SWTC has joined with the Sheriff’s Association of Texas to go on-site at locations around Texas to train law enforcement personnel in basic computer skills and the elements of the Microsoft Office Suite in situations where there is otherwise no viable access to such training.

Sheriffs in 107 of the 254 counties in Texas responded to a SAT survey offering to bring the classes to the Sheriff’s offices if they committed to at least 5 participants.

Accordingly, a mobile classroom with 20 laptop computers and a self-contained network has been assembled. The initial course offering introduces users to Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

In the first round of training, fifty counties agreed to act as hosts, drawing in a total of 702 participants locally and from surrounding counties (see map).

Classes began 9 Aug 2006. Two weeks later, 57 participants in 4 counties had received training. At roughly two counties per week, the remaining 49 counties should finish by the end of February, 2007.

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