Computers and the technology that drives them change at a frenetic rate. Fortunately, IC³ enables us to keep pace with the standards of digital literacy. The program’s rolling-development cycle ensures IC³ will always be a valid and relevant tool to measure proficiency in the latest key technologies for school, work, and life.

The digital divide is both a popular phrase and a significant societal and economic challenge today. The lack of fundamental digital literacy is often prevalent within communities, corporate organizations, and especially schools.

A key objective of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation is to bridge this digital divide by ensuring every student is digitally literate “regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability.” Without question, IC³ plays a critical role in this effort—from Hawaii to Vermont and everywhere in between.

IC³ standards meet the technology requirements of NCLB in multiple areas. First, IC³ training and certification provide the professional development “through electronic means” for teachers, administrators, and staff called for in No Child Left Behind’s “Enhancing Education Through Technology Act.” Additionally, IC³ training and certification works to meet the NCLB goal to ensure “every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade.”

Educators find IC³ meets No Child Left Behind standards while providing the following benefits:

Data-driven decision making through reporting to show successful completion of NCLB requirements.
Unbiased examination through psychometrically validated certification exams.
Universal portability and relevance as a recognized global standard in digital literacy.
A ready solution that is more cost effective and time efficient than assembling an assessment to meet national or local educational requirements.
A professional development tool that boosts instructor confidence to integrate technology in the classroom.

Exposure to computers does not equal understanding. IC³ Certification offers you the opportunity to learn and demonstrate computer and Internet literacy that accurately validates skills and productivity in the workplace.

Without question, IC³ Certification:
Provides core skills and knowledge necessary to use some computer applications and the Internet.
Effectively tests computing knowledge and skills to ensure mastery is achieved.
Gives a resume-building standard certification as proof of successful completion of the program.
Provides the foundation necessary to further enhance productivity and marketability with other desktop application-specific certifications.

IC³ certification helps you learn and demonstrate Internet and digital literacy through a worldwide industry standard. To become IC³ certified, you must pass the following three exams. Each exam takes less than an hour to complete.

Computing Fundamentals:	Key Applications:	Living Online:
Computer Hardware Computer Software Using an Operating System	Common Program Functions Word Processing Functions Spreadsheet Functions Presentation Software Functions	Networks and the Internet Electronic Mail Using the Internet The Impact of Computing and the Internet on Society