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The value of information security certs
It's hard to believe now, but just a few years ago, only the largest organizations were concerned with the need for network security. Now, of course, even smaller organizations are seeing the importance of security. According to a just-released report from Global Information Security Workforce, there's been a 10%...
Tags: Information Security, Hiring, Certification, Quality, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-05-01
Understanding the Requirements and Achieving ISO/IEC 20000 Certification
Instantly save $500 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends April 30, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsIn this intensive, case-study-oriented workshop designed for those involved in the ISO/IEC 20000 implementation process and those who would like to better understand the...
Tags: Certification, Service Management, Quality, It Services, Business Operations
Training 2008-04-01
Demonstrate your .NET 3.5 prowess with Certifications
I talked to several developers recently who are wondering about Microsoft .NET 3.5 certification and how it relates to their .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 certs. Here's an overview of where Microsoft is going with its .NET certification and what a developer with .NET 1.1 or 2.0 certification should plan...
Tags: Certification, Exam, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft Corp., .NET 2.0 Exam, TS, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Quality, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Tony Patton
Blog posts 2008-04-21
Exceptional-Teaching Approach Results in International Certification for Papakura High School Students
Papakura High School Information and Communication Technology (ICT) courses offer students a world of opportunity in at least three critical areas: they earn the internationally recognized Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) credential, they qualify for credits required to move to the next grade level, and they earn New...
Tags: Certification, Student, Quality, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
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IC3 Certification Boosts Potential and Opportunities for Students, Teachers, and Parents at Northern Arizona Junior High School
In 2005, the Holbrook Unified District School Board instituted new computer literacy requirements for 8th graders at Holbrook Junior High School. Students are now required to pass a basic computer literacy course and have consequences for not passing the Key Applications module of the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification...
Tags: Certification, Student, Teacher, Productivity, Quality, Business Operations
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Employment Doors Open Wide After Teacher Earns IC3 and Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications
When Bjorn Norstrom earned the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) credential and the Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor certification, the doors at the public schools at which he had been applying for jobs suddenly began opening. His validated, proven computing and software skills not only increased his confidence...
Tags: Job, Certification, Microsoft Corp., Quality, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Office Suites, Software
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Save Yourself Time, Money, and Tears
Before IC3 certification became available, South Kitsap High School was offering certifications in desktop applications. However, many South Kitsap High students and teachers - particularly those not involved in the Professional Technology Education (PTE) program - did not have fundamental computing skills. When Dennis Wright, PTE Instructional Specialist, attended an...
Tags: Certification, Teacher, Quality, Business Operations
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Department of Continuing Education Implements IC3
Established in 1946, Lake Michigan College is a two-year comprehensive community college located in the southwest corner of Michigan. The Department of Continuing Education at Lake Michigan College concluded its pilot IC3 course and began in the fall of 2002 to offer the certification to high school students, businesses, and...
Tags: Education, Certification, Student, Quality, Business Operations
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Microsoft Certification Leads to Savings for Employer and Promotion for Employee
Wood Personnel, a small Tennessee staffing agency with a limited budget, limited time and a lack of technical knowledge, needed to compete with national firms through a variety of IT methods. Wood Personnel assigned their computer specialist to migrate the company's network and deploy necessary software. Once migrated and deployed,...
Tags: Certification, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Productivity, Strategy, Networking, Management
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SOUTHCOM Completes an Information Security Program With a 100% Certification Rate
The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is facing a challenge that all federal government and DoD agencies either are, or soon will be, facing - how to demonstrate and prove that their personnel are IT security competent and meet the compliance requirements of Directive 8570. When looking for a training...
Tags: Information Security, Certification, Compliance, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Training, SOUTHCOM, Workforce Management, Security, Human Resources
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Against All Odds
In mid-1999, 19 students travelled several hundred miles from their homes throughout Africa to a mountaintop facility to be part of the first Cisco Networking Academy on that continent. All were unemployed but held computer science and related college degrees. All were black indigenous Africans who traditionally had been victims...
Tags: Certification, Cisco Systems Inc., Quality, Business Operations
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High Number of CCNA Certifications Earned in the School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is the seventh largest in the nation. Philly's first Cisco Networking Academy Program was launched in 1999. With a curriculum that combines both pedagogy and hands-on, skills-based training, Philly's Networking Academies prepare students for the industry-recognized Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) certification exam. The CCNA...
Tags: Philadelphia, Certification, CCNA, Cisco Systems Inc., Philly, Cisco Certified Networking Associate
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Certification Gets Christine Ross Promoted, and She Contributes to Winning Multi-Million Dollar Government Contract
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) employee Christine Ross worked with computers from an early age and enjoyed several administrative jobs that required her to be familiar with the entire Microsoft Office Suite. She came to a point in her career where she wanted to find a new position that would...
Tags: Certification, Government, Quality, Professional Development, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Career, Office Suites, Software
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Certification Opens Doors for College Student David Wenkel to Prove His Skills in the Marketplace
As a senior at Columbia College of Missouri, David Wenkel recognized early on the benefits of validating his technical skills with certification. Majoring in business administration with an emphasis in management information systems, Wenkel first began proving his skills by completing his Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification, which made...
Tags: Certification, Quality, Business Operations
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Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor's Example and Enthusiasm Inspires High School Students to Earn Valuable Office Specialist Certifications
Gale Klotsko's enthusiasm about Microsoft Office Specialist certification is contagious at Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia. The constantly increasing Office Specialist certificates on her classroom wall provide evidence the Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor is both trained and qualified to teach Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Advanced CIS...
Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Quality, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations
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Microsoft PowerPoint Certification Enhances Career Opportunities for Wells Fargo Employee
Wells Fargo administrative assistant Kari Riley earned Microsoft PowerPoint certification while seeking temporary employment with OfficeTeam in Reno, Nevada. With certification on her resume and confidence in her skills, she was easily placed in a position at Wells Fargo, which soon led to an offer of long-term, full-time employment supporting...
Tags: Certification, Wells Fargo & Co., Career, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft PowerPoint Certification, Quality, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software
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Certification at Pennsylvania High School Equates to Academic, Community, and Career Success
When Michael Balik earned the first Microsoft Office Specialist certification at Perkiomen Valley High School, business education teachers Jean Ann DePietropaolo and Hayden Cochran didn't know they were starting a trend. But over the succeeding four school years, hundreds of students have taken these teachers elective courses and earned certification...
Tags: Pennsylvania, Certification, Professional Development, Quality, Career, Business Operations
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Students Find SAS Certifications Valuable on Both Sides of the Table
Michael Tomb was first introduced to SAS in 1980. He was subcontracting for a company using proprietary FORTRAN routines to read a federal government tape containing more than 7 million records. Debugging the problem was proving costly, and Tomb was asked to look into using SAS as an alternative. After...
Tags: Certification, SAS Institute
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SAS Certification Drives Productivity and Job Satisfaction at U.K. Motoring and Travel Organisation, the AA
In most countries career opportunities for gifted mathematicians are limited: teaching or research. By contrast, the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics of North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa can offer its students a range of exciting opportunities in the world of business. Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) is a...
Tags: Job, Certification, SAS Institute, Training, Professional Development, Career
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Certification Raises Confidence, Skills, and Salaries at International Law Firm
International law firm Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher LLP offers its Orange County, California, legal secretaries and word-processing staff the confidence and salary-building opportunity to earn Microsoft Office Specialist certifications. A Certiport Center, Gibson Dunn now retains highly skilled, productive employees who are enthusiastic and competent users of Microsoft programs. The...
Tags: Orange PCS, Word-processing, Certification, Microsoft Corp., Salary, Quality, Litigation, Business Operations
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