Ms. Byrd used to run a software training company.
Ms. Lopez also was able to finish software training made available by the unemployment office.
Her father, Robert Wieluns of Waldoboro, Me., retired as a computer software training and education consultant in Friendship, Me.
"I have always wanted to go back to school and get the software training that I need to go to the next level," Mr. Landry said.
He is the director of software training and technology solutions at the Stride Rite Corporation, the footwear company in Lexington, Mass.
She was until June the brand manager and the graphic designer for Magnet Media, a software training company in New York.
"When they hired me, they warned me that I would be doing everything from sweeping up to writing software, training people," Mr. Correia said.
No experience is necessary, the ads promise, and the initial investment is a mere $2,000 to $8,000 for software training and technical support.
Since 2011, MIT community members have watched more than 238,000 video tutorials via lynda.mit.edu, which focuses on software training.
CalPact offers computer software training on programs including Excel, PowerPoint, FileMaker, HTML, Dreamweaver, and Oracle Calendar for UC Berkeley staff.
We have also received a number of donations of Windows CE devices, software, training, and books from Microsoft Corporation.
