PHOENIX — December 17, 2007
Newly-Authorized Pearson VUE Thomson
Prometric Testing Center Helps Individual Learners/Experts Validate
Their Skills and Helps Employers Make Sound Hiring Decisions
Training
to YOU, Inc.(TTY) announced today that they have partnered with Pearson
VUE—the leading computer-based testing provider for certification and
licensing exams—and Thomson Prometric—the leading global provider of
comprehensive testing and assessment service. The partnership, TTY
reports, was established; in order to provide high-stakes information
technology certification testing. High-stakes testing is a practice that
refers to the use of test scores to validate knowledge, which can help
employers make hiring decisions or to create a training and development
plan for existing employees.
“Pearson VUE and Thomson Prometric
provide state-of-the-art technology; and they have an excellent track
record in providing a secure, worry-free experience for assessment
candidates.” said Tim Smith, President and Founder of Training to YOU,
Inc. “The Pearson Vue organizational performance has been described by
Microsoft Program Manager, Ryan Nakata, as ‘…nothing short of
breathtaking…’; and Thomson Prometric has worked in partnership in an
array of companies to produce custom testing with very positive results.
We have great confidence in both organizations’ offerings and their
commitment to quality.”
Initial Offerings and Value of High-Stakes Certification Testing
Beginning, December 3, 2007, Training to YOU, Inc. began providing
proctored testing services at its Central Phoenix location. The first
launch into high stakes testing focuses on validating skills in the
areas of
Microsoft server technologies certifications and other
technology-based certifications.
According to remarks by Dr. Mari Pearlman, Vice President of
Educational Testing Service, presented at the Pennsylvania Education
Policy Forum Harrisburg, PA, in April 2001, norm-referenced high-stakes
testing. “…can provide useful information about the relative status of a
student, or group of students, as compared against a national sample.”
The addition of high-stakes testing to the Training to YOU, Inc.
service offerings will benefit individuals by giving them a means to
validate their skills and knowledge with industry-recognized
credentials," added Scott Jeffery, Certified Internet Webmaster and Director
of Course Development. "...and it will help
government, corporate, and small business clients of Training to YOU,
Inc. to provide sound demonstration of knowledge transfer and the direct
return on investment of training and development budget dollars."
About Training to YOU, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Training to YOU, Inc. is
one of the largest privately held
software and technology training providers in Arizona offering
instructor led
desktop software applications training and
technical training, Pearson VUE and Prometric certification testing,
online computer training, private tutoring,
project-based consulting,
custom courseware development, and
computer
classroom rentals and
meeting room
rentals. Training to YOU, Inc. is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
(Information Worker Solutions and Learning Solutions) and is
fully-licensed by the State of Arizona as a Private Postsecondary
institution. Many classes and programs are college-accredited under the
Pima Community College ITCAP program, which has enable thousands of
people to utilize company tuition benefits to train in various technical
areas.
Visit http://www.trainingtoyou.com or call 602.266.1500 to learn
more about how the Computer Career Institute at Training to YOU, Inc.
can help make you more computer efficient in the Ultimate IT Bootcamps and to learn about other organizations served by Computer
Career Institute at Training to YOU, Inc.
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Computer Career Institute at Training to YOU, Inc.
Scott Jeffery
Director of Courseware/Website Development, Communication &
Public Relations
phone: 602.266.1500 ext. 13
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