The other classes will be conducted over a period of six consecutive Saturdays. Eaeh class runs for six hours. Locations for those classes are still pending. Subjects covered are business attitudes, marketing, organization, financial management, business planning, and ongoing management. A "Business Planning and Business Plans" workshop will be held on Saturday, April 27. An "Advertising Strategies: Getting the Most Bounce for Your Bucks" workshops will be held on Saturday, June 29. These workshops will be four hours long and will be held in Honolulu at the Alu Like Business Devēīopment Center in the Maunakeu'Markefpl 'aee.' ' ' c

Space is limited. On O'ahu, eall 524-1225; on Hilo, 961-2625; and on Kaua'i, 245-8545 to receive further information and applications. Computer Training Alu Like's Hawai'i Computer Training Center (HI-CTC) has announced testing of applicants for admission into its Class XXVI. The Final tests will be conducted March 29 and April 12 at 1120 Maunakea St. Suite 200 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next 15-week, tuition free program runs from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. daily starting in May. It includes all of the following: • Business mathematics/communications • Cortez Peters Championship Typing • Applied office technology • Operations of the IBM PC Wordprocessing/spreadsheets/database • Job readiness preparation • Job placement assistance • Hawaiian culture awareness Anyone who could use this training, but can't afford it on his own should take advantage of this excellent opportunity to prepare for employment in the business world. Priority will be given to Hawaiians 18 years and older and those seeking entry level positions after completion of training. For more information. please contact the Hawai'i Camputer jraimug Cenler,at 532-3655,,,.,, Center hours are Mond^y through Frids»y^&,a.m,,,cjto 4:30 p.m.

IBM awards grant for Hawai'i literacy and skills computer system

IBM has awarded a grant to the Hawai'i Collaboration to create a computerized literacy and job-training system. The grant will consist of IBM computer hardware and software valued at $298,000. The Hawai'i Collaboration is a partnership between the Hawai'i State Public Library System and Alu Like. The partners in the Hawai'i Coilaboration will use IBM eommunications and computer technology to link the neighbor islands with an online, distance learning system for basic skills education and job training. The project is particularly aimed at helping unemployed Hawaiian adults and their famili<js ■ gain the basic reading and writing skills they"

need to get jobs as they move away from welfare or incarceration and into the working world. Together, the partners will deliver a wide array of computerized coursework to locations on eaeh island. Users will be able to access the Internet through a high-speed connection to the Maui High Performance Computer Center, whieh houses an IBM supercomputer. Alu Like President and CEO Haunani Apoliona says the project "will help us bring basic skills, literacy tutoring and pre-employ-ment services to our beneficiaries and their entire 'ohana, allowing them options for achievjng self-determination in vocational training or employment."

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