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For Immediate Release
Globally Recognized Skills Measurement is Test-Out Option For Utah High School Students
SALT LAKE CITY (August 14, 2002) - Certiport, Inc., a leading provider of global, certification programs and services, today announced that the Utah State Office of Education has approved Certiport's globally recognized Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) as both a test-out and end-of-course exam option for all high school students across the state for the new state-mandated Computer Technology course. This mandate and IC³ option affect all high school students beginning with this year's more than 35,000 incoming freshman who are now required to complete the computer literacy course or "test-out of the class in order to graduate.
"We are pleased that the state is taking a leadership role in recognizing the value of standardized skills measurement in Utah high schools," said David Saedi, executive vice president for Certiport. "The combination of the IC³ global standard with good educational preparation fills a gap for promoting and validating the foundational skills so necessary in today's digital economy."
The new Computer Technology class was created to provide an introduction to computer application software that includes document processing, spreadsheets and other application skills. An understanding of ethics and the use of operating systems, information resources and electronic mail are also included.
"IC³ offers more than just a way for students to meet this new high school requirement. It also gives them an industry certification that they can take with them after they graduate and add to their credentials," stated Russell Klein, Business Education Specialist for the Utah State Office of Education.
An industry standard for measuring basic computer literacy for academia and the workplace, IC³ exam objectives were built strategically by professional researchers, test developers, psychometricians and more than 270 subject matter experts (SMEs) in 19 countries—all of whom contributed content and feedback and validated certification requirements. A student with IC³ certification not only has an understanding of computing fundamentals, key applications and online functionality, but also possesses the necessary foundation to excel into advanced technical and desktop application certifications.
A course description for the IC³ Computer Technology course may be found here. Organizations that are interested in obtaining more information about IC³
or other Certiport offerings should contact Certiport at 1-800-572-9250.
About Certiport
Certiport, Inc.(TM) is the leading provider of global, performance-based certification programs and services designed to enable individual success and lifetime advancement through certification. As the exclusive worldwide provider of the Microsoft Office User Specialist program, Certiport is responsible for the development, marketing and administration of certification programs for the Microsoft Office suite of products. Certiport is also the exclusive worldwide provider of the IC³ program. For more information about Certiport's offerings, visit http://www.certiport.com.
Certiport is a registered trademark of Certiport, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Microsoft Office User Specialist program is a trademark of Microsoft.
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