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<p>SNS Technologies, a managed service provider (MSP), with locations in Beaufort and Bluffton, that helps small businesses and healthcare clients with their technology service, solutions and support needs, has joined CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech, a national program to expand and diversify the information technology (IT) workforce in South Carolina and across America.</p>
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<p>CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech and partners such as SNS Technologies are working together to increase the number of IT workers across America; expand tech career opportunities for women, individuals with disabilities, people of color and other populations; and help employers meet their current and long-term needs for IT professionals.</p>
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<p>CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce, and Maher &amp; Maher, a recognized leader in building innovative and successful apprenticeship initiatives, were selected by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to participate in the national apprenticeship initiative. The program is helping companies of all sizes – from small firms such as SNS Technologies to large enterprises with thousands of workers – fill their staffing needs for technology professionals and to do so in a way to opens career opportunities for more individuals.</p>
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<p>Employers interested in joining the CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech program and individuals who would like to become apprentices can find more information at <a href="https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech">https://www.comptia.org/content/lp/apprenticeships-for-tech</a>.</p>
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