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EXHIBIT 3 leading to certificates of completion from Harvard and MIT, EdX also provides access to courses and certificates of completion from a host of highly accredited Universities throughout the U.S and the world. Will be offered in follow-up year. Youth Participants will be able to participate in tutor assisted online courses leading to "Honor Code Certificates of Achievement" from the university that administers the course. We will focus on tutor assisted courses focused on Digital Media, Information Technology, and/or Business application topics, depending on the availability of these courses on the EdX platform. Caring mentors and teachers are only a part of the overall program designed to ensure that participants are able to find gainful employment upon exiting the program. More importantly the "Seeds to Trees Academy: Digital Media and Information Technology Institute" enables youth to undertake apprenticeship training in technologically advanced fields. An examination of the California Occupational Employment Projections for 2010-2020 suggests that computer technology -related skills is such a field. According to this study the top 50 fastest growing occupations include software related fields that will grow at the projected rates of 31.9 with a median annual wage of more than $100,000. Other growing fields requiring a bachelor's degree include Marketing Specialists (24,600 jobs), Database Administrators (3,600 jobs), and Software Developers (24,100 jobs). There will also be 31,200 jobs for Computer Support Specialists that will not require a college degree. These positions will be filled with individuals with the technical training needed to meet that positions industry recognized requirements. Advances in information technology have inundated the lives of millions with a vast amount of media. User generated content has fast become a source of news, entertainment, and artistic expression for an entire generation of web savvy individuals. As e-commerce continues to grow at faster rates than the rest of the economy, the ability to express one's insights with multimedia presentations has become an increasingly marketable skill. Those individuals with the proper training and knowledge of software tools will be in a prime position to excel in a 21st century economy. Many of our local youth are already naturally web savvy and are open to the idea that they could one day follow a career in software creation. In this way, the academy taps into a youth's desire for self-expression and teaches valuable work skills in the process. In addition, the training from this program will open up to students the possibility of working in one of the industry clusters that the WIB board identified in their 5 year strategic plan. These clusters include established fields of hospitality, government positions, and clerical positions in finance, insurance, and real estate clusters. Opportunities for job growth also exist within the emerging clusters of advanced manufacturing, information technology, and other scientific services. In the longer term, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest Occupational Outlook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm) suggests that video and web design -related employment will grow between 8 and 24 percent in the next ten years (Please refer to attachment W-6 for more detailed breakdown). H. Include Letters of Intent from training agencies as Attachment F. 15 25H-225