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Internet Learning Training over 1,200 courses available
Let us provide you job skills to help you secure a job

The goals of Americas Globla Foundation (AGF) with its leading e-Learning provider partner is to provide high quality online training affordable to everyone specifically disadvantaged individuals and also to prepare individuals for high quality affordable college education
Currently we offer over 1,200 courses online available to anyone anywhere in the world

Innovative Grant Program to Impact IT, Math and other Skills
AGF’s partner, a nonprofit digital divide leader, a leading provider of e-Learning is ready to provide matching grants to any entity offering educational training.
The program offers access to teachers, students, and anyone interested

One Example
$5 Million Matching Grant for Puerto Rico’s Public Schools K-12

$5 million matching grant to the Educational Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Program will provide online CBT course access to 70,000 K-12 students in math and IT courses.
Both English and Spanish
Train program administrators in every school and will monitor the program implementation

The matching grant also allows Puerto Rico to issue 15-year zero interest Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) to improve facilities and programs throughout Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. Education Department program to assist disadvantaged schools

Puerto Rico’s Department of Education
           
759,035 students in public school system
            1,538 are community schools
            635,000 are regular daytime students
            The rest are Saturday students, prisoners, vocational students and special students
            Budget $2.2 billions

 

U.S. Government Programs
We are ready to assist any qualifying disadvantaged school district with the following programs:          

Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB)
US Department of Education offers $400 million annually to disadvantaged K-12 school districts to issue interest free bonds.
Requirement: School district has to secure a 10% matching grant donation from a private entity.
AGF’s partner offers the 10% matching grant donation

Title I
Supplemental (after school) education services to qualified students
Matching grants available through AGF’s partner

EETT
Enhancing Education Through Technology
If your school district wishes to apply for the US Department of Education EETT’s grant AGF’s partner is ready to provide you a matching grant.

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Banks need to earn CRA credits
Your school/ school district/ nonprofit can get minimum or free access to AGF’s partner courses while providing CRA credits to your bank

Courses Available
The following is the general list of the Internet courses currently available.
The cost shown is the full cost for each group or category of courses for a year period. Discounts are available and through our matching grant program for any entity.

Course Category                 No. of Courses         Instant Live               Course
                                                           In Each Category     24x7 Mentoring
        Full Cost

1. Office Computing                          217                             No                               $360
2.
Office Computing                          217                             Yes                             $720
3. IT Professional                               309                             No                               $720
4. IT Professional                               309                             Yes                             $1,440
5. Web Development                         95                               No                               $720
6. Web Development                         195                             
Yes                             $1,440
7. Total IT                                           732                             No                               $1,440
8. Total IT                                           732                             
Yes                             $2,880
9. School IT                                        412                             No                               $960
10. School IT                                      412                            
Yes                             $1,920
11. ICDL                                             7                                 No                               $180
12. ICDL                                             7                                
Yes                            $360
13. ICDL Spanish                              7                                 No                               $180
14. ICDL Spanish                              7                                
Yes                             $360
15. Business Skills                            109                             No                               $360
16. Business Skills                            109                            
Yes                             $720
17. Home & Small Business              65                              No                               $360
18. Home & Small Business             65                              
Yes                             $720
19. Harvard  ManageMentor                                                                                     $360
20. BARRON’S SAT                                                                                                $360
21. BARRON’S TOEFL                                                                                           $360
22. Complete GRE Preparation                                                                               $360
23. Complete GMAT Preparation                                                                             $360

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