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Need a mid-career change? Consider high-tech options.

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It isn't unusual these days for someone with a degree from a four-year college or even a master's degree to be enrolled in technical training courses that prepare students for a new high-tech careers.

"Reverse transfer is what we call it," says Dr. Debra West, director of post-secondary career and technical education for the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. "People come back in to pick up a skill on two-year program or certificate. That is a trend that is growing across the country right now because the primary growth in the job sector is for skilled labor. It used to be students could go to high school, get out, get a job and do pretty well. But now most jobs are requiring increased skills. The federal government defines skilled labor as some type of training beyond high school. That is the segment of the economy that is growing."

A competitive edge?

Tech training makes sense for people who want to compete in the new economy....

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