▁▁ ▁Te ch ▁Fund ament als ▁– ▁A ▁ 2 2 - week ▁program ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁weeks ▁of ▁in - class ▁instruction ▁and ▁professional ▁skill - building ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 7 ▁week ▁paid ▁intern ship . ▁Cour se work ▁focus es ▁on ▁basic ▁Information ▁Technology ▁( IT ) ▁compet encies ▁needed ▁for ▁entry - level ▁IT ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁Advanced ▁Cert ifications – ▁Multiple ▁paths ▁for ▁advanced ▁IT ▁course work ▁and ▁cert ification ▁including ▁Cy ber ▁Security , ▁C oding , ▁and ▁IT ▁Service ▁Management . ▁ ▁N Power ▁provides ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁social ▁service ▁support ▁( h ous ing ▁refer r als , ▁cl othing ▁don ations , ▁travel ▁assistance , ▁etc .) ▁to ▁students ▁during ▁their ▁ten ure ▁in ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁N Power ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁as ▁N Power N Y ▁to ▁help ▁non prof its ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁their ▁techn ological ▁needs ▁including ▁training ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁support . ▁ ▁N Power N Y ▁set ▁up ▁Technology ▁Service ▁Corps ▁( T SC ), ▁a ▁training ▁organization , ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁ 4 ▁students ▁comple ting ▁courses ▁and ▁an ▁intern ship ▁program ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁N Power N Y ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁N Power ▁affili ates ▁founded ▁by ▁Microsoft . ▁The ▁affili ate ▁network ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁N Power ▁Seattle . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁N Power N Y ▁had ▁trained ▁ 9 0 ▁students ▁and ▁had ▁developed