Scholars.com Expands Online Training Services for Microsoft's Authorized Training Channels.JACKSON HOLE Jackson Hole, fertile Rocky Mt. valley, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 6 to 8 mi (9.6–12.8 km) wide, NW Wyo., partly in Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Lake, 39 sq mi (101 sq km), a natural lake through which the Snake River flows, was dammed in 1916 to control , Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 1998-- Scholars.com's Online Mentoring Services Now Available for Microsoft Authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Academic Training Program (AATP AATP Authorized Academic Training Program AATP Authorized Academic Training Provider AATP Asian American Tutorial Project (UCLA student group) AATP Australian Association of TAFE Principals AATP Adobe Authorized Training Partner ) and Microsoft Authorized Technical Education Centers (ATEC ATEC Army Test and Evaluation Command (US Army; formerly OPTEC, Operational Test & Evaluation Command) ATEC Australian Tourism Export Council ATEC Advanced Technologies (Hamburg, Germany) ) Scholars.com, a subsidiary of CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. Group PLC, today announced the availability of its online mentoring services for Microsoft's AATP and ATEC training channels at the Wyoming Microsoft Technology Conference being held in Jackson Hole this week. AATP and ATEC instructors can now purchase Scholars.com's award-winning online mentoring services for Microsoft products, bringing training to instructors in the Microsoft training channels. Additionally, AATP institutions and ATECs can now resell Scholars.com's online mentoring under their own brand names, enabling them to get their online training business started immediately by outsourcing to Scholars.com. Scholars.com also revealed two initiatives: the "Instructor Summer Camp 98" promotion and the "Jumpstart Online Training" program, which introduces Scholar.com's expanded online mentoring services to Microsoft's training channels. Scholars.com combines CBT Systems' Microsoft-approved interactive education software with access to online Microsoft-certified Learning Advisors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Starting today, Scholars.com will begin providing Microsoft's AATP and ATEC channels online mentoring to give instructors Internet-based training alternatives to help them meet their Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT See Microsoft certification. ) requirements. Scholars.com is making an introductory offer to AATP instructors through its "Instructor Summer Camp 98" promotion. This program gives any AATP instructor who signs up between now and June 30, 1998 a discount off any Scholars.com Microsoft course. As with all Scholars.com courses, this limited-time promotional course is eligible for college credit. For additional information on this promotion, please visit Scholars.com at http://www.scholars.com/aatp. For additional information about Microsoft AATP, please visit their web site at http://www.microsoft.com/aatp. Scholars.com is also making available outsourcing and reselling of its Microsoft courses to AATP institutions and ATECs, enabling them to provide the highest quality, cost-effective online mentoring under their own brand or business name. Microsoft's training channels can now augment training by offering online courses from Scholars.com without additional resources and overhead. Scholars.com has introduced its "Jumpstart Online Training" program to help Microsoft's authorized training channels get their online training business started immediately. For additional information on this program, visit the Scholars.com web site at http://www.scholars.com/atec. "Microsoft fully supports online distance learning and applauds Scholars.com for its innovative efforts to expand the availability of online training," said Nancy Lewis Nancy Lewis is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States. She earned her pro card by winning the overall title at the 1991 NPC USA Championship. She competed in a number of professional contests from 1992 to 1998 with a series of solid placings, but no titles. , general manager of education and certification at Microsoft. "Scholars.com, a recognized pioneer of online mentoring, will greatly expand the training options for instructors and students alike, while helping them achieve certification." "By being the first to offer online mentoring to Microsoft authorized instructors, and the first to enable Microsoft education centers to augment their training business with online mentoring, we are significantly expanding our reach into the technology education and training market," said Ben Watson Ben Watson is the name of several well-known people, including:
Scholars.com, which was founded by Watson in 1995 and acquired by CBT Group in 1997, focuses on integrating Internet technologies with proven learning methodologies to deliver Internet-based, certification-level mentoring services to students worldwide. The company pairs CBT Systems' interactive education Microsoft certification programs with a team of vendor-certified mentors, known as Learning Advisors, to provide flexible, self-paced study via the Internet. Scholars.com is recognized as one of the world's largest online training and education providers. The Scholars.com learning model extends the advantages of online learning by having Learning Advisors available to students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This methodology enables students to receive personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. assistance on an as-needed basis, through online chats, email and newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. . About Scholars.com Scholars.com, a subsidiary of CBT Group PLC (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CBTSY), is a leading provider of online mentoring supporting Microsoft certification. The company offers a variety of courses and packages based on award-winning, vendor-approved courseware from CBT Systems (CBT Systems, Menlo Park, CA) An acknowledged leader in the design and development of interactive education software for information technology training. Specializing in self-study courses that users can take at their own PCs, CBT developed a library of more than 600 titles for . For information about Scholars.com, visit the company's web site at http://www.scholars.com or contact Carole-Jayne Marsden at cj@scholars.com; (506) 457-1285. -0- Note to Editors: CBT Systems and the CBT Systems logo are trademarks of CBT Group PLC. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: CBT Systems Cindy McCaffrey, 650/614-5962 cindy_mccaffrey@cbtsys.com or Zing Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Marcella Wucher, 650/592-5834 marcella@zingpr.com |
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