Certiport helps develop Critical Digital Skills

Updated on: Tuesday, April 07, 2009

New Delhi: A pilot project will be launched by the Certiport to enable 500 students of twelfth-grade with little or no computer experience to develop critical digital skills through Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification along with the official Microsoft Office certification programmes.

The pilot project has been developed by the Rotary Club of New Delhi through corporate sponsorship from Intel®, SpiceT Telecom and CyberLearning. The programme aims at helping students to stay in school and enable them to make both ends meet.

"India has proven its ability to create an IT workforce worthy of outsourcing considerations by organisations around the world. Defining a solid pathway from digital literacy to desktop productivity using Certiport IC and Microsoft Office certifications extends an early opportunity to many high school students in India seeking to enter the 21st century workforce," said David Saedi, president and CEO of Certiport.

"Developing globally recognised current and relevant skills among those who would not otherwise have access to this level of training and certification is essential to their success," added David Saedi.

Students will be given training on essential aspects of computing, the Internet and Microsoft Office applications at participating schools from this week by qualified trainers from CyberLearning.

After completing the required Certiport IC³ curriculum, which includes extensive hands-on computer training, students will be trained to earn the globally recognised Microsoft Office certification for proficiency in one of five business applications. The top two performing students from each participating school will be rewarded with an Intel-powered Classmate PC donated by the company.

"Reports indicate that 80 percent of graduates produced by India are not readily employable, so it's imperative that we start focusing on schools," said Pankaj Rai, chairman of the Rotary Club of New Delhi Literacy Committee in India and CEO of CyberLearning.

"Keeping students engaged in education through this program will enable them to advance beyond their present circumstances and seize opportunity," added Pankaj Rai.

Based on the success of the project, this pilot could be extended to more than 500 schools by as early as July 2009.

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