Computer Networking Center has made a shift with the economy in the last few years, which has allowed it to attract new customers and add staff.
The Livonia-based company has specialized in IT education since 1998. In recent years it has made its money with grant-based education programs from government agencies, focused on helping retrain workers for jobs. In the last two years it has migrated over to more corporate education.
"A lot more people are back to work these days, which is good," says Sunil Ajwani, manager at
Computer Networking Center.
The firm is leveraging a partnership with
Automation Alley's Technical Talent Development Program that helps bring more tech education to local companies looking to expand. Hewlett Packard's office in Pontiac was one of the first companies to take advantage of it last year.
"That was the first major company to come to us from Automation Alley," Ajwani says. "They liked us so much they asked us to teach the class there."
Computer Networking Center is now working with 24 companies through Automation Alley's Technical Talent Development Program. That allowed the firm to hire another educator, growing its staff to five employees.
Source: Sunil Ajwani, manager at Computer Networking Center
Writer: Jon Zemke
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