Please take our 2019 Security Certification Survey
We live in a world, in 2019, that is constantly at peril of the next seismic shiver caused by this or that information security breach. Even when information security is not in the headlines, it is often at the root …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Do certified IT pros have college degrees?
It’s a verifiable fact that not everyone who works in the IT realm, whether directly for a technology company or as IT staff somewhere outside the tech business world, has a college or university …
Read ArticleITIL 4 is the future of IT Service Management (ITSM)
In November 2017, AXELOS announced plans to update ITIL following a consultation period with hundreds of experts in the IT and IT Service Management communities. Our aim was to build on …
Read ArticleBig Data Certification Survey: Byte-sized data won’t satisfy our swelling appetite
Humans have always loved large amounts of data. The historian Livy, writing at the dawn of Rome’s …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on ISACA CRISC
This year marks the 50th anniversary of IT governance and cybersecurity association ISACA, and one of the hallmarks of that half-century in operation is a thriving professional certification program. ISACA …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Salary and depth of IT experience (Non-U.S. workers)
Last week in this space we looked at the correlation between the number of years certified IT professionals have worked in IT and the total amount of their average (and median annual) salaries. Those numbers …
Read ArticleBuilding a Certification Program, Step 8: Instructional design (Part 2)
In this installment we examine five key questions that are directly involved in the instructional design processes. For example, which curriculum model will be right for this training …
Read ArticleBuilding a Certification Program, Step 8: Instructional design (Part 1)
Having now shared with you a proven method for preparing a learning /assessment blueprint, which will provide you with a solid foundation for a certification program, our next step will be to assimilate all …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on TestOut Security Pro
Every business and organization needs people who can play a part in the overall effort to protect IT assets from hackers and other digital malefactors. The Security Pro certification (No. 75 on our most recent …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Salary and depth of IT experience (U.S. workers)
There are many different factors employers consider when making a hiring decision. One of the weightiest, however, is the extent of a given candidate’s practical professional experience. A skilled …
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