About the Transition Training Academy:

The Transition Training Academy (TTA) provides Information Technology (IT) training for United States Armed Services veterans who have been wounded in the global war on terror and who face unique challenges as they transition to civilian life.

The program helps participants explore IT:

as a potential career field
as a ramp for continuing education
to compliment an existing skill set
as an introduction in the language of networking systems

The program uniquely focuses on specific IT skill sets from network design to introductory knowledge of software systems and support. Some of the most advanced level course work completed requires independent and group-level troubleshooting.

The administration of the program is unique as well. Facilitation of the curriculum can be effected online or in a classroom. This is an important facet considering the number and vastly different types of combat injuries students have. Classes are broken down into segments per day. Students work with and configure one router during course instruction. Graduates are recognized for their achievements by receipt of a laptop (which generally functions as a gateway for wounded warriors’ communication with friends and family back home while they are in the hospital).

The dynamics of the instructional materials, its presentation, material foundations, and applications have allowed TTA instructors to operate as developmental counselors. Instructors help one-on-one, in the classroom, and also become quite active in the communities formed by wounded warriors at the hospitals and online.

Simply Stated TTA Goals:

Provide instruction in order to develop new career skills with real world potential
Provide hope to severly injured service members and their families
Provide leadership during the recovery and transition into civilian life
Communicate with corporate America the productivity and capability of America’s wounded warriors

For additional information about the Transition Training Academy, please contact Richard D. Reynolds, Program Manager at richard.reynolds@vetstta.org.