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Jeff Holth
SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
248.371.0315 Ext. 122
jholth@scate.com
www.scate.com

SCATE® TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
TO PROVIDE NO-COST WORKER RETENTION TRAINING PROGRAM

FIRST WAVE TARGETED FOR ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES

(Orion, MI - February 24, 2006) SCATE® Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been selected to participate in an Incumbent Worker [training] Program (IWP) to help Oakland County employers that are experiencing a decline (and have the potential to undergo layoffs) or are experiencing a serious skills gap that impacts their ability to compete and retain workers. Initially, the program will focus on providing CATIA V5 CAD training to help these companies fill positions that will be created when the newly trained employees are retained or promoted.

IWP funding is targeted at currently employed workers where a determination has been made that the workers require training in order to keep the employer competitive and the workers employed to avert layoffs, upgrade worker's skills, increase wages earned by employees, and/or keep worker's skills competitive.

Such training supports career advancement and encompasses skills that are transferable as a means of promoting high skill, high wage positions and economic development within the region.

SCATE® Technological Institute Director, Phil Palazzolo said “The program maximizes the efficiency of our well-established and award-winning CATIA V5 online course catalog while blending the electronic courses with hands on lab time. Our lab facilities in Orion were built specifically for classroom instruction in CATIA V5 and are populated with new, high end engineering workstations.“ Mr. Palazzolo went on to explain that “Students will be able to do the bulk of their training online and off hours from home where feasible, so actual time spent in the lab can be minimized.”

The program targets companies in the manufacturing, health and education, construction, finance, trade, transportation, leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, emerging business, and utility sectors in Oakland County. SCATE® plans to expand the program to the remaining counties in southeast Michigan in the coming weeks.

“The registration process is really quite simple” said Jeff Holth, SCATE® Director of Business Development. “Interested companies need only to provide the names of their targeted learners to us, and we will facilitate the rest through the Oakland County funding system. From initial contact to training kickoff can be as little as two weeks and there is no minimum or maximum number of learners. There are no hidden costs, as the training is completely grant funded, including any lab time,” said Mr. Holth.

Companies interested in participating in the program should contact Phil Palazzolo at 248.371.0315 Ext. 102, or email PPalazzolo@scate.com.

PRESS ONLY, please contact Jeff Holth at 248.371.0315 Ext. 122, or email jholth@scate.com.

SCATE® Technologies, Inc. is an Orion Michigan-based technology company that focuses on making complex software applications simple to use, and applicable to any industry. These technologies (SCATE® Ignite®, Exceed™, Accelerate™ Multi-Vector Vision™ and iTV3™) are changing the way companies do business by saving them time, costs, and enhancing overall quality. Additionally, SCATE® markets a suite of online eLearning courses for CAD engineers that need to learn or master CATIA V5.

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SCATE® Technologies, Inc. - 40 Engelwood Dr. - Suite B - Orion, MI 48359
248.371.0315 - http://www.scate.com

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