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Certiport and Kelly Services Join Forces to Place Certified Employees into the Global Marketplace
Worldwide initiatives will roll out in phases, beginning in the United States
Salt Lake City — August 07, 2008
Certiport today announced a strategic staffing partnership with Kelly Services, a worldwide leader in human resource solutions, to provide for the placement of candidates who have proven their skills through Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®), Microsoft® Office Specialist, Microsoft Certified Application Specialist and Adobe® Certified Associate certification programs.
"In an ever increasing effort to better serve our customers and the workforce, Kelly Services is pleased to help match certified job candidates with the needs expressed by our customers for outstanding employees," said Jonathan Means, Kelly's senior vice president and general manager of central operations and businesses. "We recognize the value of validated skills acquired through rigorous learning and certification processes provided by Certiport worldwide. We are proud to be a launch partner with Certiport beginning initially through our U.S. Central Operations and Businesses Division."
"The fit was natural," said David Saedi, president and CEO of Certiport. "Both organizations are founded in the belief that a solid foundation that puts the individual first and on a pathway of continuous learning and improvement is the bedrock upon which all other components of the business can be built. This mission connects Certiport that trains, validates and certifies individuals with marketable skills, to Kelly Services that helps these candidates be placed in meaningful jobs. It is a partnership that supports the development of the knowledge and skills aimed at creating a more competitive workforce."
Kelly Services and Certiport will work together to ensure that processes across both organizations are aligned to serve the best interests of qualified candidates worldwide. This initiative is planned for a phased roll out in selected locations, starting with the United States of America.
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) is a world leader in human resources solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offering temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement to clients on a global basis. Kelly provides employment to more than 750,000 employees annually, with skills including office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing, creative services, light industrial, education, and health care. Revenue in 2007 was $5.7 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com.
About Certiport
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 12,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs including: the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Microsoft Certified Educator program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the Adobe® Certified Expert program, the HP Accredited Technical Associate, the CompTIA Strata™ IT Fundamentals, the Autodesk Certified User certification program, the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User certification program, and the IC³ Digital Literacy certification. Certiport reliably delivers over three million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce, and corporate technology markets in more than 148 countries and 27 languages worldwide. For more information, please visit www.certiport.com or follow Certiport on Twitter at www.twitter.com/certiport.
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