Course Technology to Offer CIW Programs.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000 Course Technology, a division of Thomson Learning and the worldwide leader in computer education publishing, today announced an alliance with ProsoftTraining.com (Nasdaq:POSO) to provide courseware for ProsoftTraining.com's Certified Internet Webmaster See CIW. (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 program. Course Technology will publish textbooks and training materials that prepare individuals for CIW certification. CIW is the industry-leading certification program for Internet professionals, and is the only Internet certification endorsed by both the Association of Internet Professionals and the International Webmasters Association International Webmasters Association (IWA), a non-profit professional association for web professionals, provides training courses and certification. IWA reportedly has 100 official chapters representing over 22,000 individual members in 106 countries. . CIW is a vendor-neutral, standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. measurement of technical competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. in the areas of Internet technologies. Course Technology's extensive curriculum will be aligned to the CIW exam objectives, and will be the first such products in the CIW Approved Content program. "We plan to hit the ground running with CIW," said Joe Dougherty, 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 Course Technology. "There is tremendous demand from educators and students for a comprehensive Internet certification program. The CIW program is clearly the leader, with an established base of over 10,000 certified See certification. individuals worldwide. The approval of Course Technology's world-class content means millions of new students will now have the opportunity to achieve this highly recognized certification." "Course Technology has one of the strongest academic channels in the world, including hundreds of direct sales professionals who will now be selling approved CIW content," remarked Jerry Baird, CEO of ProsoftTraining.com. "As part of Thomson Learning, they have publishing and distribution programs that will enhance the visibility of the CIW certification worldwide." Course Technology and ProsoftTraining.com expect that the first courses will emerge from the alignment process in November, and that a significant number of academic institutions will begin running CIW programs in January. "We are excited to be selected as the first curriculum provider under ProsoftTraining.com's new CIW Approved Content program," said Dougherty. "Our IT content coverage is very wide and deep. The CIW Approved Content program gives us the ability to build on that strong base and get to market more quickly." "Our CIW Approved Content program demonstrates that ProsoftTraining.com is serious about making CIW the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, in Internet professional certification Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply certification or qualification, is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. ," commented Julie Rowe, ProsoftTraining.com's vice president of products and programs. "We are willing to work with industry partners at all levels to assure that candidates have access to the best Internet education possible, whether it is in a commercial training facility, in an academic institution or through self-study." Course Technology's CIW offerings will include coverage of ProsoftTraining.com's newly released i-Accelerate program, which gives more than one million Microsoft and Novell certified professionals preferred access into the vendor-neutral CIW program. About Course Technology Course Technology, a division of Thomson Learning (www.thomsonlearning.com), is the worldwide leader in computing computing - computer education, offering more than 1,600 print and innovative technology-based products for business and technology training courses. Thomson Learning is among the world's largest providers of lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. information. Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with multiple offices worldwide, Thomson Learning is a division of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com). About CIW CIW is the industry-leading certification program for Internet professionals. CIW defines the critical job roles and associated skills required to deploy today's e-business solutions. The industry-validated job role designations provide a "road map" that helps individuals and companies prepare Internet professionals to develop and deploy e-business technologies. The vendor-neutral program gives participants exposure to the leading technologies in numerous subject areas. After mastering the basic concepts in the CIW Foundations series, students are prepared to pursue CIW Professional certification in job role areas such as Site Designer, e-Commerce, Application Developer, Enterprise Developer, Server Administrator, Internetworking Professional or Security Professional. Students can focus on specific job roles, or pursue the new master-level certification tracks--Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Enterprise Developer and Master CIW Designer. Over 10,000 professionals have certified their credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. through the CIW program. About ProsoftTraining.com ProsoftTraining.com is a supplier of computer training content solutions for end-user and technical training. The company's ComputerPrep brand includes content for areas such as Internet, Linux, CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle and telecom professionals. Prosoft offers Internet certification through its industry-leading CIW certification program, creating and certifying the skills that today's e-business workforce needs to support the growth of B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. applications. The industry-validated job role designations defined in the CIW program provide a "road map" that helps individuals and companies prepare Internet professionals to develop and deploy e-business technologies. The vendor-neutral program gives participants exposure to the leading technologies in numerous subject areas. ProsoftTraining.com's Internet certification programs have the endorsement of the Association of Internet Professionals and the International Webmasters Association. Certification testing is available through the Prometric and VUE See HP-VUE. VUE - Visual User Environment: a desktop manager for Unix from Hewlett-Packard. testing networks. Learn more about CIW at www.CIWcertified.com and about Prosoft and its other programs at www.ProsoftTraining.com and www.computerPREP.com. |
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