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Telecom Education Partnership, NACTEL, Creates Online Education in Video Technology to Support Industry Evolution

Denver, CO – August 27, 2008 – Beginning this fall, Pace University will offer a Video Technology Track as the newest of four tracks in the online telecommunications degree program sponsored by the National Coalition of Telecommunications Education and Learning (NACTEL).

Courses in the new Video Technology track include such topics as smart home technology, television principles, voice over IP telephone, wired and wireless computer networking, and gaming and home automation all designed to give students the background and knowledge to work with all forms of digital television. As the NACTEL Co-Chair and member of the NACTEL Curriculum Committee, Pam Syverson, Manager of Employee Training at Qwest says, “This Video Technology curriculum maps exactly with the direction our company is going as well as the industry at large.”

The Video Technologies Track prepares students to install, maintain, and manage the “triple play” services continuing to expand in the telecommunications industry. Jane Davis, NACTEL Curriculum Committee member and Workforce Development Manager at Verizon, adds, “NACTEL’s Video Technology curriculum is a perfect fit for Verizon FiOS technicians who provide video services to customer homes and to small and medium-sized businesses.” The track features two Certificates and an Associate’s degree, all of which transfer into a comprehensive, accelerated Bachelor’s degree that was jointly developed by Pace University and NACTEL.

Dr. David Sachs, Associate Dean at Pace University and NACTEL Co-Director, stated, “Since the beginning of the NACTEL program, the University has been committed to offer a state-of-the-art online curriculum that continually meets the needs of the telecommunications industry as it evolves, and the new Video Technology program does just that.” Since 1999, NACTEL has sponsored online programs and degrees offered by Pace University and targeting technical workforce in the telecommunication industry. NACTEL sponsored Certificates, Associate’s, and Bachelor’s degrees are available to support all telecommunications technologies including overall telecommunications, fiber and broadband, wireless networking, and now video technologies. For additional information about NACTEL and industry-sponsored online telecommunications education, visit www.nactel.org.

About NACTEL

NACTEL, the National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning, is a non-profit organization that is a unique partnership of major telecommunications companies and labor unions established for the purpose of creating online learning programs to address critical employment needs in the telecommunications industry. NACTEL began in 1998 with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Current NACTEL members include AT&T, The Communications Workers of America (CWA), EMBARQ Communications, Frontier Communications, The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Qwest Communications, and Verizon Communications. The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) serves as fiscal agent and program manager for NACTEL.

About Pace University

For nearly 100 years, Pace University (www.pace.edu) has been a fully-accredited, private, not-for-profit university with campuses in New York City, Pleasantville, and White Plains in the State of New York. In addition, since the mid 1990s Pace University has emerged as a leader in quality online education. The NACTEL program is provided by the University’s Seidenberg School for Computer Science and Information Systems.

For more information about NACTEL and NACTEL-sponsored online programs visit www.nactel.org.

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News & Events Newsletter Articles			News & Events - Articles Telecom Education Partnership, NACTEL, Creates Online Education in Video Technology to Support Industry Evolution Denver, CO – August 27, 2008 – Beginning this fall, Pace University will offer a Video Technology Track as the newest of four tracks in the online telecommunications degree program sponsored by the National Coalition of Telecommunications Education and Learning (NACTEL). Courses in the new Video Technology track include such topics as smart home technology, television principles, voice over IP telephone, wired and wireless computer networking, and gaming and home automation all designed to give students the background and knowledge to work with all forms of digital television. As the NACTEL Co-Chair and member of the NACTEL Curriculum Committee, Pam Syverson, Manager of Employee Training at Qwest says, “This Video Technology curriculum maps exactly with the direction our company is going as well as the industry at large.” The Video Technologies Track prepares students to install, maintain, and manage the “triple play” services continuing to expand in the telecommunications industry. Jane Davis, NACTEL Curriculum Committee member and Workforce Development Manager at Verizon, adds, “NACTEL’s Video Technology curriculum is a perfect fit for Verizon FiOS technicians who provide video services to customer homes and to small and medium-sized businesses.” The track features two Certificates and an Associate’s degree, all of which transfer into a comprehensive, accelerated Bachelor’s degree that was jointly developed by Pace University and NACTEL. Dr. David Sachs, Associate Dean at Pace University and NACTEL Co-Director, stated, “Since the beginning of the NACTEL program, the University has been committed to offer a state-of-the-art online curriculum that continually meets the needs of the telecommunications industry as it evolves, and the new Video Technology program does just that.” Since 1999, NACTEL has sponsored online programs and degrees offered by Pace University and targeting technical workforce in the telecommunication industry. NACTEL sponsored Certificates, Associate’s, and Bachelor’s degrees are available to support all telecommunications technologies including overall telecommunications, fiber and broadband, wireless networking, and now video technologies. For additional information about NACTEL and industry-sponsored online telecommunications education, visit www.nactel.org. About NACTEL NACTEL, the National Coalition for Telecommunications Education and Learning, is a non-profit organization that is a unique partnership of major telecommunications companies and labor unions established for the purpose of creating online learning programs to address critical employment needs in the telecommunications industry. NACTEL began in 1998 with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Current NACTEL members include AT&T, The Communications Workers of America (CWA), EMBARQ Communications, Frontier Communications, The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Qwest Communications, and Verizon Communications. The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) serves as fiscal agent and program manager for NACTEL. About Pace University For nearly 100 years, Pace University (www.pace.edu) has been a fully-accredited, private, not-for-profit university with campuses in New York City, Pleasantville, and White Plains in the State of New York. In addition, since the mid 1990s Pace University has emerged as a leader in quality online education. The NACTEL program is provided by the University’s Seidenberg School for Computer Science and Information Systems. For more information about NACTEL and NACTEL-sponsored online programs visit www.nactel.org. # # #