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For Immediate Release
IC³ Certification Adopted to Promote Computer Literacy in North Carolina
North Carolina Initiative Leverages Globally Recognized Skills Measurement To Advance Educator and Student Readiness For Digital Economy
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (July 1, 2003) — Certiport, the leading provider of global
certification programs and services, today announced that North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction (DPI) – Career-Technical Education (CTE) has approved Certiport’s globally recognized
Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) for initiatives across the state. The certification
will also assist the state in complying with new Federal guidelines for meeting technology proficiency
in education as outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
“Through this effort, North Carolina’s leadership in recognizing the value of standardized skills
measurement sets the pace for other states to follow,” said David Saedi, president and CEO of Certiport.
“Good educational preparation in combination with the IC³ global standard fills a gap for promoting and
validating foundational skills so necessary in today's digital economy.”
This initiative is significant evidence of North Carolina DPI’s commitment to implementing the NCLB
Act. This law requires states to take immediate proactive steps to ensure testing and measurement of
state standards for learning in K-12 schools. The state is following the lead of NCLB guidelines in
recognizing “how important it is to measure whether the schools are getting results in every academic area”*.
“North Carolina has proven itself as a progressive thinking state. Therefore, it is fitting that the
Department of Public Instruction – Career-Technical Education offer teachers and students a quality,
standardized certification that validates computer and Internet literacy skills,” stated Steve Meredith,
director of IC3 statewide initiatives for Certiport.
“Early analysis and positive teacher feedback demonstrates that IC³ is such a measurement. This
CTE initiative is helping solidify where IC³ best fits into CTE curriculum within the North Carolina
education system,” stated, Ken Smith, Section Chief for Business and Information Technology, Marketing
Education for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
The upcoming North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Annual Career-Technical Education
Summer Conference 2003 will again make IC³ testing available to all attendees. In 2002, nearly 100
educators sat for and attained IC³ certification. Participants included administrators & teachers
from Business and Information Technology, Marketing, Career Development, Agriculture, Special Populations,
Health Occupations, Technology Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Trade & Industrial, and others.
Based on the success at the 2002 conference, the department is sponsoring another 500 IC3 exams for all
attendees. Training for IC³ certification will also be made available on site this year. For more details,
check conference updates at www.ctenc.org.
About Certiport
Certiport is the leading provider of global, performance-based certification programs and services
designed to enable individual success and lifetime advancement. Certiport is a pioneer in technology-based
testing, data management systems, and developing certification programs, including IC³, through intensive
research and professional validation processes. More information is available at www.certiport.com.
* Source: http://www.nochildleftbehind.org/next/faqs/accountability.html
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