Quote - "Of course, the problem is when those classes don't turn into decent jobs, but the "tuition assistance" still turns into wage garnishment and permanent harassment by collection agencies.

Borrowing money through government sponsored student loans is not quite as big a mistake as gambling with mob money, but it's pretty close."

Wrong..Perhaps I should have Clarified these are literally grants here in New York/ NJ " Not Loans
 and they are not for four year degrees just a few months "vocational training"
 better than sitting home Doing nothing for some I suppose.

Cheers

Oh, if they're grants, then totally true. Almost anything would be better than doing nothing, even if all the classes do is force you to maintain a daytime schedule and keep you accustomed to real adult conversation. ;)

I still maintain that one of the best skills a person can acquire is the ability to type 80wpm with accuracy. No classes, no diploma, nothing needed to prove your skill, except a $10 typing test. And if you do go to university, it'd be a godsend of a skill when you've procrastinated and have only an hour to write that 10 page paper.

You can say the same for 10 key speed.

To be sure, pure data entry jobs are not easy and they don't exactly offer anyone's idea of a great salary. But it's not as if keyboarding are useless skills for other careers. It's amazing how much time an accountant can save if he/she can actually type.

If keyboarding were offered at these training centers, and I didn't already have pretty decent speeds, I'd leap on the chance to improve.

Barring that, one can always spend $10 on a Mavis Beacon CD.

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