IT Academy Value
For $1,550
every membership
receives $53,654
worth of content
and benefits
The cost of IT Academy for all of
your educators, students and staff
is typically comparable to IT
training for one individual.
Microsoft Office
Specialist Information
Worker eLearning
Courses
$3,500 value
Microsoft Certified
Solutions Expert
/Microsoft Certified
Technology Specialist
eLearning Courses
$34,900 value
Microsoft DreamSpark
Software
$499 value
Microsoft Press EReference Library
Microsoft Certified
Trainer
Marketing Materials
$1,250 value
$400 value
$300 value
Certification Starter Kit
Exams (10 MOS, 10
MTA and 10 MCE
exam vouchers)
Savings for Microsoft
Certified Professional
Exam Vouchers (30)
Digital Microsoft
Official Academic
Courseware Books
$1,615 value
$2,340 value
$8,850
Evolving Skills Demand
United State and Texas STEM and COMPUTING jobs outlook
TOP 25 U.S. BEST JOBS and MEDIAN PAY
TOP GROWING U.S. JOBS
(pay, growth, and quality of life)
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
Biomedical Engineer: $87,000
Clinical Nurse Specialist: $86,500
Software Architect: $121,000
General Surgeon: $288,000
Petroleum Geologist: $183,000
(ten year job growth)
1.
5.
6.
7.
9.
Source: CNN Money, 2013
TOP 3 STEM JOBS IN TEXAS
(percentage of STEM jobs forecasted through 2018)
1. Computer occupations: 46%
2. Engineers & Engineering Technicians: 31%
3. Life & Physical Science Occupations: 13%
Source: Georgetown University, 2011
Biomedical Engineer: 61.7%
Community Health Specialist: 36.5%
Clinical Research Associate: 36.4%
Construction Estimator: 36.4%
Optometrist: 33.1%
Source: CNN Money, 2013
ALL STEM JOBS IN TEXAS
(STEM jobs forecasted through 2018)
 STEM jobs will be 5% of all jobs by 2018.
 Texas will demand 715,380 STEM jobs by 2018
 This represents a 22% increase in STEM jobs across
Texas
Source: Georgetown University, 2011
“65 percent of today’s grade school students will grow up to work in jobs that have not yet been invented.”
MacArthur Foundation co-director Cathy Davidson
Microsoft Skills are in DEMAND – across Texas
Location
• Source: Indeed.com
Google
Apple
Cisco
Microsoft
Location
Google
Apple
Cisco
Microsoft
Texas
741
869
1,790
23,452
Houston
147
199
410
7,198
San Antonio
35
37
100
1,860
Dallas-Fort
Worth
252
257
814
8,489
Top skills students need for future success
Microsoft Office was listed as a required
skill 5 times more frequently than all
other software programs combined.
…
…
*Indicates CIP (Communication, Integration, Presentation) skill.
Sources: 1Skills Requirements for Tomorrow’s Best Jobs—Helping Education Provide Students with Skills and Tools They Need, Doc#243853, October 2013
Communication, Integration, and Presentation
(CIP) skills account for 4 of the top 5 skills
“’Technology for technology’s sake’ satisfies only a very small percentage of future skills requirements…Focus on realworld tasks like CIP capabilities fosters both a well-rounded student and a student whose skills will be in demand in our
future economy.” – IDC White Paper sponsored by Microsoft1
Communication
Integration
Presentation
IDC considers
proficiency in
Microsoft Office
to be a fundamental
enabler for CIP skills.
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Sources: 1Skills Requirements for Tomorrow’s Best Jobs—Helping Education Provide Students with Skills and Tools They Need, Doc#243853, October 2013
$
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curriculum
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framework
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Certification
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(MOS)
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IT Academy core areas of study
Student and educator skills development content and certification
IT Academy core areas of study
Digital Literacy Certification v4
MTA 98-361 Software Development
Fundamentals
MOS 77-418 Word 2013
MTA 98-375 HTML5 App Development
Fundamentals
MTA 98-366 Networking Fundamentals
MTA 98-368 Mobility and Device Fundamentals
MTA 98-364 Database Fundamentals
MOS 77-425/426 Word 2013 Expert
MTA 98-364 Database Fundamentals
MOS 77-422 PowerPoint 2013
MCP 73-480 Programming in HTML5 with
JavaScript and CSS3
MCP 73-687 Configuring
Windows 8.1
MCP 73-410 Installing
and Configuring
Windows Server 2012
MOS 77-420 Excel 2013
MCP 73-481 Essentials of Developing
Windows Store Apps using HTML5 and
JavaScript
MCP 73-688 Supporting
Windows 8.1
MCP 73-411
Administering Windows
Server 2012
MOS 77-427/428 Excel 2013 Expert
MCP 73-482 Advanced Windows Store App
Development using HTML5 and JavaScript
MCP 73-347 Enabling
Office 365 Services
MCP 73-412 Configuring
Advanced Windows
Server 2012 Services
MTA 98-369 Cloud Fundamentals
Productivity
Subject Area
Digital Literacy
Validation
Online Learning
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Using Windows 8.1
Badges
MOAC
Lesson Plans
Study Guides
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Using Office 365
Word 2013 Essentials
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Word 2013 Expert
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Excel 2013 Essentials
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Excel 2013 Expert
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PowerPoint 2013 Essentials
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Computer Science
Programming Basics, Programming
Concepts, Application Development
Subject Area
Computer Science 1 (final title TBD)
Validation
Online Learning
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MOAC
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AP CS Java Supplemental Material
Lesson Plans
Software Development
Badges
Fundamentals (98-361)
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HTML5 Application Development
Fundamentals (98-375)
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HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
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Essentials: Windows Store Apps
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Advanced: Windows Store Apps
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Study Guides
IT Infrastructure
IT Infrastructure
Subject Area
Validation
Online Learning
MOAC
Networking Fundamentals
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Mobility & Device Fundamentals
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Cloud Fundamentals
Badges
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Database Fundamentals
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Configuring Windows 8.1
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Supporting Windows 8.1
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Enabling Office 365 Services
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Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
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Administering Windows Server 2012
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Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
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Lesson Plans
Study Guides