STILLWATER, Okla. – Meridian Technology Center and the Stillwater Public Library have partnered to provide no-cost computer training courses for residents.
The first course, Understanding Spam and Fraud Schemes, will take place on March 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Stillwater Public Library. Attendees will learn how to protect themselves from spam calls, texts and emails as well as various fraud schemes.
Meridian Technology Center Information Technology Instructor Les Little will lead the session. Little is a retired detective from the Stillwater Police Department. He specialized in cybercrime and forensic investigations while he was with the department. Little will be leading Meridian’s new Criminal Justice program in the fall.
For those interested in pursuing a new career or advancing in their current profession, Meridian will offer Résumé Writing at the library on April 7 and Searching and Applying for Jobs Online on April 21.
All classes will be held in person at the Stillwater Public Library, pending COVID restrictions. Registration is required. Full course descriptions and enrollment information can be found at meridiantech.edu/stillwater-
For more information, contact Justin Smola, Workforce and Economic Development Project Coordinator, at justins@meridiantech.edu or call (405) 377-3333 or toll-free at (888) 607-2509.
Meridian Technology Center has been a driver of economic development since 1975. With a mission to educate, enrich lives and secure economic futures, Meridian offers full-time career training programs, short courses, workforce and economic development assistance and entrepreneurial support to residents from the Agra, Carney, Glencoe, Guthrie, Morrison, Mulhall-Orlando, Pawnee, Perkins-Tryon, Perry and Stillwater school districts. Meridian is one of 29 schools within Oklahoma’s CareerTech system.
