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Black Data Processing Associates Offers Training, Performs Community Service
By Shirley L. Monrose President Black Data Processing Associates - New York Chapter Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) is a nonprofit professional association founded in Philadelphia in 1975, which has grown to more than 2,000 members in over 40 chapters spanning 35 states. The New York chapter was chartered in 1983 and is now the third largest, with over 150 members. BDPA acts as a conduit through which minorities can grow professionally and develop personal leadership skills. Our mission is to stay abreast of, and have a positive influence on the Information Technology industry. We provide service to members to help them grow professionally and to others by promoting computer competency, with an emphasis on youth and minority communities. Career Development You don’t have to be a member to participate, but it costs less if you join. In addition to meetings featuring networking and presentations by experts, current New York chapter programs include: Train-the-Trainer Workshop: Participants are certified by BDPA as trainers when they complete this eight-week workshop, which covers critical training skills, how to develop a lesson plan, and presentation techniques. Powerful Presentations Workshop: a four-week public speaking workshop. 24-Week Intensive Training Program: Client-server, object-oriented programming, Visual Basic (VB) and more, for people with mainframe computer experience; starting after the first of the year. Other workshops also starting at about that time include: Résumé Writing Job Placement Training Interviewing Techniques BDPA Computer Club Offered for students interested in IT as a career; programs include: High School and College IT Training: Courses in VB programming, beginner through advanced, are offered for BDPA's student members. Washington Irving High School: BDPA offers training in VB and robotics at this high school in the Stuyvesant Park area of Manhattan. BDPA High School Computer Competition Local rounds in BDPA chapters consist of a written exam, hands-on computer exercises, an 11-week intensive training program in advanced IT techniques, and selection of a team of four finalists to represent each chapter at the national conference, based on grades in web design, computer knowledge and BDPA history. Community Service Current New York chapter projects include: Community School District 16 Computer Resource Project: Through this collaboration with CSD 16 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, BDPA-certified trainers teach courses to CSD 16 parents -- first, a six-week computer basics course, then MS Word or Excel, intro/intermediate/advanced, eight weeks each. Covenant House Computer Resource Center: BDPA and Convenant House are establishing a computer-training center in Harlem. BDPA is supplying computers and curriculum, and will also teach members, Covenant House clients, and people from the local community. Restoration Plaza Project: This partnership with Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation includes: Adult Education Classes: Computer basics and PC software, conducted by BDPA-certified trainers Membership Training Classes - Professional Series: An ongoing program of presentations and classes. BDPA works in partnership with nonprofits, schools, and agencies. Let us know if we can help your organization meet the needs of those you serve. Membership is open to all individuals involved in or who express interest in IT, and who support BDPA’s goals, regardless of profession, sex, race, religion, or national origin. We also have organizational membership programs, and student memberships. Contact BDPA-NY Chapter by telephone at (212) 802-534 or by e-mail at info@bdpany.org. Visit their Web site at www.bdpany.org. “We must realize that our future lies chiefly in our own hands.” -- Paul Robeson The above quote is from the College section of BDPA-NY’s site, (http://www.bdpany.org), which features career and education planning information for high school students, grades 9 - 12.
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