SAP launches program to help veterans

Recognizing the commitment to military service and sacrifices made by those who chose to serve in the armed forces is an American tradition. To help veterans develop skills for successful IT careers, SAP Americas announced the Veterans to Work Program today.

Key aspects of this announcement are:

• SAP will offer training and certification for US veterans on its database and technology, analytics, and enterprise mobility solutions including SAP HANA, Sybase and other database and technology products that are an intergal part of this community.
• SAP will offer 1000 veterans with full scholarships over next 12 months
• SAP and its ecosystem partners will help graduating veterans launch promising IT careers  with placement assistance.
• First group of veterans started class this week in Texas. SAP aims to train 1000 veterans in the next 12 months in California, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. Through online access, the program will also be available nationwide.

It is always exciting to welcome new professionals to the SAP community. After their training and certification, veterans can maintain/enhance their skills, gain new perspectives and network with SAP users and professional around the world through SAP Community Network and its resources and assets for the technologies and solutions they learned through this program. We welcome the new members to the SAP database community!

Learn about this program at www.sap.com/veteranstowork. You can also like the program page on Facebook and follow on Twitter @SAPVetsToWork.