Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Benefits

In the academic environment, MOS 2010 will continue to produce success in the classroom—for students and faculty—and prepare students to enter the workforce. In a competitive job market, individuals will continue to use MOS 2010 to differentiate themselves, prove their skills, enhance job performance and advance their careers. As with previous versions of MOS, 2010 will give individuals the tools to distinguish themselves, achieve more and advance in today's competitive academic and professional environments.

Education (Secondary & Post-Secondary)
  Administrators Faculty Students

Problem

Institution reputation and stature are weakened when it fails to prepare students for academic and workplace success.

Lack of Microsoft Office proficiency among students and instructors hinders classroom progression and course effectiveness.

Lack of Microsoft Office proficiency Inhibits learning and academic progress.

Key Benefits

MOS strengthens institution curriculum, programs, reputation and stature.

MOS optimizes course effectiveness and classroom efficiency.

MOS promotes academic preparedness and workforce readiness.

Supporting Points

Provides relevant, state-of-the-art learning to course offerings

Embeds digital literacy within all programs and curriculum

MOS is a comprehensive, cost-effective, easy-to-implement way to give students the opportunity to develop skills businesses need

Accelerates student progress in courses and programs

Strengthens the substance and value of business and technology courses

Instructors succeed when students succeed

Promotes improved teaching skills through enhanced digital literacy

Students progress through coursework and curriculum with greater ease and efficiency

Students can focus on course content—not on the associated computing

Validates digital literacy prior to entering a course or program

Corporate/Organizations
  Executive Management Mid-Management Employees

Problem

Organizations experience significant losses in productivity due to a lack of MS Office proficiency among employees.

Organizations incur excessive help desk/support costs when employees aren't proficient with Microsoft Office Software.

Corporate departments experience significant losses in productivity due to a lack of MS Office proficiency among employees.

Employee Development/Training departments fail to meet performance objectives when they lack proper and meaningful training programs.

Employees suffer lost productivity when they lack MS Office proficiency skills.

Employees experience decreased job satisfaction as they cope with on-the-job-training.

Employees lack self-confidence due to an inability to fully utilize the tools provided to them.

Key Benefits

MOS promotes operational and financial health to organizations.

MOS employees are more productive and efficient.

MOS increases job satisfaction and heightens career achievement.

Supporting Points

Improves productivity and efficiency among employees

Verifies workers' computing skills and abilities

Reduces organization-wide support time and costs

Enables employees to fully utilize the organization's application software

Maximizes productivity and efficiency, increases employee satisfaction and minimizes turnover

Provides managers and HR with a screening tool

Enables managers to maximize the benefits of a new technology investment

Validates employee development & training programs

Promotes greater productivity and efficiency

Validates employee skills

Builds self-confidence and job satisfaction

Enhances professional standing among peers and managers

Increases professional worth

Workforce Development/Government
  Executive Management Stake Holders Labor Force

Problem

Job candidates need public or private assistance in securing a job in a 21st century workforce.

Workforce development and placement programs need quantifiable evidence that their programs properly prepare job seekers with in-demand skills.

Job candidates lack the desktop computing skills required by prospective employers.

Key Benefits

MOS helps WFD organizations place job candidates.

MOS quantifies positive impact of workforce development and placement programs.

MOS validates a job candidate's Microsoft Office skills and abilities.

Supporting Points

Provides an important, cost-effective measurement of the value of job training and placement programs

Meets organizational charter/mission/directives

Placing job candidates is a valuable service to job candidates and the community

Meets organizational charter/mission/directives

Validates the effectiveness of training programs

Verifies workers' skills and abilities

Delivers a skilled workforce

Ensures workers are more productive and efficient

Ensures job candidates possess the skills employers want

Fosters workforce readiness

Promotes hiring / Secures employment

Individuals with proven desktop computing skills differentiate themselves in the job market

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