PARTNERS IN BUSINESS NCTA SEPTEMBER 2011 Jeffrey Lewis Director, Channel Certiport Inc. RELEVANT EMPLOYED AND STAY
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PARTNERS IN BUSINESS NCTA SEPTEMBER 2011
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WHO AND WHAT IS CERTIPORT? Certiport delivers exams in 142
countries and 24 languages The world leader in performance-based
certification exams and practice tests for academic institutions
and corporate markets Over 2 million exams are administered
annually though a global network of 10,000 Certiport Authorized
Testing Centers Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of
leading practice test and certification programs Certiport works
with more than 400 subject matter experts in 20 countries to ensure
exam objectives are consistent with market needs Certiport is based
in American Fork, Utah where it has more than 180 employees And
were hiring certified specialists www.certiport.com
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Employers have long complained that too many young people leave
college without the employability skills they are looking for.
-Deloitte & Touche
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Technical Skills and Prior Experience Five to seven years prior
supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger
area. Experience working in a law firm or professional services
firm is preferred. Experience with Intuit Accounting system or
other automated accounting system a plus. Experience with Intuit
Accounting system or other automated accounting system a plus. Must
be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast -paced setting. Must
have strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Access &
Word.
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Certification drives effective use of technology, improving the
professional performance of Information Workers and IT
professionals and developers and is proven to increase an
individuals efficiency in their job role
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Certification positively impacts both an employees individual
capability and his or her ability to work within a team. A third of
supervisors believe that MOS-certified employees are more competent
and more productive than other employees. Moreover, MOS-certified
employees require less supervision and are able to accept
additional responsibilities more often than noncertified
employees.
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71% of people polled who earned Microsoft certification
attributed a promotion or raise to getting their certification.
-Robert Half International
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Programming and Application Development Web 2.0 Telecomm-
unications Business Intelligence Project Management Help Desk and
Technical Support SecurityNetworking Collaboration Architecture
Business Acumen and Communication Skills Data Center
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CertificationDescription A+CompTIA's entry level certification;
often a prerequisite CCIEOne of the high-level certifications
offered by Cisco CCNACisco's entry level certification ITILAdvanced
certification for IT Services Management MCITPMicrosoft's advanced
certification for IT Pros MCPDMicrosoft's advanced certification
for developers MCTSMicrosoft's entry level certification for IT
Pros and Developers MTAMicrosoft Technical Associate - Explore a
technology career PMPAdvanced certification for project managers
OCPOracle Certified Professional Visit www.measureup.com for more
information on these certifications
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Business Professionals Academia Professionals Marketing Finance
Microsoft Office Specialist Web Technologies Print, Graphics and
Media Adobe Certified Associate Foundation Education/Degree
Engineering Construction AutoCAD Certifications Accounting
QuickBooks Certified Office Mngmnt
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MCAS CERTIFICATION WITHIN CURRICULUM Program Developed by Kelly
Sell and Lisa Starkey Presented by Kristen Vickery
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INCORPORATED MCAS CERTIFICATION WITH CURRICULUM >Fall
2008--Certified over 10 faculty in all five subject matter.
>Spring 2009--Incorporated MCAS Industry certification within
the curriculum Free Testing Vouchers Due to a Perkins Grant
Marketed to college community, alumni, and Anne Arundel County
Community Enrollment159 students
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MCAS CERTIFICATION RESULTS SPRING 2009 >159 students
completed the course and took certification exams.
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FALL 2009LAB FEES INCREASED >Fall 2009Vouchers fees included
the Assessment training software and MCAS vouchers. >Enrollment
decreased to 136 students
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STRATEGIES USED TO INCREASE PASS RATES Changed Curriculum and
Testing Software Purchased membership to the Microsoft IT Academy
40% discount on MCAS testing vouchers for our students Large
discount for Certiprep Training Software Free software for college
employees and students Free e-Learning for college employees and
students Incorporated industry training software from
Certiport
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MICROSOFT CERTIFIED APPLICATION SPECIALIST (MCAS) RESULTS
Overall Increase203%
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SPRING 2010 AND FALL 2010 MCAS PASS RATES Overall pass rate was
75% (138 students Spring 2010 122 students Fall 2010)
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CROSS-LISTED COURSES WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION >Feedback
from Student Opinion Forms >Students only wanting to take the
application courses for enrichment can sign up through Continuing
Education and not pay the larger lab fee.
ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS TO EACH SEMESTERS MCAS TESTING >Assign
certified faculty to teach the courses. >Students pay for
vouchers through lab fees. >Purchase Training Assessment
vouchers and MCAS vouchers.
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PROCESS TO EACH SEMESTERS MCAS TESTING >Process letters to
each student with installation instructions for Certiprep training
software and assign training vouchers. >After withdraw date,
students register for testing timeslot. >Sections are set up in
Certiport. >Lab is locked down and installations take
place.
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PROCESS TO EACH SEMESTERS MCAS TESTING >Faculty are assigned
proctoring schedules. >Students take their MCAS test on their
registered time. >Scores are recorded in the grade book
>Statistical results are reported to the Dean for tracking.
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CONCLUSION >Meets the Needs of Our Students in Industry
Student Success!!! >Quotes from our Students What you have done
with this certification opportunity has been greatIt is so
important for us to have these industry certifications for our
jobs. Thank you After being laid off from my job with the State, I
went back to school and took the Access course and received my
certification. The State hired me back to work with databases. I am
getting a hirer salary than what I received prior to being laid
off. Thank you!
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Microsoft Word 2010 A Odd Page B Even Page C Continuous D Page
E Column You are formatting the text for a book. You want new
chapters to always start on right-hand pages. What kind of break
should you insert before each new chapter?
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Microsoft Word 2010 A Odd Page B Even Page C Continuous D Page
E Column You are formatting the text for a book. You want new
chapters to always start on right-hand pages. What kind of break
should you insert before each new chapter?
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Microsoft Excel 2010 A Freeze Panes B New Window C Split D
Switch Windows Your worksheet has labels in Row 1. You want those
labels to be visible when you scroll through the worksheet. Which
option should you use?
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Microsoft Excel 2010 A Freeze Panes B New Window C Split D
Switch Windows Your worksheet has labels in Row 1. You want those
labels to be visible when you scroll through the worksheet. Which
option should you use?
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 A A template B The Publish Slides
feature C A layout D The Photo Album feature You want to use 20
images in your Pictures folder to create a slide show of the
pictures as quickly as possible. What should you use?
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 A A template B The Publish Slides
feature C A layout D The Photo Album feature You want to use 20
images in your Pictures folder to create a slide show of the
pictures as quickly as possible. What should you use?
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Offer business critical and IT certifications students and
community Add additional proctoring fees Send a US winner to MOS
WWC in Las Vegas next year!
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THANK YOU! Jeffrey Lewis Email: [email protected] Web
:www.certiport.com Phone:801.310-2775