With the help of an AARP grant, Six Mile woman gets back to work

In 2009, when she started her job search, Loretta Cappiello of Six Mile had no idea it would be so tough getting back into the workforce. Cappiello felt confident. She had just earned her bachelor’s degree in information technology and with an associate degree in accounting from Tri-County Tech and 15 years of accounting work experience. But she found only sporadic, part-time work. Nothing permanent materialized until this year when she completed the A + Computer Service Technician Certificate through the receipt of a scholarship from collaboration between AARP Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges with support from Wal-Mart Foundation. Tri-County Technical College received a grant over two years and is one of 15 colleges to participate in the initiative to expand employment opportunities to job candidates at age 50 and older.