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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 originally based on OS/2 Warp. 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.
*IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation ### |
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