Program Information

New Era Training Center, Inc.

1505 W. WALNUT ST.                 

Garland, Texas 75042

214-206-1463 Phone

COMPUTER REPAIR TECHNICIAN

Description:     This program focuses on building strong computer skills.  Upon completion of this program, the student is prepared to obtain an A+ Certification.  Graduates of the program may work in network technology, help desk administration, or any technical position which utilizes troubleshooting, problem solving, customer service and Microsoft Operating System.

What is A+ Certification?

CompTIA A+ certification validates the latest skills needed by computer support professionals. It is an international, vendor-neutral certification recognized by major hardware and software vendors, distributors and resellers. CompTIA A+ confirms a technician's ability to perform tasks such as installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventive maintenance and basic networking. The exams also cover domains such as security, safety and environmental issues and communication and professionalism

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                                   Total Program Clock Hours:  160

80 HRS Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0

Program Information

New Era Training Center, Inc.

           1505 W. WALNUT ST.

                  Garland, Texas  75042

                       214-206-1463 Phone

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST TRAINING

Description:  The program focuses on building solid computer and office skills and preparing the student to enter the workplace in a general office position.  The Executive Administrative Assistant tasks include basic organizing of conference calls and scheduling of meetings through Microsoft Outlook, distributing information through the use of telephone systems, mail and email as well as more complex responsibilities such as performing research, planning statistical reports.  The student will be able to create, revise, print documents and send to an email recipient.  The student will identify skills and attitudes for administrative professionals.  The student will create a mail merge.  Student will create legal documents that consist of the following:  pleadings, indexes, discoveries, and motions using Microsoft Word.

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                                   Total Program Clock Hours:  160

80 HRS Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0

Total:  160 hours

                                                                                                                           Clock Hours

Subject Number                    Subject Title                                                   Lec/Lab/Ext/Total

ITC-01                                     Intro to Computers                                         10 /   10/   00/   20

WINX-01                                 Office 365                                                       10 /   10/   00/   20

MSW-02                                 Microsoft Word for Secretaries                        20/    20/   00/   40

MSE-01                                   Microsoft Excel                                               10 /   10/   00/   20

MSA-01                                  Microsoft Access                                             20/    20/   00/   40

MPP-01                                   Microsoft PowerPoint/                                    10 /   10/   00/   20

QBA-01                                  Microsoft Publisher/Quickbooks Accounting   10/     10/   00/  20

Total Hours                                         80/80/00/160                                    

Program Information

New Era Training Center, Inc.

1505 W. Walnut St.

                  Garland, Texas  75042

                       214-206-1463 Phone

COMPUTER LITERACY TRAINING

Description:  The Computer Literacy Training program focuses on building computer literacy skills and preparing the student to enter the workplace in a general office position. There are no required prerequisites.

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                                   Total Program Clock Hours:  160

80 HRS Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0

                                                                                   Clock Hours

Subject Number  Subject Title                        Lec/Lab/Ext/Total

ITC-01                   Intro to Computers              10 /   10/   00/   20

WINX-01              Windows XP                         10 /   10/   00/   20

MSW-01                Microsoft Word                   20/    20/   00/   40

MSE-02                 Microsoft Excel                     20 /   20/   00/   40

MSA-01                 Microsoft Access                20/    20/   00/   40

Program Information

New Era Training Center, Inc.

                       1505 W. Walnut St.

                       Garland, Texas  75042

                       214-206-1463 Phone

COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNICIAN - Cisco Internet Series Program

Description:     This program focuses on building strong computer skills and preparing the student to enter the workplace in an Information Technology Help Desk or Networking Support position.  This program focuses on building strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills and also preps for the Microsoft Certified System Administrator.

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                            Total Program Clock Hours:  160

100 HRS Lecture / 60 Hours Lab / Externship 0

Program Information

New Era Training Center, Inc.

        3023 E. Interstate 30, Suite e600

                  rockwall, Texas  75087

                       214-206-1463 Phone

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL

(PMP) TRACKS

Project Management Professional (PMP) Track for Distance Education Students

Project Management Professional (PMP) Track Online

The following details important information that the candidate need to know about the project management discipline.  The program preps for the Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute) exam or the CompTIA Project Plus Exam.

Project Management Professional Timelines (PMI):

Upon successful completion of training and all other (experience) requirements have been met, the following timeline applies for students taking the PMP certification with the Project Management Institute:

The Application will need to be submitted:  Window open 90 days

The Application will be reviewed for completeness:  5 business days (when application is submitted online)

Audit Process (if application is selected):  5 business days

Multiple-Choice Exam at an approved testing site/Examination Eligibility/1 year: (from the date of the application approval)

Upon being certified, the cycle is 3 years:  (from the date the exam is passed to obtain and report (Professional Development Unites ( PDUs) toward credential maintenance)

Applicant Payment Process /(exam cannot be scheduled until you submit payment of credential fees)

Project Management Professional Eligibility Requirements for PMP certification through PMI.

The PMP Role Delineation states that candidates for the PMP credential:

·         Perform their duties under general supervision and are responsible for all aspects of the project for the life of the project.  Lead and direct cross-functional teams to deliver projects within the constraints of schedule, budget, and scope; and

·         Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and experience to appropriately apply a methodology to projects that have reasonably well-defined project requirements and deliverables

MPORTANT:

To be eligible for the PMP credential, you must meet certain educational and professional experience requirements. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last eight consecutive years prior to your application submission.

Educational Background Project Management Experience

For an individual holding a high school diploma, or an associate’s degree or global, Equivalent, the individual must have a Minimum five years/60 months unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 7,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks; plus 35 contact hours of formal education

OR

An individual holding Bachelor’s degree or global equivalent, must have a minimum three years/36 months unique non-overlapping professional project management experience during which at least 4,500 hours were spent leading and directing project tasks; and 35 contact hours of formal education.

Documenting Experience for the Application

Use the experience verification section of the online application to document and report your experience leading and directing project tasks. Document projects individually regardless of the number of projects you document.

Project Management Experience -- Months

Each month in which you worked on multiple, overlapping projects counts as one month toward the total requirement. In the following example, the project manager worked on Project 1 and Project 2 simultaneously February–April. However, the time spent on both projects counts as three, not six, months toward the total to fulfill the professional project management experience requirement.

 Number of Hours that You Led or Directed Project Tasks

Consider all of the projects that you have worked on and identify how many hours you led or directed project tasks. For this section of the application, if you worked on multiple projects at one time, all the hours spent leading and directing project tasks count toward the total.

 Contact Hours of Project Management Education

Verify at least 35 contact hours of specific instruction that addressed learning objectives in project management. Document all education hours regardless of when they were accrued. The course work must be completed at the time you submit the application.

 NOTE: One contact hour is equivalent to one actual hour (60 minutes) of training or instruction received.

The course hours may include content on project quality, project scope, project schedule, project budget, project communications, project risk, project procurement, and project integration management.

 You can satisfy the educational requirements by demonstrating the successful completion of courses, workshops and training sessions offered by one or more of the following types of education providers:

·         PMI Registered Education Providers

·         PMI Component organizations

·         Employer/company-sponsored programs

·         Training companies or consultants

·         Distance-learning companies, including an end-of-course assessment

·         University/college academic and continuing education programs

 NOTE: One hour of classroom instruction equals one contact hour. If you have completed a university or college course on project management that met for three hours per week for 15 weeks, you would document 45 contact hours. If only a portion of a course dealt with project management, only the hours spent on project management can be applied toward the total.

 The following education does not satisfy the education requirements:

PMI chapter meetings

Self-directed learning (e.g., reading books, watching instructional videos or sessions

with coaches or mentors)

(If at least one hour of a chapter meeting is spent conducting a learning activity, the hour(s) spent in that activity can be counted towards the educational eligibility requirement.)

NOTE: While you may be able to document applicable classes that counted toward a bachelor's degree or MBA, you cannot document the degree program in its entirety because some classes within the program will not apply.

PMP Examination Information & Blueprint

The PMP examination is comprised of 200 multiple-choice questions. Of the 200 questions, 25 are considered pretest questions. Pretest questions do not affect the score and are used in examinations as an effective and legitimate way to test the validity of future examination questions. All questions are randomly placed throughout the examination.

Computer-based testing (CBT) is the standard method of administration for PMI examinations. Paper based testing (PBT) is available under limited circumstances (refer to the Examination Administration section in this handbook for more details).

The allotted time to complete the computer-based examination is four hours. The examination is preceded by a tutorial and followed by a survey, both of which are optional and both of which can take up to 15 minutes to complete. The time used to complete the tutorial and survey is not included in the examination time of four hours.

It may take some credential candidates less than the allotted four hours to complete the examination.

Item Development

MP examination questions:

are developed and independently validated by global work groups of PMP credential holders;

are referenced to current project management and project risk management titles which

include but are not limited to PMIs global standards;

are monitored through psychometric analysis; and

satisfy the test specifications of the Project Management Professional Examination Specification.

Examination Blueprint

The PMP examination is developed based on the PMP examination blueprint contained in the Project Management Professional Examination Specification. The examination blueprint details the percentage of questions contained in each project management process group. The following represents the percentage of questions in each domain that are included in the examination.

Domain Percentage of Questions

Initiation 11%

Planning 23%

Executing 27%

Monitoring and Controlling 21%

Closing 9%

Professional and Social Responsibility 9%

PMP Credential Fees

You must submit payment of the PMP credential fee as part of the payment process (if you submit an application online) or as part of the application process (if you submit a paper application).

You can submit payment by credit card using the online certification system or through postal mail to PMI if you chose to pay by check, money order or wire.

The proper fees for payment are determined by your PMI membership status and the examination delivery option (computer-based versus paper-based) for your geographic location. Refer to the Examination Administration section in this handbook to help you determine if computer-based delivery or paper-based delivery of the examination is most appropriate for you. Once you determine the examination delivery option, use the following o determine the credential fee.

Testing Fees:

Computer-based testing (CBT) member $405

Computer-based testing (CBT nonmember $555

Paper-based testing (PBT) member $250

Paper-based testing (PBT) nonmember $400

Reexamination CBT member $275

Reexamination CBT nonmember $375

Reexamination PBT member $150

Reexamination PBT nonmember $300

The PMI membership rate will apply only if you are a member of PMI in good standing at the time you submit payment for the credential. If you apply for membership right before you apply for the credential, make sure you receive confirmation of your membership before you pay for the credential.

If you are interested in becoming a member of PMI at the time you apply for the credential, you can submit your membership application and credential application at the same time and receive the membership rate. PMI membership applications are available online at www.PMI.org.

COMPTIA PROJECT + EXAM for students seeking certification through CompTIA

What is a CompTIA Project Plus Certificate?

CompTIA Project+ is a globally recognized project management certification that identifies qualified and quality project managers.

The CompTIA Project+ certification is an international, vendor-neutral certification that covers the entire project life cycle from initiation and planning through execution, acceptance, support and closure. CompTIA Project+ gives project managers the skills necessary to complete projects on time and within budget, and creates a common project management language among project team members.

A Computing Technology Industry Association Project Plus certification affirms a person's professional project management abilities. This certificate is ideal for IT students looking to get an edge in the hiring process or for working professionals who need credentials for employment advancement. Project management is essential to all businesses making these skills highly valued.

CDW requires CompTIA Project+ in certain positions, and it is recommended for project managers at Alltel, Dell, Ricoh and the U.S. Dept. of State.

Unlike some project management certifications, CompTIA Project+ can be earned quickly and cost-effectively. There are no prerequisites, and candidates are not required to submit an application or complete additional hours of continuing education.

Taking the CompTIA Test

CompTIA certification exams are provided through Pearson VUE and Prometric. Visit their sites to find the closest testing center to you.  New Era Training Center, Inc. is an approved Pearson Vue testing site.

Required Courses:

A CompTIA Project + Certification program will teach you valuable management skills and prepare you to pass the certification exam. The classes will include the following courses.

Preliminary Project Planning

Time Management

Budgeting

Beginning a Project

Task Management

Project Completion

Communication

Leadership

Skills Obtained:

The CompTIA Project + Certificate focuses on people and leadership skills. Having this certification proves you possess the following abilities.

Increase productivity of a team

 Project organization

Practical time estimation and budget planning

 Manage a project from start to finish

Effective communication with fellow workers

Superior management skills

Career Related Information

Reasons for Earning this Certificate:

Comptia.org reports that at least half of all workers with a ComptTIA Project + certification earn more in their job. They also find that they are better respected within their profession. This certification is recognized by employers and viewed as solid evidence of having the project management abilities needed.

Salary Information:

While there are many jobs that the CompTIA Project Plus T certification can be applied to, it is obvious the primary focus is that of project manager. A Level I Project Manager may earn up to $68,000 a year. A Project Manager Level III may earn up $91,000 annually.

Economic Outlook and Growth of the Industry:

The CompTIA Project Plus T certification exam has an emphasis on IT project management. BLS.gov informs that while the IT sector is slowing down compared to the 1990's, it still remains the fastest growing industry. Included in these jobs are IT Project Management positions. The need for project management is substantial in both the IT field as well as within any business.

Program Outline

Project Management Professional (PMP) Track for Distance Education Students

Description:     This course focuses on teaching the professional the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.  Project Management is one of the most sought after and respected skills today. Beyond consulting and construction, project management skills are applicable to a growing range of industries including government contracting, IT, healthcare, law, non-profit development, and public relations. Moreover, both private and public sector firms are requiring certified project managers as projects grow in complexity.

Project management is a systematic approach to planning, organizing, controlling, and leading a project from the planning stages to
successful completion. The Project Management Program is designed for the student to:

• Understand the role and functions of the project manager
• Plan and manage projects using Microsoft Project software, Work Breakdown Structures, Gantt charts, and PERT charts
• Manage time, budget, and project team more effectively
• Apply these tools immediately by completing a project plan and budget as part of the course of study

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                   Total Program Clock Hours:  104 Hours

24 HRS Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0

Total:  104 hours

                                                                                                   Clock Hours

Subject Number          Subject Title                                        Lec/Lab/Ext/Total

                                  PMF-01                          The Project Management
                                     Framework/Initiating a
                                     Project                                                10 /   16/   00/   26

PPW-01                       Planning Project Work/
                                    Developing Project
                                    Schedules, Cost
                                    Estimates and Budgets                         10 /   16/   00/   26

ARP-01                        Analyzing Risks and
                                    Planning Risk Response/
                                    Planning Project
                                    Procurement Executing
                                    Project Work                                        10 /    16/   00/   26

MCP-01                       Monitoring and Controlling
                                    Project Work/Examination
                                    Review                                                 10 /   16/   00/   26

                                                 Total Hours                              40/64/00/104

The approximate time required to complete the Project Management Professional (PMP) Track for Distance Education Students is an eight-week schedule.  Total Hours 40 HRS  Lecture / 64 Hours Lab / Externship 0.  The program  is strictly online.  A certificate will be issued upon completion.

Project Management Professional (PMP) Track Online

Description:     This course focuses on teaching the professional the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.  Project Management is one of the most sought after and respected skills today. Beyond consulting and construction, project management skills are applicable to a growing range of industries including government contracting, IT, healthcare, law, non-profit development, and public relations. Moreover, both private and public sector firms are requiring certified project managers as projects grow in complexity.

Project management is a systematic approach to planning, organizing, controlling, and leading a project from the planning stages to
successful completion. The Project Management Program is designed for the student to:

• Understand the role and functions of the project manager
• Plan and manage projects using Microsoft Project software, Work Breakdown Structures, Gantt charts, and PERT charts
• Manage time, budget, and project team more effectively
• Apply these tools immediately by completing a project plan and budget as part of the course of study

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                   Total Program Clock Hours:  104 Hours

24 HRS Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0

Total:  104 hours

                                                                                                   Clock Hours

Subject Number          Subject Title                                        Lec/Lab/Ext/Total

                                PMF-01                         The Project Management
                                   Framework/Initiating a
                                   Project                                                6 /   20/   00/   26

PPW-01                       Planning Project Work/
                                    Developing Project
                                    Schedules, Cost
                                    Estimates and Budgets                         6 /   20/   00/   26

ARP-01                        Analyzing Risks and
                                    Planning Risk Response/
                                    Planning Project
                                    Procurement Executing
                                    Project Work                                       6 /    20/   00/   26

MCP-01                       Monitoring and Controlling
                                    Project Work/Examination
                                    Review                                                6 /   20/   00/   26

                                                 Total Hours                                    24/80/00/104

The approximate time required to complete the Project Management Professional (PMP) Track is a twelve-week schedule.  Total Hours 24 HRS  Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0.  This program is online.

 Subject description/synopsis for each subject with prefixes and titles to include:

Description of skills students will learn and how they will apply these skills:

PMF-01--The Project Management Framework/Initiating a Project (Lecture 10, Lab 16)

 The course introduces the student to Project Management processes of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing.  The student will be able to define key terms and provide an overview of Microsoft Project basics.

PPW-01--Planning Project Work/ Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates and Budgets (Lecture 10, Lab 16)

The course introduces the student to the environment in which projects operate to include managing day-to-day activities of the project to include resource planning, cost estimating, cost budgeting and cost control.    The student will be able to define key terms and manage day-to-day project activities.  The student will be able to cost estimate, cost budget and cost control using Microsoft Project.  Prerequisite:  PMF-01--The Project Management Framework/Initiating a Project. (Lecture 10, Lab 16)

ARP-01--Analyzing Risks and Planning Risk Response/Planning Project Procurement Executing Project Work (Lecture 10, Lab 16)

The course introduces the processes concerned with identifying, analyzing, and responding to project risk.  The course also introduces the processes required to acquire goods and services from outside the performing organization.  The student will be able to perform risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative risk analysis, and quantitative risk analysis, risk response planning and project procurement execution.  Prerequisite:  PPW-01—Planning Project Work/Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates and Budgets. (Lecture 10, Lab 16)

MCP-01--Monitoring and Controlling Project Work/Examination Review (Lecture 10,

Lab 16)

The course introduces the processes concerned with monitoring and controlling projects.   The student will be able to monitor and control projects.  The course also provides examination review.  Prerequisite:  PPW-01—Planning Project Work/Developing Project Schedules, Cost Estimates and Budgets. (Lecture 10, Lab 16)

Program Information

New Era Training Center, Inc.

       1505 W. WALNUT ST.

                  GARLAND, TX 75042

                       214-206-1463 Phone

SAP Business Objects

  Business Objects Web Intelligence XI/R1/R2 (NE)

The need to access information in today’s information based society is critical.  Business intelligence is a way of exploring data to optimize business performance.  Business Objects launched the modern business intelligence (BI) industry more than 16 years ago with a simple but profound idea:  a “semantic layer” that would make it easy for nontechnical business users to access data from various databases and applications and create reports from their business systems without requiring programming help from the IT or IS department.  In the years since, BI has evolved far beyond this modest goal into a comprehensive set of technologies that are, organization by organization, changing the way the world does business.  Business Objects allows you to deploy a business intelligence environment that can be forever expanded and molded to foster continued innovation.

Program Description:     This program focuses on teaching the professional the application of knowledge, coordinating changes to Business Objects, Web Intelligence Concepts, Web Intelligence core functionality, modifying document queries, working with query properties, manipulating data with query filters, modifying queries, document formatting and formatting charts.  This course also focuses on planning, coordinating, and implementing security measures to safeguard computer databases.

LECTURE/LAB/EXTERNSHIP                                       Total Program Clock Hours:  160

80 Hrs Lecture / 80 Hours Lab / Externship 0

Total:  160 hours

 Course Title                                   Lec/Lab/Ext/Total

Database Fundamentals/

Basics Review/Introducing
Web Intelligence Basics                   30 /   10/   00/   40

DAIV-01                     SQL Basics/Access Basics/
Database Administration/
Getting Started with InfoView           30 /   10/   00/   40

CWI-01                       Customizing InfoView/
Creating Web Intelligence
Documents with Queries                    30/    10/   00/   40

QRD-01                      Restricting Data Returned
by Queries/Report Design,
Format and Presentation                   30 /   10/   00/   40

The approximate time required to complete Business Objects Web Intelligence XI/R1/R2 (NE) is a 12-week schedule.  Total Hours:  120 HRS  Lecture / 40 Hours Lab / Externship 0.  Classroom sessions (lecture and lab) will run from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., afternoon 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  with a 10-minute break at the end of every hour.

Holidays:

The school closes for the following holidays: Christmas, New Years, MLK Birthday, Easter (Good Friday), Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, President’s Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans.

PROGRAM START DATES:

EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION SPECIALIST PROGRAM,

ONLINE 

COMPUTER LITERACY TRAINING,

COMPUTER REPAIR TECHNICIAN,

Business Objects Web Intelligence XI/R1/R2 (NE)

Virtual Re-Design

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) TRACK,

Computer Repair Technician  CIP Code: 470104

New Era Training Center, Inc.

 Program Occupations:

Project Management Professional (PMP) Track  CIP Code: 110301

Computer Network Technician - System Administration  CIP Code: 110901