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For Immediate Release
Certiport’s IC³ Certification is Starting Point for IT Career Paths
IC³ Certification mapped to a myriad of skills in CompTIA’s TechCareer Compass
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (December 2, 2003) - Certiport has partnered with CompTIA to provide new entrants to ICT with a foundation
for advancement in their careers. CompTIA’s recently introduced career guidance web tool identifies ICT job roles and the unique knowledge
and skills required for these job roles and maps them all to industry certifications. Certiport’s Internet and Computing Core Certification
(IC³) serves as the foundation for achieving advanced certifications. IC³ is designated as the starting point for more than 750 ICT
industry-wide certifications.
CompTIA designed the TechCareer Compass as a tool to provide the ICT professional with a seamless path using globally accepted standards
for computer and IT training. IC³ provides the baseline certification to ensure that individuals have a standard set of basic computer and
Internet skills upon entering the pathway. IC³ leads to other globally recognized certifications such as CompTIA A+ certification for
service and support professionals, and then to CompTIA Network+, Server+ and i-Net+, which in turn lead into higher-level vendor-specific
certifications.
"The TechCareer Compass helps candidates with their training and qualification options on a career path,” said Neill Hopkins, vice
president of workforce development and training at CompTIA. “Certiport’s IC³ certification is a place for both ICT users and professionals
to start out on that journey.”
"CompTIA A+ certification is the industry standard for IT service and support, and a logical next step for Certiport certificate holders
working towards technical IT career objectives," said David Saedi, president for Certiport. "Students can, for the first time ever, follow
a clearly defined path from digital literacy and desktop productivity into a rewarding career as an IT professional through CompTIA A+
certification and beyond."
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 performance-based testing, data management systems, and developing certification programs,
including IC³, through intensive research and professional validation processes. For more information about Certiport, visit
www.certiport.com.
About CompTIA
CompTIA is a global trade association representing the business interests of the information technology industry. For more than 20 years,
CompTIA has provided research, networking and partnering opportunities to its more than 16,000 members in 89 countries. The association is
involved in developing standards and best practices, and influencing the political, economic and educational arenas that impact IT worldwide.
More information is available at www.comptia.org.
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