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Have no interest in history or biology? Have no desire to sit in a 200 person lecture hall for 2-4 years? Looking for reasons to skip going to college? Then consider a career in Coding or Information Technology (IT).Read More

Recently, three guest speakers made their way back to Centriq Training to talk to current students. While the topics were different, the theme was the same: Helping current students expand their knowledge and prepare for their new career.Read More

As Enterprises adopt programmable network architectures, the knowledge and skills required of a network engineer will expand significantly. Effective May 17, 2016, the CCNA Routing and Switching certification has been restructured to meet these advancements in technologies and has been distributed across each of the training courses and exams.Read More

On May 17, 2016, Cisco announced that they were transitioning ICND1 and ICND2 training classes from v2.0 to v3.0. This transition impacts the ICND1, ICND2 and CCNA certification exams as well.Read More

If you ever received any correspondence via email, all of that information will now be shared here in this LinkedIn group. There are several ways that the Centriq Training Alumni Network on LinkedIn can be used to benefit our graduates in many ways. Some of those benefits are:Read More

AUSTIN WIGGINS HAS A PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY

Computers have been his life’s hobby since the beginning of Middle School. When his family moved to Lee’s Summit from North Carolina he immediately enrolled in the nationally recognized Summit Technology Academy as an extension of his Lee’s Summit West High School experience. He’s taken six technology-related classes in high school.Read More

_{(Written by Doug Hoff/Centriq Training)}

The world of web architecture is undergoing its third major overhaul and there’s still more to come. This third version of the web development architecture is centered on the browser as a stand-alone engine so that mobile apps and desktop apps have little differences, developers can write an app and then easily use it on a desktop or mobile device or even embed it in a proprietary mobile app. This is what folks are calling a Single Page Application (SPA).Read More

Jenni Ruby

Bio

“I grew up in Lee’s Summit and graduated from Lee’s Summit North High School. After a couple of years of college, I didn’t feel that the environment was a fit and I was still trying to figure out what my career would look like. For the past few years I have worked exclusively in the service industry as an assistant manager. While I enjoyed this field, I knew this was not what I saw as my lifelong career. I knew that technology is a growing field which is constantly changing and evolving. My passion for computers, learning technology and troubleshooting are what influenced the direction of my desired career path. Read More

Tina & Kiera have previously emailed job notifications from hiring managers, recruiters, IT managers and others seeking to hire graduates of Centriq’s TechSmart KC program.

We wanted to make it easier for you to view all available positions at a glance, so we’ve created an Alumni Network Job Board on LinkedIn! A handful of positions are posted out there currently, but the board will officially go live on Monday, May 2.Read More

TechSmart KC Alumni On the Move

Not only does Centriq’s TechSmart KC Program train you for IT jobs, but we also assist with IT job placements immediately after graduation and throughout your career.

The following alumni have recently changed jobs … find them on LinkedIn and congratulate them! Or, if you’re looking to make a change yourself, send them a message to see if there are any other open positions at their new company.

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