Bridging the IT Skills Gap Through Certifications
At the end of April 2021, there were 9.3 million job openings and only 6.1 million new hires. With millions of Americans unemployed and searching, the problem we are facing is not a gap in available workers but finding workers with the necessary skills.
Learn more about how certification can help to bridge the IT skills gap by downloading our latest white paper below.
Incorporating Accessibility Into Remote Assessments For The Classroom And Beyond
First Published at EFLMagazine.com. Remote assessments in the testing industry have evolved significantly within the past year due to COVID-19. But while the pandemic may have launched remote assessments to the forefr…
Assessing The Future Of Testing, By First Looking Back
While we often think of tests as a relatively recent creation, perhaps the result of the industrial revolution, the notion of testing dates back nearly to the dawn of civilization. Those early tests measured practical sk…
DCU’s CARPE centre extends research partnership with Prometric
Dublin City University’s Centre for Assessment Research, Policy and Professional Practice in Education (CARPE) and Prometric LLC (Prometric), a global leader providing end-to-end assessment services and solutions to cert…
As Computer-Based Testing Continues to Grow, So Does the Security and Integrity of Exams.
Soon after the introduction of the first Personal Computers the potential benefits associated with their use for exam delivery were quickly realized. Prior to this breakthrough the process of exam delivery and, therefore…
Exam Security: Five Test-Delivery Strategies You Should Use Instead of Option Randomization
When it comes to ensuring the efficacy of exams, one of the main priorities for test owners to consider is security. While state-of-the-art technologies—such as firewalls, system monitoring, etc.—and best-practice test c…
Prometric Appoints New General Manager, Remote Assessments to Senior Management Team
Prometric LLC (“Prometric”), a global leader providing end-to-end assessment services and solutions to certification and licensure bodies and educational institutions worldwide, today announced that Kevin Pawsey has join…
How to Prevent Your Exam Content from Exposure, and What to Do If It Happens
Your exam content is your credentialing organization’s most valuable commodity. You spend a good deal of time, money, and resources to develop items that create a legally defensible exam that accurately measures a candid…
CISI- Transitioning to a Hybrid Test-Delivery Model: Introducing remote assessment technology, enabling greater flexibility and convenience for candidates, and maintaining test programme integrity
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is the leading professional body for securities, investment, wealth, and financial planning professionals. Its purpose is to champion lifelong learning and integ…
Prometric and Jellylearn Announce Strategic Partnership in Driver Theory and Hazard Perception Testing
Prometric, a global leader in the provision of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions, and Jellylearn, the leading provider of animated and interactive road safety testing, training and assessment tools, tod…