Trent Howell
ic3@certiport.com
Certiport, Inc. is the leading provider of global,
performance-based
certification programs and services designed to enable
individual success
and lifetime advancement through certification. As the worldwide
provider
of the Microsoft Office Specialist program, Certiport is
responsible for
the development, marketing and administration of certification
programs
for the Microsoft Office suite. Certiport is also the worldwide
provider
of the IC³ program.
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Press Releases
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³)
Over the course of 2002, IC³ has received recognition from
many organizations
across various industries including CompTIA, the National Skill
Standards
Board, Future Business Leaders of America, and the American
Council on
Education. A few of the press releases are listed below.
American
Council on Education College Credit Recommendation
(55KB, PDF
instructions)
"We are pleased to recommend IC³ as a valuable
addition to
quality curriculum for colleges and universities," stated
Jo Ann
Robinson, Director, ACE College Credit Recommendation Service.
Future
Business Leaders of America
(80KB, PDF instructions)
"In today's business world, proficiency in computer skills
is as
critical as reading, writing and arithmetic," said Jean M.
Buckley,
president and CEO of FBLA. (link to the FBLA pdf)
Additional press releases can be found on the IC³ Web
site at www.certiport.com/ic3
Microsoft Office Specialist
IT Takes Technology Proficiency to Make the Grade
Growing
number of universities require Microsoft certification to
graduate
(73KB, PDF instructions)
In recognition of the universal use of technology in the
workplace,
Certiport, Inc., the exclusive administrator of the Microsoft
Office Specialist
program, today announced the adoption of the Microsoft Office
Specialist
certification throughout institutions of higher learning in the
U.S. Pepperdine
University, Texas Christian University, The University of
Memphis and
East-West University are among dozens of institutions of higher
learning
leveraging the Microsoft Office Specialist certification to
prepare students
for the technology-centered world of work. They recognize the
Microsoft
Office Specialist as the leading tool for today's workforce and
that businesses
want assurance new hires are skilled in using these tools. All
four of
these universities now require the Microsoft Office Specialist
certification
as part of their graduation requirements.
Additional press releases can be found on the Microsoft Office
Specialist
Web site at www.certiport.com/inTheNews/
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Success Stories
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³)
IC³ has met with success in many institutions and
academic organizations
around the world.
South
Kitsap High School
(63KB, PDF instructions)
"Gaining fundamental computing skills in high school is
essential
to success," says Dale Green, Director of Professional
Technology
Education (PTE) for South Kitsap School District. "When you
understand
technology and can use the tools, you save yourself time, money,
and tears."
State
of Utah
(47KB, PDF instructions)
The Utah State Office of Education has approved the Internet
and Computing
Core Certification (IC³) to be used by all high school
students as
a test-out option for their required Computer Technology course
beginning
this school year. "IC³ is a very effective method of
validating
computer literacy," says Russell Klein, Business Education
Specialist
for Applied Technology Education with the Utah State Office of
Education.
"We need to ensure that our students have necessary
computer skills
by the time they graduate from high school and IC³ helps
validate
those skills."
Additional success stories can be found on the IC³ Web
site at
www.certiport.com/ic3
Microsoft Office Specialist
The Microsoft Office Specialist certification program is one of
the fastest
growing computer certifications in the world-having awarded over
one million
certifications in the last six years. The Microsoft Office
Specialist
certification is available in thousands of testing centers in
more than
122 countries.
Ales
Kabilka—Microsoft Office Master Instructor
(45KB, DF instructions)
Ales Kabilka's interest in attaining certification began when
he started
instructing at Digi Trade in Prague, Czech Republic. His
students often
asked what certifications he held, and he felt it was unfair to
have no
reply. Despite the fact that he was confident in his abilities,
Kabilka
believed it was important to his students-and himself-to
officially verify
his skills with certification. "Proving my skills with
certification
became my number one priority," he says. "Microsoft
Office certification
was the obvious choice since it was the only official
certification for
the Office programs."
Additional success stories can be found on the Microsoft
Office Specialist
Web site at www.certiport.com/inTheNews/
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