That's retarded. Who's he going to train if there is no demand for IT labor in US?
It's a good job, when you can get them. The biggest problem is that it's feast or famine, and more importantly, the federal government is SUCH A HASSLE regarding certification of yourself as an employee or an independant contractor. Because you're working at a training center, and they're (usually) providing you with the location and training materials, the feds want to classify you as am employee! I know that when I went to teach a class for Novell, their certification group kept classifying me as an employee, even though Novell was contracting with MY EMPLOYER to have me come and teach the class! Damn IRS!
It's also very difficult and expensive to keep your certification current. At one time, I was authorized to teach 23 different Novell courses, but now, even though I still have my MCNI certs, I'm only certified to teach one class, and it's been 3 years since I taught an organized class (I still teach in-house to co-workers).
Mark