Tri-Cities Tech Business Update
Program trains students in laptop computer repair
More than half of all computers sold are the notebook (laptop) type, but repairing them requires different skills than for the traditional desktop computer. A Kennewick, Wash. company, Educational Technologies Group (doing business as Marcraft), launched a new training module in December to address this growing gap. The Notebook Repair and Maintenance Trainer includes a curriculum, laptop computer, spare parts, tools, and labs to diagnose and repair a laptop computer, including system upgrades and virus and spyware removal. The product has been sold to schools and colleges nationwide; Pasco High School will begin using it this fall. The company produces electronics, computer, information technology, and mobile electronics training programs for classrooms in high schools, community colleges, universities, and technical education institutions. Marcraft engineers and designs the lab hardware, software, and courseware materials. Contact Robert Krug at (509) 374-1951.
