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sales representative, or educational trainer. Regardless of your role, you can

start charting your course through the Professional Certification Program from

IBM today.

The IBM Professional Certification Program Web site is:

http://www.ibm.com/certify/index.shtml

1.1.1 Benefits of certification

Certification is a tool to help objectively measure the performance of a

professional on a given job at a defined skill level. Therefore, it is beneficial for

individuals who want to validate their own skills and performance levels, those of

their employees, or both. For optimum benefit, the certification tests must reflect

the critical tasks required for a job, the skill levels of each task, and the frequency

at which a task needs to be performed. IBM prides itself in designing

comprehensive, documented processes that ensure that IBM certification tests

remain relevant to the work environment of potential certification candidates.

In addition to assessing job skills and performance levels, professional

certification may also provide such benefits as:

򐂰 For employees:

– Promote recognition as an IBM Certified Professional

– Help to create advantages in interviews

– Assist in salary increases, corporate advancement, or both

– Increase self-esteem

– Provide continuing professional benefits

򐂰 For employers:

– Measure the effectiveness of training

– Reduce course redundancy and unnecessary expenses

– Provide objective benchmarks for validating skills

– Make long-range planning easier

– Help to manage professional development

– Aid as a hiring tool

– Contribute to competitive advantage

– Increase productivity, morale, and loyalty

򐂰 For Business Partners and consultants:

– Provide independent validation of technical skills

– Create competitive advantage and business opportunities

– Enhance prestige of the team

– Contribute to IBM requirements for various IBM Business Partner

programs