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The TTM School is located in Hue, Vietnam. It is a one-room
school equipped with 15 computers. Nguyen Van Cu, chief administrator of the school,
has 8 years of
teaching experience at the secondary school level.
The school
offers tuition-free education to low income and orphaned
children. It provides a two year curriculum for its
students to develop basic hardware and software skills using
the computer. Students who demonstrate the desire and ability
to learn may to be selected to participate in other TTM
programs.
Classroom hours
for the TTM students are from 3 PM to 9 PM, six days a
week. Students attend classes twice each week in
groups of 15. Classes typically involve 2 hours of
lecture and 4 hours of lab time.
The school administrator,
Nguyen Van Cu has made special arrangements with local area
colleges so every six months qualified students from the
school can take a nationally recognized certification
exam. Vietnam employers recognize this
exam as a valuable tool for selecting qualified employees.
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