Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 1992 — Hawaiʻi Computer Training Center graduates 44 students [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hawaiʻi Computer Training Center graduates 44 students

Alu Like, Ine Hawai'i Computer Training Center graduated 44 students recently from its intensive 15-week computer training program. HI-CTC is a job training center whieh incorporates traditional Hawaiian values into its business curriculum to create a unique and stimulating learning experience for those who attend. It is a joint venture between Alu Like, ine. and the IBM Corp. Several outstanding students gained recognition through special awards. Those students are: Mihala Lee, Miehele Hee and Lisa Tamanaha. Stella Makekau received two awards, for exhibiting the highest level of commitment, leadership, and overcoming challenges, and for displaying the Hawaiian values of po'okela, pa'ahana, ha'aha'a and laulima. Notables from the business community presented the awards. They included Gordon Bruce, Campbell Estate); Winona Rubin, Department of Human

Services; James Massey, Bank of Hawai'i; Dr. Verlie Ann Malina Wright, Kamehameha Schools; and Haunani Apoliona. Alu Like. Classes meet daily and include: office procedures, typing, business math and English, job readiness, personal computing, 10-key and Lotus 123. Students are required to eome to class in standard business attire, speak clear English and conduct themselves in a way that refiects well on themselves, family and culture. Students also explore Hawaiian values by attending classes dedicated to cultural topics, such as Hawaiian language and history and traditional crafts. The teaching/learning style used at the Center focuses on group participation and quiet observation, demonstration and then questions. The program costs about $2,000 per student, all of whieh is paid for by Alu Like, IBM and grants from the U.S. Department of Education.

Graduates from the 6-year-old program have been placed in jobs with such companies as GTE Hawaiian Tel, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Pacific Resources ine., Honolulu Cellular and HMSA. The next 15-week class begins January 1993. For more information, eall 532-3655.

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Graduates of the 16th computertraining class.