Ikuw Solutions’ Entry-Level Developer Training Helps Expand the Tech Pipeline

With a computer science degree from Montana Tech and many years of experience working for software companies like Zoot Enterprises http://www.zootweb.com/index.html in Bozeman, Kevin McManus and his wife, Leeanne, decided to start their own company, ikuw Solutions http://www.getikuw.com . Leeanne, president of ikuw, specializes in real-world technology solutions and human resources.

Since opening ikuw Solutions, Kevin McManus, the company’s vice president of technology services, has realized that good developers don’t necessarily need four-year computer science degrees to get jobs. And many Montanans who would like to work in technology can’t afford to go back to school for a four-year+ degree program. So ikuw has created a certification program that fills that need.

Ikuw, which provides software training, technical training, and professional development services in its Missoula and Helena locations and online, recently developed an entry-level developer certification program that will provide participants with a solid foundational basis in software development in about three months. After that time, participants should be ready to be placed with employers.

One benefit ikuw offers participants and their employers is continued access to training. For example, if participants get into the workforce and decide they need a refresher, they can come back and repeat the class.

"We can feed the pipeline and then they can get mentoring from senior developers," McManus said.

Ikuw also offers an entry-level network administrator certification.

For more information, go to http://www.getikuw.com or contact ikuw staff at 844-GET-IKUW or [email protected].