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For Immediate Release
Northwest Technical College now offering Computer and Internet Literacy Certification
Perham, MN (July 29, 2002) - Northwest Technical College is now offering a new "online" world-wide Computer and Internet Literacy Certification.
Targeted to students and educators, the new program is comprised of three sections:
• Computing Fundamentals
• Key Application
• Living Online
An IC³ certificate, as it is called, is earned once knowledge and skills in specific key areas have been demonstrated through the successful completion of 16 credits and the three exams. The IC³ certification is easily portable and can be used globally as a benchmark for required knowledge and skills.
"When students are awarded an IC³ certification, they have proven their competency in the core skills and knowledge needed to effectively use computers, software applications, and the Internet," said Randy Pierson, Chief Executive Officer, Certiport. Certiport, Inc. is the leading provider of global, performance-based certification programs and services designed to enable individual success and advancement through certification.
SkillCheck, a leading test development company, developed IC³ in response to a certification gap identified through extensive statewide academic programs administered by Certiport.
Professional researchers, test developers and psychometricians developed the IC³ exams and, following the initial development, more than 270 subject matter experts (SMEs) in 19 countries created and validated the certification requirements.
The exams integrate performance-based and knowledge-based modules, widely considered the fairest and most accurate testing methodology currently available.
"The computer is the primary tool of the Information Age, yet far too many people do not understand computers and are unable to use them effectively, even though they may work with them every day," said Bill Stewart, Director, Leisure Learning Unlimited Computer Center, Houston, and President of Virtual Bill, Inc. "Proof of the required computer knowledge and skills - which are now as basic and critical as reading, writing, and arithmetic - is provided by IC³ certification."
"It's a valuable credential recognized worldwide as proof that you've got the computing and internet skills you need to work more productively and more efficiently," said Sheila Lapp, Northwest Technical College's Advisor for the Computer and Internet Literacy program. "This is one way to set yourself apart from your peers in a competitive job market."
For more information on the new IC³ computer literacy online program offered at Northwest Technical College, please contact Sheila Lapp at 1-800-942-8324 Ext 2264 or email her at Sheila.Lapp@ntcmn.edu.
Northwest Technical College is one of the largest technical colleges in Minnesota with an enrollment of approximately 4,700 students, and campuses in Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, and Wadena, and administrative offices in Perham, and a Virtual Campus.
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