Linux Foundation and Blacks In Technology Foundation open up 200 scholarships for open-source certifications on January 19, 2021, 10:37 AM PST Leaders say removing the financial barrier to professional training can open up the tech world to a more diverse workforce. Image: fizkes, Getty Images/iStockphoto
Blacks In Technology Foundation (BIT) is offering 200 scholarships for open-source certifications for members in partnership with The Linux Foundation.
The scholarships are open to members of the advocacy and professional development group. The Foundation will award 50 scholarships per quarter to cover a range of certifications for beginning to experienced IT professionals. The certifications included in the scholarship program include:
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Since 2005, when the PERM Rule went into effect, employers have
been informed by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC)
that adequate recruitment for U.S. workers requires two Sunday ads
in a newspaper of large circulation and a thirty-day job order in
the state workforce agency.
Some positions require three extra recruitment steps if they are
classified as professional. To this end, the PERM Rule s
Appendix A lists occupations deemed professional in order to
provide employers with certainty as to whether their job offers are
PERM Professionals: Beware the Crosswalk
USA
December 22 2020
Since 2005, when the PERM Rule went into effect, employers have been informed by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) that adequate recruitment for U.S. workers requires two Sunday ads in a newspaper of large circulation and a thirty-day job order in the state workforce agency.
Some positions require three extra recruitment steps if they are classified as professional. To this end, the PERM Rule’s Appendix A lists occupations deemed professional in order to provide employers with certainty as to whether their job offers are professional or not.
Electronic review of labor certification applications is the cornerstone of PERM, and bright line tests offer consistency and efficiency for rapid agency review of PERM applications.