Prosoft Announces Expansion of CIW Partnership in China; CIW China E-Commerce Certifications to Be Endorsed by Shandong Provinci
17 June 2005 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Prosoft Learning Corp. (Nasdaq: POSO), a technology learning
solutions provider and owner of the award-winning CIW certification
program, today announced that it is creating two new "CIW China"
e-commerce certifications through its partnership with
Beijing-based iTOM Learning, a company focused on bringing
Information Technology (IT) certifications to the Chinese education
industry. The Shandong Occupational Skill Testing Authority (OSTA)
will organize the testing for the CIW China E-Commerce Technical
Engineer and CIW China E-Commerce Application Engineer
certifications. Candidates who pass the exams will be jointly
endorsed by CIW and by Shandong OSTA. The e-commerce certifications
will complement Prosoft's CIW China Web Designer certification,
which has been enjoying success in China since its announcement in
May 2004. According to the agreement, Prosoft will issue the
certifications and iTOM will manage the project in Shandong
province. Roman Tuo, chairman of iTOM, said, "We are very pleased
with the performance of the CIW China program to date. Since the
delivery of the first CIW China Web Designer exam in late 2004, we
have issued over 6,000 CIW China Web Designer certificates in a few
short months. We are delighted that Prosoft has once again chosen
us as a partner to expand the CIW China program." Benjamin Fink,
president and CEO of Prosoft, agrees. "When we set up our Beijing
representative office, the goal was to identify partners for
Prosoft that could help make CIW locally relevant within the
People's Republic of China. iTOM is a perfect example of how the
right partner can make a world of difference in a program's local
success. They took a carefully structured approach for CIW China
Web Designer, which has led to excellent early-stage results. Now,
with the launch of the CIW China e-commerce certifications, they
have helped us secure the endorsement of one of the most
influential provincial governments in the country. I could not be
more pleased about the infrastructure we are building in China."
"Our goal in continuing our partnership with iTOM is clear -- we
wish to make CIW the No. 1 certification within China," said Cindy
Zheng, Prosoft's China regional manager. "We have the critical
elements necessary to make CIW a success here -- a local presence,
the right local partner, and the reputation of a certification that
is consistently awarded 'Best Internet Certification.' Now, with a
local government endorsement, we are even closer to meeting our
goals." CIW China certifications are the China-only versions of the
popular CIW certifications, but use localized exams that differ
from those used outside China. Because of this difference, CIW
China certifications are not included among the CIW certifications
issued worldwide, which to date number more than 80,000. About
Prosoft Learning Corp. Prosoft Learning Corp. offers content and
certifications to enable individuals to develop and validate
critical Information and Communications Technology (ICT) workforce
skills. Prosoft is a leader in the workforce development arena,
working with state and local governments and school districts to
provide ICT education solutions for high school and community
college students. Prosoft has created and distributes a complete
library of classroom and e-learning courses. Prosoft distributes
its content through its ComputerPREP division to individuals,
schools, colleges, commercial training centers and corporations
worldwide. Prosoft owns the CIW job-role certification program for
Internet technologies and the CCNT (Certified in Convergent Network
Technologies) certification, and manages the CTP (Convergence
Technologies Professional) vendor-neutral certification for
telecommunications. To find out more, visit
www.ProsoftLearning.com, www.ComputerPREP.com, www.CIWcertified.com
and www.CTPcertified.com. Except for historical information
contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are
statements of a forward-looking nature that are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, the company's dependence on the timely
development, introduction and acceptance of courses, proprietary
certifications and other products; the acceptance of ICT
certifications in general; and the other risks and uncertainties
outlined in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including, but not limited to, the company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A and Form 10-Q. The company undertakes no
obligation to update this forward-looking information.
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