Employee Amenities:
- Fitzgerald Municipal Airport, a 24/7 fuel, terminal, jet capable field is within 1-1/4 miles of ECTC and MTP.
- Over 250 quality motel rooms are available for visitors with a 300 seat meeting and banquet facility on site.
- Rental, custom, and spec housing is readily available.
- Cost of living is 28% lower than the national average.
- Quality schools, churches, recreation, and arts programs.
- On-site day care.
Employee Training: East Central Technical College opened a $15M; 53,800 sf Technology Training Center for ECTC adjacent to the technology park 1/3/06. - Curriculum already underway is geared toward data center operations (as is MTP) per both a Georgia Tech Study and PWC.
- Diplomas and Certificates currently available include: Computer Information Systems; Cisco Networking for CCNA and CCNP; Sun Solaris for Systems Administrator I & II; Sun Certified System Administrator; MCSE; Windows 2000 Networking; Telecommunications; BICSI; and Central Office. Wireless and broadband are under development. These programs insure a constant supply of trained employees.
- ECTC features a Prometric Testing Center where employees can be certified within walking distance of MTP.
- Curriculum is flexible to accommodate day, evening, weekend, and on-line instruction (over 200 on-line students this quarter). Curriculum will be tailored to the specific needs of park tenants.
- On-site child care, available to MTP employees, space permitting.
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