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on the ICCP - IBM Strategic Alliance
Des Plaines, IL
- The Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP)
announced a new relationship with IBM*
to provide tests for the company's professional certification program.
In this relationship, ICCP's C and C++ exams are offered as part
of the tests required for the IBM Certified Developer,
a new certification offered by the Professional Certification Program
from IBM.
The IBM Certified
Developer is qualified to develop custom business applications using
the unique programming features of IBM operating systems and programming
applications development environments. Only three tests are required
for this new certification, one of IBM's Operating System Kernel
tests, and one programming language test, which can be one of the
two ICCP tests, and one application development test selected according
to the developer's area of specialty. After passing either the C
or C++ exam, developers can further demonstrate their competency
by passing a core exam offered by the ICCP to become an ICCP Associate
Computing Professional (ACP). They may also choose to join the 50,000
other Certified Computing Professionals (CCPs) worldwide by passing
the core exam and one specialty exam. According to ICCP staff, "This
relationship brings together the international reach of both companies.
It combines the strengths ICCP, the largest independent certification
organization in the computer industry, and the Professional Certification
Program from IBM, one of the most comprehensive certification programs
offered by a vendor."
The Professional
Certification Program from IBM measures the skill of developers
and technical professionals who develop, implement, and support
mission critical applications or networks. Employers benefit from
this program with the assurance that the developers and technical
professionals are keeping up with the information technology that
supports their business.
The Professional
Certification Program from IBM is an international program offering
40 certification roles for IBM software and hardware systems. Over
24,000 candidates have achieved or are in the process of achieving
certification. Education is offered through IBM Education and Training
and testing is administered by IBM's testing agencies worldwide
and IBM's Education and Training organization in Europe.
For more information
about the IBM Certified Developer or any of the certification offers
from IBM, access the following Internet page and select Professional
Certification Program from IBM:http://www.ibm.com/services.
The ICCP is an
independent certification organization which offers two non-vendor
specific certifications: the Certified Computing Professional -
CCP
(experience-based, professional-level), and the Associate Computing
Professional - ACP (entry-level). The ICCP also offers Proficiency
Credentials in 14 computing and 8 language areas.
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trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation
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