(2007-03-16) Detroit Technology Prepartory Grads Seeking Industry Challenge/

Microsoft Office- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Photoshop, HTML tags and Visual Basic are amon their newly acquired skills..

(AddPR)Students of Hustle and TECHknow are seeking part time jobs to utilize skills they have learned in Microsoft Office- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Photoshop, HTML tags and Visual Basic. Students are eagerly creating websites for entry into the Oracle Think quest competition.

Hustle and TECHknow is a technology preparatory high school serving dropouts ages 16-19. Hustle TECHknow is located in Downtown Detroit on the campus of its partner, Compuware Corporation, allowing students first hand view of the corporate technology world. Ida Byrd-Hill, founder of Hustle and TECHknow, believes Corporate America especially technology, is the ultimate hustle and that urban youth need more exposure to this hustle. With that premise she affectionately names this unique school where students attend classes virtually 5 hours a day, Hustle and TECHknow.

Students, ages 13-23, are considered technical natives having been raised with cell phones, DVDs, video games consoles and PM3 players since birth. These students have developed the skill of self challenge that drives their mastery of video games in which they can be found manipulating --- every day of the week sitting for hours. Their intensity and seriousness surrounding video games have caused major retailers such as EB Games and Gamestop to move to inner city locations to capture their business.

Students will receive a high school diploma as this school is one of the 13 schools contracting with Detroit Public Schools to attract and assist high school dropouts complete their high school diploma. While a high school diploma is necessary in today’s world, it takes more than a high school diploma for students to successfully move into the world of work. It requires business etiquette and technology skills. Hustle and TECHknow students have completed a business Protocol class, a series of professionalism classes developed by Compuware’s recruiting department. They are now learning business social etiquette and standard American culture.

Employers, who are interested in employing these tech forward students, please call Hustle TECHknow at 313-961-0701 to schedule an appointment, tour, or discussion.

About Us: Ida Byrd-Hill is the President of Uplift, Inc., an Idea Incubator whose mission is Reconstructing Communities One Idea at a Time, and founder of Hustle and TECHknow. Ida has been a parent activist within the Detroit Public Schools system. She has turned around two other schools, a K-5 and K-8 institutions. High school, 9th through 12th, is her latest challenge

Contact Info: Ida Byrd-Hill 313-961-0701

Additional:

Company: Uplift, Inc.

Country: United States

Contact: Ida Byrd-Hill

Website: http://www.hustleandtechknow.com

Bus E-Mail: ibyrdhill@hustleandtechknow.com

Phone: 313-961-0701