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CIW Exams Now Covered Under Veterans Affairs Benefits; VA Approves Reimbursement for CIW Exam Fees for Use by More Than 500,000 Eligible Veterans.


RESTON, Va. -- VCampus Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:VCMP VCMP Vice City Multi-Player (gaming, Grand Theft Auto Online Mod)
VCMP Voice Call Management Protocol
.OB), owner of Prosoft Learning and the CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) A program of certification from Prosoft Learning Corporation for professionals specializing in Internet technologies. CIW instructor-led training is offered by authorized training organizations and academic institutions.  certification, today announced that U.S. veterans can now use their Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency.  (VA) education benefits to cover CIW (Certified Internet Web Professional) examination fees for 12 various CIW certification exams.

The VA education benefits are effective retroactively ret·ro·ac·tive  
adj.
Influencing or applying to a period prior to enactment: a retroactive pay increase.



[French rétroactif, from Latin
 to June 1, 2005. Veterans eligible for benefits through the Montgomery G.I. Bill The G.I. Bill (officially titled the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as GIs or G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation.  (Chapter 30), the Veterans Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 32), and the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (Chapter 35) can submit proof of their exam results and fee payment to the VA for reimbursement of the CIW exam fees, currently $125 per exam. Eligibility applies regardless of the number of exams taken or retaken, and includes exams taken for certification renewal and those taken in foreign countries. The benefit is still valid even if an individual does not pass the exam.

The CIW exams are part of CIW's comprehensive Information Technology (IT) training and certification program focused on Web technologies and specific job roles, with vendor-neutral knowledge and skills covering multiple hardware and software platforms and vendors.

"CIW certification can offer thousands of veterans new opportunities by validating the IT skills they need to compete in today's job market," said Nat Kannan, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of VCampus. "With more than 80,000 CIW certificate holders worldwide, U.S. veterans can assert their value by proving they have the skills employers require. The Internet has become a part of everyday life throughout the world, so employers need workers who have strong Internet technology skills and knowledge. CIW helps employers to ensure they hire the best talent available. As one of the few IT certifications approved by the VA for education reimbursement, CIW again proves its worth as a job-role certification program."

VCampus also serves veterans through its contract with Amer Technology Inc. to support VA Learning Online (VALO). Under this multiyear contract, VCampus provides an online learning environment that makes courses, including VCampus' certification preparation and other courses from its library, readily available to approximately 225,000 VA employees at all VA locations.

Under the terms of the VALO contract, VCampus has the right to expand the audience for the courses that are provided to include volunteers, medical residents, and veterans who are engaged in official VA programs. VCampus estimates that this expanded audience for VCampus' services is in excess of 450,000 people.

For more information about VA reimbursement, CIW certifications and training options, visit http://www.CIWcertified.com/VA. Veterans can visit www.gibill.va.gov for information about all VA benefits. In 2005 alone, the VA helped pay for the education or training of more than 336,000 veterans and active-duty personnel, 87,000 reservists and National Guard troops and 74,000 survivors. VA education programs, which pay eligible veterans up to $1,034 a month while they are attending school, are a key inducement Inducement
Electra

incited brother, Orestes, to kill their mother and her lover. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 92; Gk. Lit.: Electra, Orestes]

Hezekiah

exhorts Judah to stand fast against Assyrians. [O.T.
 the military uses to entice recruits. More than 500,000 veterans and eligible dependents use VA education benefits.

About VCampus(R)

VCampus Corporation (OTCBB:VCMP.OB), a provider of end-to-end e-learning services, helps organizations that offer professional certifications and credentials unlock the value of their traditional branded course content. Through its innovative Select Partner(R) Program, VCampus publishes training content for online delivery to enhance and support professional certification programs.

With more than a decade of e-learning experience, VCampus has delivered more than 3 million courses to more than 1 million desktops/users in professional credentialing and certification organizations, associations, non-profits, corporations, government agencies and higher education higher education

Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art.
 institutions. VCampus distributes a courseware library of more than 3,800 Web-based courses. VCampus Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia Reston is an internationally known planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in American suburbia. . For more information, call 800-915-9298, or visit the VCampus Web site at www.vcampus.com. "VCampus" and "Select Partner" are registered trademarks of VCampus Corporation.

About Prosoft Learning, a VCampus Company

Prosoft offers content and certifications to enable individuals to develop and validate critical Information and Communications Technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems
engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry
 (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT.

(2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL.

1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test.
) workforce skills. Prosoft is a leader in the workforce development arena, working with state and local governments and school districts to provide ICT education solutions for high school and community college students. Prosoft has created and distributes a complete library of classroom and e-learning courses. Prosoft distributes its content through its ComputerPREP division to individuals, schools, colleges, commercial training centers and corporations worldwide. Prosoft owns the CIW job-role certification program for Internet technologies and the CCNT CCNT Constellation Communication and Navigation Transceiver  (Certified in Convergent Network Technologies) certification, and manages the CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine.


(1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step.
 (Convergence Technologies Professional The Convergence Technologies Professional certification program is designed to ensure that all convergence workers have a proper foundation for using the technologies associated with Voice over IP. ) vendor-neutral certification for telecommunications. To learn more, visit www.ProsoftLearning.com, www.ComputerPREP.com, www.CIWcertified.com and www.CTPcertified.com.

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Form 10-K

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 for the year ended December 31, 2005, and other SEC filings.
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