Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP®)

The APICS SCP designation is the most widely recognized educational program designed for operations and supply chain management professionals around the world. By earning your APICS CSCP designation, you will be able to demonstrate your mastery of supply chain management best practices, significant commitment to your profession and career, distinguish yourself as an industry expert, and excel with your newly acquired specialized knowledge. About the Provider:   APICS The Association for Operations Management is the global leader...

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Microsoft's New Certs for The Cloud

Cloud Computing expertise is in short supply. Today's technical professionals need to understand a broader array of technologies in order to plan, design and integrate public and private cloud. Because of this Microsoft has reinvented it's MCSE for cloud credentials. The new certification for IT professionals and developers are grouped in 3 levels: Associate, Expert and Master. The MCSA - Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate - provides a clear starting point for job seekers early in their technology career. This is a foundation level cert...

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Security Certifications at a Glance

  “A Certification today is like a college degree, you may not hire a candidate just because they have one, but it is something that you expect in this field. Grad Summers – information Security leader at Ernst & Young” The term Security can be used in several aspects of the IT industry; it varies from auditing and the application to forensic Science and wireless Security. Due to the wide diversity in security specialization, the aspirants have the freedom to make the choice in IT security Certifications. Clearly ‘Security’...

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Top Programming Certification for IT pros

It cannot be gainsaid that programming has always been the in-thing from Mobile Application Development to high-end robust software Engineering. It's for this reason that developers need to put their best foot foward and distiguish themselves from the copy pasters. Programming certifications may give you an edge over other developers in the job market. Here is a list of the most demanded programming certs in Kenya and beyond. 1. MCPD - Microsoft Certified Professional Developer.  This is a Microsoft Certification for programmers and Application...

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Certification Mistakes to Avoid

Avoid these errors and get the most out of your certification  1. Studying for a 'HOT' cert, rather than something you love doing.   People in IT tend to pursue a certification based on it's popularity at that moment. Many will often ask for advice on the hottest cert to study for. pursuing a hot cert is a bad strategy. An area perceived to be hot right now might be glacialy cold in six months. These trends are impossible to predict. This too may lead you to an area thats not of your interest. if you like Systems administration,...

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New VMware certification: VCP5-DT

VMware have now released the VMware Certified Professional - Desktop certification for vSphere 5 and View 5, shortened to VCP5-DT The exam is aimed at those who are responsible for deploying, administering, and managing View 5 on top of vSphere 5. There is no formal training requirement for View 5 to qualify for VCP5-DT, the View 5: Install Configure Manage course will be a big help, but you must hold VCP5 in order to qualify for VCP5-DT certification - and of course VCP5 does have a vSphere 5 training requirement. So, if you're starting...

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Cisco Wireless Certifications get a Refresh

Cisco recently updated their wireless exams to version 2.0 for both CCNA Wireless and CCNP Wireless.The new version brings a much needed update that is more in line with current Cisco wireless technologies. Some of the updated content includes more recent versions of WLC (Wireless Lan Controller) and client software. They've also expanded 802.11n support and added more information about Video over wireless and Voice over wireless. Check Cisco's...

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Microsoft MTA vouchers

In its part of 20 years| 20 ways, a year long effort which celebrates 20 years of Microsoft certification, Microsoft has partnered with Net Hope Academy to give aspiring young IT professionals a chance to earn a Microsoft Technology Associate MTA certification. MTA certification is an entry-level certification designed to help individuals take their first step toward a career as an IT professional or developer. Learn more...

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IT Certification and Experience: Which comes first.

When i earned my first cert as an MCP, i expected to be a hot cake opening doors like i owned the city. How wrong i was! It later dawned on me that i was a newbie who had the right credentials but lacked experience. Certifications are a way of demonstrating the knowledge and experience that one has already accumulated. They hardly give you a direct path to that dream job or make you an exception. In many cases HR departments will focus on finding experienced and certified individuals. Infact having a couple of certifications without having any...

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CompTIA Announces New Data Storage Certification

CompTIA and the Storage Networking Industry Association  (SNIA) has introduced a new exam and certification targeted towards IT storage professionals with atleast 12 months of experience. ComTIA Storage+ powered by SNIA is relevant to a number of positions in the IT industry, including Storage administrators, system administrators and network engineers. The certification comes at a time when organisations are scrambling to come up with strategies...

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Certification training: Self study 101

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } If you are looking at obtaining a certification in Kenya, whether Microsoft, Comptia, HP or Cisco, training and preparation is essential. The big question always is if you can’t get your employer to pay, can you afford it? Certs in Kenya can be expensive especially for students and/or job entry professionals. Training fees in Kenya rages from Ksh30,000 to Ksh.150,000 on a single certification without the exam cost. It's obstacles like this that hinder cert progress in Kenya to individuals who are in most occasions...

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Top 10 I.T Certifications in Kenya for 2012.

As the country slowly positions itself as an I.C.T hub in the global market with innovations like M-Pesa, Konza city (ongoing) and other numerous developments. Certifications will also play a bigger role in the technology arena. I.T certifications boast of numerous benefits.  They encourage higher salaries, validate I.T techies' skills in specific technology platform and assist in job search. The debate though, on the best and meaningful certification,becomes polarized across I.T pros and hiring managers. I.T certifications after...

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Certification for Kenyan Developers

  A professional Certification for Kenyan developers is currently being developed by computer scientists at the Carnegie Mellon University in collaboration with the Kenya ICT Board through KTCIP (Kenya Transparency and communications Infrastructure project). The project is dubbed Chipuka, a swahili word meaning 'to emerge'. The exam will require sofware developers to perform the kind of tasks encountered in the actual work environment....

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