Tomorrows digital skills today: a pathway to success

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Tomorrows digital skills today a pathway to
success

• Agenda                                            
     
• 1/ Skills landscape
• 2/ Roadmap to success
• 3/ Microsoft Business certification
• 4/ You want to deliver Microsoft courses.....

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Skills landscape
create new opportunities

• Why Information Technology

Its the future Its integral We cant live without
IT
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Skills landscape

• Why would I want to work in IT

Money Technology unlimited by
imagination Ideas turn to reality
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Skills landscape

• Some stats
• IT provides the engine of future growth and the
  key to increasing productivity and
  competitiveness
• The UK has one of the best track records in the
  world for developing IT-enabled business
  solutions

The UK is extremely dependent on a highly
skilled IT and Telecoms workforce
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More stats

• There are over 100,000 businesses in the UKs IT
  industry
• Nearly 1 in 20 people employed in the UK work in
  the IT Sector

Employment in IT professional occupations has
almost doubled since the early 1990s. Over half
of the UKs IT professionals hold a qualification
at undergraduate or degree level
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Skills landscape
Employment in the IT industry is predicted to
grow at 5 times the average for the UK
In 2007, only 18 of IT professionals were female.
Over a fifth of the IT companies report
difficulties in attracting applicants with the
right skills.
Over 140,000 new entrants a year are needed to
fill IT Telecoms professional job roles
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Skills landscape
Employed today ICT Managers 286,000 IT
Strategy Planning 140,000 Software
Professionals 317,000 IT Operations Technicians
125,000 IT User Support 48,000 Database
Assistants 60,000 Computer Engineers 37,000
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Digital Literacy Course Content
Computer Literacy
Internet/Web Basics
Applications Basics
Security Privacy
Digital Lifestyle

• Digital Media
• Photography
• Video
• Music
• Digital Devices
• Mobile phones
• PDAs
• Wireless computing
• Tablet PCs
• Wearable devices

• Parts of PCs
• Types of PCs
• I/O devices
• Memory
• Storage
• SW types
• OS
• Windows
• Start menu
• File mgt
• Basic functions

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Presentations
• E-mail
• Each topic covers
• Launch
• Open file
• Basic functions
• Print
• Close

• Browser basics
• Search Engines
• Internet Search Strategies
• Chat rooms
• Video conferencing
• Internet E-mail
• Online Safety Privacy
• Creating Web Pages
• Internet Lifestyle

• PC Security
• Passwords
• Practices
• Internet Security
• Hackers, Viruses
• Online Cons
• Email Privacy
• Junk mail, Spam
• Free e-mail
• Internet Privacy
• Encryption
• Safe practices

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First Success Stratford Upon Avon
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• E2C Academy Event
• Microsoft Business Certification
• 25th April 2008
• Presented by Scott Buckley Regional Manager
  (England Wales), Certiport EMEA

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What Certiport do...
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Microsoft Business Certifications
Office 2007 Word Office 2007 Excel Office 2007
Outlook Office 2007 PowerPoint Office 2007
Access Windows Vista
Managing Budgets Managing Presentations Managing
Team Collaboration Supporting Organizations
Official Pre-Test (Application Specialist 11
mapping)
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Key Benefits
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Next Steps

• Interested?
• Further information contained in packs
• Additional detail on www.certiportemea.com
• Certiport information packs available on stand
• Certiport / Microsoft staff available for
  questions
• Scott Buckley
• Regional Manager (England Wales)
• Certiport EMEA
• 07899 671 688
• sbuckley_at_certiport.com

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MICROSOFT IT ACADEMY PROGRAM Frances Kennedy,
Regional Manager, Certiport
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Objectives

• You want to deliver Microsoft courses.....
• How can the Microsoft IT Academy
• help you, your students and your institution?

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The Microsoft IT Academy

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The Microsoft IT Academy

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Benefits of ITA
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4. Instructor Resources

• Instructor Resources
• Curriculum Guides
• Lab Guides
• PowerPoint Slides ready for instruction
• Test Bank of questions and answers

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6. Microsoft e-learning

• Unlimited access to over 260 titles including
  2003 and 2007
• Rich multimedia content including activities,
  exercises, games, and hands-on virtual labs
• E-learning course management tool
• Course assessments to gauge student progress

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6. Microsoft e-learning

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3. Lab Licenses

• Advanced Level membership includes
• 100 licenses for Microsoft s server,
• desktop and developer products
• Essential Level membership includes
• 50 licenses for Microsoft Office Professional
  2003 and/or Microsoft Office Professional 2007
• 50 licenses for Microsoft Vista or XP

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Program Value and Costs
4,550
Potential value of a Essential Level membership
Cost of Advanced Membership 875
Cost of Essential Membership 560
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What Next

• What do you need to have in place before you
  apply?
• You do not need to have anything in place to
  become a Microsoft IT Academy.
• You can use the IT Academy to train your staff
  before they start training your students.
• Apply and become active before the 18th May and
  you will receive a free Instructor Pack worth
  300 including MOS or MCP exams and Curriculum

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Case Studies
By integrating the Microsoft IT Academy Program
into the curriculum, we can ensure the workforce
of tomorrow is adequately prepared. Alan
Stevens, Associate Principal, Sawtry Community
College
The initial pilot with the Microsoft Office Word
module has worked well, and we are extending this
to offer the Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft
Office PowerPoint courses. Dave Pickersgill,
Digital CoVE Development Manager, Sheffield
College
We wanted to offer our students and the
community a course with emphasis on the support
aspects of IT, particularly networking and
operating systems. The Microsoft IT Academy
Program met our requirements perfectly. Alan
Richards, Network Manager, Long Eaton School
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Case Studies
The Microsoft Office Specialist training and
certification pathway was a perfect fit for our
needs. Chris Jupp, E-Learning Manager,
President Kennedy School
The Microsoft Certified Professional Program has
been a great way for us to develop our individual
skills and expand the business.  Graham Bray,
Director, CF Systems Cornwall College
With Microsoft certifications, Zenos graduates
rapidly move into high-profile jobs. They either
move up the promotional ladder quickly into
supervisory roles or shift to higher product
ranges George Anderson, Managing Director,
Zenos
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We want you !
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To Learn here!!
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What Next

• To apply or for more information.....
• CONTACT FRANCES KENNEDY
• 07899 671 597
• www.certiportemea.com