It's March and the school year is quickly marching past. We've already sailed through the daylight savings changeover and Spring Break is just around the corner. It's time to lock in on the final months of learning opportunities and we're here to help you and your students power through those last lessons and review sessions and pass their certification exams.
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Exciting New Developments:
CompTIA Exam Vouchers
Getting certified is the capstone of the school year for many students. Passing a certification exam is something that the best students have been preparing for since the first week of class. Since TestOut is now part of CompTIA, we can now provide CompTIA certification exam vouchers for your students.
Contact your friendly neighborhood TestOut sales rep for details!
Office Pro 8 is Coming
With spring here and summer on the way, prerelease access to Office Pro 8 is getting closer every day. You can explore all of the newest updates to the education world's best Microsoft Office teaching solution starting June 29, a full month before the regular release on Aug. 1.
NOTE: Two prior versions of Office Pro, Desktop Pro Plus and Office Pro 6.2, will retire on Dec. 31.
CompTIA + TestOut Webinar
At this point it should be old news to everyone reading these words that TestOut was formally acquired by CompTIA in January. Aubrey Barnett, Kirk Smallwood, and Katie Hoenicke discussed the acquisition via webinar at the end of February. If you still have questions about what it means for your program going forward, please watch the webinar at your convenience. (Registration required.)
K-12 instructors, do you need to evaluate a new TestOut course? Or would you like to introduce a colleague to TestOut learning solutions? Free Classroom Access will be available through July 31. (Note: Only available to first-time customers or to help existing customers evaluate new products.)
There's a whole world of Microsoft certifications and one key point of entry is the Hybrid Server Pro: Core course that we released at the end of 2022. Our upcoming Hybrid Server Pro: Advanced course will help students build on that foundation and open a wider window into the world of Azure technology. Watch for updates as the year progresses!
Linux doesn't dominate the personal computing market (yet), but it's everywhere present in the business IT and IT infrastructure worlds. Familiarity with Linux in increasingly important to budding IT careers. Unlock the power of the penguin with our newly overhauled Linux Pro training and certification.
It doesn't take much to touch up a one-page résumé and e-mail it to a few hiring managers. If there's a job you really want, however, then you need to act like you really want that job. Help your students prepare to impress future employers by sharing with them this surefire formula for job search success.
Anyone can pass a certification exam, and there are lots of different ways to prepare. The key is to figure out which method works best for you. Students who don't feel prepared might benefit from a different approach. This article is the first in a two-part series that explores the pros and cons of different methods.
We appreciate having the opportunity to work with so many outstanding educators and we appreciate everything you do for your students! Please reach out to us with any questions you might have. We are always here to help.
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