What is the Information Technology Foundation?
Information Technology Foundation (ITF), also known as The Montgomery County Students Information Technology Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit foundation established cooperatively by Montgomery County Public Schools and the business community in Montgomery County to promote and advance the interests of information technology education through the establishment of a student-run computer sales business.
This unique method of preparing high school students for skilled positions in the IT field offers hands-on instruction to students interested in IT careers. Students are introduced to potential employers with available positions in technical service, customer service, sales and management.
On-the-Job Training
Students receive valuable on-the-job training that prepares them for higher educational opportunities or direct entry into the information technology job market.
Articulated Credit
The ITF program also offers students the opportunity to earn articulated college credits toward post-secondary education. Successful completion of the Network Operations program along with the applicable CompTIA certifications earn students college credit that will put them ahead of the competition!
Record of Success
- Information Technology Foundation is celebrating its seventh year helping students in Montgomery County Public Schools to achieve their professional goals. ITF students reconditioned and sold 300 computers last school year. Each year, ITF provides awards to the outstanding students participating in the program.
- The Montgomery County Public Schools Division of Career and Technology Education presented ITF with the Business Partnership of the Year Award on June 30, 2005, ITF's first year of operation, in recognition of ITF’s exemplary contributions to public education in Montgomery County