Open Source Software Courses Set to Begin
The registration process will be carried out in 330 information centers distributed all around the country. The courses include hardware and software fundamentals, as well as their use and utilities. This program will start on Monday, June 12. More than 400 thousand people will participate.
A program to train over 400 thousand people in open source software - as part of Mission Science - will start on Monday, June 12 in Venezuela. This training program will be carried out by the National Center of Information Technologies (CNTI, Spanish acronym). CNTIs President, Jorge Berrizbeitia, explained that the first goal is to train the population that does not know anything about this field.
The registration process will be carried out in the 330 information offices distributed all around the country.
These free courses will last 24 hours. They will be completed according to the needs of each community. They include hardware and software fundamentals, their use and utilities, and the importance of information and communication technologies for communities.
Berrizbieta pointed out that 860 people will participate as teachers in these courses.
The CNTIs head stated that the second stage of this program will train over 300 thousand reservists on this technology-information matter. He also added that the CNTI plans to open other 230 information offices. This institution also will provide mobile information offices that will be able to reach low-income communities of difficult access.