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Pearson VUE Acquires Certiport
”The combination of Pearson VUE and Certiport will strengthen both businesses and will give us a unique portfolio of technology assessments and certification, serving everyone from a basic word-processing users to technology experts.”

Certiport:
World leader in industry recognized, performance-based certification exams and practice tests
Over 152 countries
&
Over 27 languages
Over 2 million exams annually through global network of over10,000
Certiport
Authorized
Testing
Centers
Work with
400 experts in
20 countries to ensure exam objectives aligned with academic, government, and careers

Focused on College & Career Readiness:
Provide
‘Value Added’
Education
Training on
Industry Tools
Skills to Enter
Workforce
Exam
Objectives aligned to curriculum, course and
‘End of Path’
Cost effective
‘classroom’ certifications
Site License opportunity to certify
‘everyone’

MOS
Microsoft ® Office
Specialist
MTA
Microsoft ®
Technology Associate
ACA
Adobe ® Certified
Associate
IC
3®
Internet and Computing
Core Certification
CompTIA
®
Strata
IT Fundamentals Autodesk ®
ACU
Certified User
QBCU
Intuit QuickBooks
Certified User
ATA
HP Accredited
Technical Associate

“
American employers need a workforce that is skilled, adaptable, creative, and equipped for success in the global marketplace.
Investing in America’s Future:
A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education
US Department of Education, April 2012
”

“
To win the future we must outeducate our global competitors by giving every child a world-class education and opening the doors of college and opportunity to all students.
President Barack Obama
President, United States of America
Winning the Future: President Obama’s Budget www.whitehouse.gov
”

“
27 % of people with post-secondary licenses or certificates, credentials short of an associate’s degree, earn more than the average bachelor’s degree recipient.
”
Pathways to Prosperity (Feb. 2011)
Harvard Graduate School of Education http://www.gse.harvard.edu

Performance Indicator
Average grade (4.0 GPA scale)
12 th graders earning diploma
At least 1 college-level course
Postsecondary enrollment
(2007-08 graduates - fall 2008)
Graduates employed
(2007-08 graduates - fall 2008)
Chronically absent
At least one disciplinary action
Dropout rate
Non-CAPE
2.53
66.5%
17.7%
67.2%
48.4%
15.5%
21.6%
2.4%
CAPE, No Certification CAPE + Certification
2.60
3.03
76.7%
19.0%
57.9%
94.0%
30.5%
70.2%
45.5%
12.3%
21.2%
1.4%
58.0%
11.6%
10.0%
0.1%

Potential
Career
Path
Certification to prove competency
Microsoft Office Specialist
Foundational
Knowledge
Microsoft Technology
Associate
Education / Degree
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC 3 )
QuickBooks
Certified

Potential
Career
Path
Certification to prove competency
HP Accredited Technical Associate
Adobe Certified
Associate
Autodesk
Certifications
Foundational
Knowledge
Education / Degree
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC 3 )

Are Your Students Behind Before They Begin?
Research tells us 1 in every 4 freshman entering U.S. higher education is unable to stay in school, let alone graduate.
• They own PDAs, share music and video files, they know how use technology – but is it the right technology they need to know ?
• Exposure to computers doesn’t equal understanding.
How many freshmen lack fundamental digital skills?
• Recent study conducted at four-year university found only 7% of incoming freshmen tested could meet standards of digital literacy
• 93% were not digitally literate!

Internet and Computing Core Certification
The Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®) provides students with the foundation of knowledge they need to succeed in environments that require the use of computers and the Internet. The Global Standard 4
(Released Nov. 2012) is an internationally recognized standard for digital literacy and reflects the most relevant skills needed in today's academic and business environments.

Internet and Computing Core Certification
IC3 Exams Delivered
720 000
620 000
520 000
420 000
320 000
220 000
120 000
20 000
-80 000
2007 2008 2009 2010
IC3 Exams Delivered
2011 2012

Internet and Computing Core Certification
LIVING ONLINE
Covers skills for working in an Internet or networked environment
KEY APPLICATIONS
Covers Popular word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications and the common functions of all applications
COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS
Covers a foundational understanding of computing
Reading & Writing Digital Literacy
Higher Functioning in
21 st Century Classroom

IC 3 : Tool for Preparedness and Academic Success
Certiport Internet & Computing Core Certification (IC³ ® ) is the world’s premier digital literacy standard
IC3 and the GS4 standard developed in partnership with Global Digital Literacy Council
Over 270 subject matter experts from business and academia worldwide
ISTE National Educational Computing Standards (NETS•S) Alignment 2013
College credit approved by American Council on Education (ACE)

IC 3 Syllabus and Text Books http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ic3/

Internet and Computing Core Certification
Tallahassee Community College
• The Division of Technology and Professional Programs offers a Computer Literacy course as a general elective for all college students who may need to meet a particular program requirement and also satisfies TCC’s requirement for demonstrating computer literacy.
• Administrators wanted to redesign the Computer Literacy course, but the challenge was to ensure the new course aligned with industry needs.
• They redesigned the Computer Literacy course to incorporate IC³. The new course requires students to take the IC³ certification exams as tests in the course.
• During the first semester IC³ certification was offered at TCC, 85 Computer Literacy students obtained certification. The popularity of the exam has grown, and in 5 semesters, 539 students have earned certification.

Why Get MOS Certified?

“Employers have long complained that too many young people leave school without the employability skills they are looking for.”
Deloitte & Touche

“Employers have long complained that too many young people leave school without the employability skills they are looking for.”
Deloitte & Touche

MOS is recognized globally as the premier credential chosen by individuals seeking to validate their knowledge, skills and abilities relating to the Microsoft
Office applications.

There is no computer application more pervasive in global business and academia than Microsoft Office. A MOS holds an industry certification which demonstrates their application mastery and readiness for college and career.
The MOS program includes industry certifications for:
Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Access, PowerPoint, Word and OneNote.

Pass any ONE of the following MOS 2010 exams:

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Outlook

SharePoint

OneNote

Office 365*
Pass any ONE of the following MOS 2010
Expert exams:

Word Expert

Excel Expert
Pass THREE required exams and ONE elective exam:
Required

Word Expert

Excel Expert

PowerPoint
1 Elective

Outlook, Access,
SharePoint,
OneNote or Office
365*
*Available August 31, 2012 26

College Readiness
• Provides the skills that are required to succeed at the next academic level
Career Readiness
• Delivers the skills that are in demand and expected by employers
Success in the Classroom
• Increases student productivity with academic assignments and projects
Differentiator &
Self-Esteem Builder
• Globally recognized credential boosts confidence and motivates students to achieve greater goals

University of Denver
SAIT Polytechnic
Anne Arundel
Community College
“When they’re competing against other students from other business schools, if all things are equal, this is a differentiator for out students. We know students need to look at every angle possible to stand out and get ahead.”
- Kathleen E. Davisson
Chair Curriculum Committee
Daniels College of Business
University of Denver
“MOS has raised the bar and the level of what our students do in their classes has gone up an entire notch. Now when our students are going out, they can go anywhere in the world and work – they have a skill set that is transportable everywhere.”
- Patricia Rokosh
SAIT Polytechnic, former School of Business Academic Chair
“I’ve received multiple phone calls from the community saying, ‘Do you offer certification exams? Tell me more about it.’ So the feedback is there. We’re getting information back from the community saying they want it.”
- Kelly K. Sell
Application Coordinator
Associate Professor
Computer Technologies Dept.
Anne Arundel Community College

At Michigan State we have experienced that the certifications are crucial in presenting a person’s skill and aptitude in order to obtain a specific job. Certified people are usually hired over those that are not. In addition to the value for the student, our ability to offer this service to our clients brings them in to our facility to be able to see what else we have to offer. Kind of a win-win for all."
- Kelli Hart
Michigan State University

The ACA certification is the unsurpassed way to demonstrate expertise in Web
Design, Visual and Print Design, and Digital Video.

An ACA has earned a certification that validates entry-level skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications by using different forms of digital media.
Adobe® Dreamweaver® - industry leading web development tool
Adobe® Flash® - interactive content creation across multiple devices
Adobe® Photoshop® - industry standard for image editing and compositing.
Adobe® Premiere® Pro is an industry leader in video production and editing.

Virginia Community
College
Ball State University
Pearl-Rankin Career
& Technical Center
“We feel the job market better relates with, and values, skill set verification as opposed to course exams for career and technical education.”
-Gordon Creasy
Specialist for Industry Certification
Virginia Department of Education
“It’s a technical foundation that says, ‘[this] didn’t take me ten years to make. I can do it efficiently and effectively, using the right process.”
-Jonathan Hue
Emergin Technologies Director,
Ball State University
“It’s growing like wildfire. I can’t tell you the number of parents who have called asking about the certifications and other people who aren’t high school students wanting to know if they can sit in and take the test.”
- Trey Gore
Digital Media Technology Instructor,
Pearl-Rankin Career & Technical
Center at Hinds Community College

Knowledge
Skills &
Experience
Credentials
• Pearson
Curriculum
• Instruction
• Labs (hands-on)
• Internships, work-study
• Degrees, diplomas, certificates, etc.
• Industry certifications
& professional licenses
Employability
$

− 70% of high school graduates go to college within two years of graduating,
− But...only 4 in 10 have obtained either an associates or bachelors degree by their mid-20s
− Only 56% enrolled in a four-year college obtain a bachelors degree after six years
− Less than 30% enrolled in a community college obtain an associates degree within three years
Pathways to Prosperity (Feb. 2011) http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news_events/features/2011/Pathways_to+Prosperity_Feb2011.pdf

Academic institutions can still complete the full equation when students do not complete their course of study
Knowledge
Skills &
Experience
Credentials Employability
• Industry certifications with some postsecondary education
$

Resume Highlights:
• Financial Software
• Internet and Computing
Core Certification (IC 3 )
• Microsoft Office
Specialist Excel Certified
• Internship with local accounting firm
Resume Highlights:
• CS 201 – A-
• CS 252 – A
• Cumulative GPA – 3.44
• Business Minor
• Internship with local accounting firm

•Texas Christian University
•University of Memphis
•Seattle University
•Auburn University
•University of Kentucky
•Ivy Tech Community College system
•California Community College System
•Western Governors University
•Northwestern Michigan College

Site license model, with practice texts, industry driven exam objectives, and classroom delivery support a complete CTE learning pathway

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