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Certiport Releases New Certification Exams for Adobe Certified Associate Program
New exams issued as program gains steam in the United States and abroad
WASHINGTON D.C. (from NECC 2009) — June 29, 2009
Certiport today announced the launch of Adobe® Certified Associate certification exams for Adobe Creative Suite® 4. The new release comes as the program experiences accelerated growth—the number of exams taken nearly doubled in the second quarter over the previous one. The surge in examinations has been fueled in part by initiatives in Florida and New York to integrate the certification into career and technical education (CTE) programs.
"We are excited to see the spike in certification activity," said Bob Regan, director of Worldwide Education, K-12, at Adobe. "Certiport has helped us build a program that strengthens students' CS4 proficiency and provides a doorway into some of the most prolific careers of the information-based economy."
Under the 2007 passing of the Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Act, the Florida Department of Education has sought to revitalize CTE programs that propel students into high-growth and in-demand professions. Schools that support student achievement of Adobe Certified Associate credentials receive $1,200 in funding for every certified student. A similar endorsement by the New York State Education Department has helped Adobe Certified Associate get traction for within state CTEs. Outside the U.S., the certification of more than 220 college instructors from 36 institutions in Taiwan led to the launch of a competition program among students to achieve the best score on the exams.
Worldwide, the program is now available within 683 testing centers in 44 countries.
"Progressive educational institutions are learning that skills developed even for the most creative professional fields can be measured for proficiency," said Ray Kelly, president and CEO of Certiport. "Our brightest and most talented minds deserve to have the preparation to succeed at the next level."
The recently released exams include English versions of Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop® CS4, Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash® CS4 and Web Communication for Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4. Other language versions of the exams will become available in subsequent releases.
For those seeking employment that requires demonstrating the ability to use digital media needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications, Adobe Certified Associate is a certification program that validates the skills of job seekers. Learn more at www.certiport.com/adobe.
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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