'Rise to the Challenge' with Certiport’s Free Industry Certification Opportunity

Certiport is an organization that administers industry recognized certifications. It is the sole source provider of the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Adobe Certified Associated (ACA) both of which are globally recognized industry certifications. Its certifications have helped many students obtain better continual educational opportunities as well as higher paying jobs.

Certiport is running a campaign known as Rise to the Challenge under which CTE instructors and administrators are given the opportunity to take any of Certiport's industry certifications for FREE. There are no obligations when registering for this promotion and it's a great opportunity for instructors and administrators to use the certifications as a professional development tool in addition to the evaluation process.

To register for this promotion, an instructor or administrator will need to go to www.certiport.com/rise and select the certifications they would like to take. Below is a full list of available certifications below. Registration for this promotion must be completed by February 29, 2012 and exams must be completed by March 31, 2012.

• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
• Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)
• Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)
• Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3)
• Quickbooks Certified User
• Autodesk Certified User
• CompTIA Strata Fundamentals

Questions can be directed to Justin Barker at jbarker@certiport.com or (888) 999-9830 ext 110.

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