Building a Certification Program, Step 9: Five key questions about assessment design and development (Part 1)
In this installment we will look at the processes involved in creating targeted certification assessments. …
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Security workers have always had an important role in society, but the pay and various working conditions haven’t always been above reproach. In the pre-imperial legions of the old Roman Republic, …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on LPIC-1: Linux Administrator
Based in Canada, the nonprofit Linux Professional Institute operates probably the most well-rounded, top-to-bottom Linux certification program in the industry. The cornerstone credential …
Read ArticleTestOut concludes successful education and certification conference
It’s been four years since the last time that TestOut Corporation invited information technology (IT) educators from across the United States to gather in Utah to discuss IT certification and education. …
Read ArticleElect to participate in (ISC)² Security Congress
Americans have frequently expressed disgust with the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government, which seems to have been mired in gridlock and partisan bickering for at least a decade …
Read ArticleBe appreciative, embrace failure, and other things a career in IT has taught me
Spring has long been one of my favorite seasons. Everything about spring just teems with the joy of new life, hope, dreams and, of course, new beginnings. Late spring and early summer is also …
Read ArticleFortinet fights the skills gap with Network Security Expert training
Reports show that there are hundreds of thousands of unfilled cybersecurity jobs in the United States alone, with one report forecasting that, by 2021, the cybersecurity skills gap will grow to 3.5 million …
Read ArticleHappy Independence Day from your friends at CertMag
Today is Independence Day here in the United States. It’s a federal holiday, so the offices of Certification Magazine will be closed until Friday. Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the …
Read ArticleCompTIA’s new Cloud Essentials+ certification
In April CompTIA announced its decision to update the current Cloud Essentials certification exam that was launched in October of 2011. Available cloud computing statistics reveal the exponential growth …
Read ArticlePlease take our Linux Certification Survey
Apple once used a whole family of fearsome felines (Lion and Tiger and Leopard — oh my!) as the spirit animals of its Mac OS, a fiery fox (with a Gecko sidekick) helps hundreds of millions of …
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