Congratulations to Ayisha Murali Pirani of Northpole Education Centre for being Kenya's first to get a PERFECT SCORE of 100% in Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2013! The pass mark for certification is 700/1000 points. Exams are primarily performance-based and conducted in a "live" or simulated environment. MOS 2013 presents the candidate with a project to [...]
March 30, 2016 Nairobi This week three teachers passed their Microsoft Certified Educator certification at Virtual Learning Solutions (VLS), a Certiport authorized testing centre at Riverside Drive in Nairobi. VLS specializes in training of teachers and students in digital literacy and Teaching with Technology (TwT) with subsequent certification in these global certifications. VLS has plans [...]
IC3 Global Standard 5 (GS5) is the newest addition to the IC3 Digital Literacy program. Like its predecessors, the GS5 certification is comprised of three exams: Computing Fundamentals, Living Online, and Key Applications. Certiport is committed to providing a truly global standard, and as digital standards and requirements advance, so does IC3. Best of all, [...]
Established in 2001, the African Centre for Women, Information, and Communications Technology (ACWICT) is a Kenya-based ICT for Development organization with a regional reach whose mission is to promote women’s access to and knowledge of ICT as tools for social, economic, and political advancement. ACWICT achieves this by advocating for gender-responsive ICT policies, laws, and [...]
In the news: Microsoft Office Specialist World Championships For Students Starts In Kenya http://www.techweez.com/…/microsoft-office-specialist-worl…/ Microsoft East Africa today announced the start of the East African regional qualifications rounds of the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championships (MOSWC). This global competition invites top students from across the globe to represent their respective countries to showcase their [...]
In the news: Microsoft office specialist world championship 2016 Edition launched via Kenya Tech News Kachwanya.com #MOSWCKenya #InspiredMe #GetCertified http://www.kachwanya.com/…/microsoft-office-specialist-wo…/… “Education is the most powerful weapon which you use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela said. If the government has failed to implement the education system through infrastructure, ICT is the only move that will [...]
Link: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Public-library-joins-hands-with--Microsoft-to-offer-ICT-courses/-/1248928/2755490/-/item/0/-/vkh1pn/-/index.html By MAGDALENE WANJA Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) has partnered with Microsoft to launch online ICT courses. KNLS’ ICT officer James Wachira said the system is available in its 60 branches across the country, giving people from all communities a chance to acquire the much needed IT skills which are used in many computer software [...]
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000152878/microsoft-certiport-knls-and-gems-to-train-1m-it-scholars NAIROBI, KENYA: Certiport, the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services worldwide, in partnership with Microsoft, Kenya National Library Services, GEMS Cambridge International School and the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology Tuesday launched a campaign targeting over 1 Million young technology scholars in the next 5 [...]
Source: http://techmoran.com/microsoft-kenya-national-library-service-train-1-million-scholars/ A new campaign dubbed #InspiredMe has been launched to train, qualify and certify more than 1 Million young technology scholars in the next 5 years in a move expected to propel the lives of millions of young Kenyans towards more specialized fields in technology. #InspiredMe is an initiative of certification exam development, delivery and [...]
ICT Authority: http://www.icta.go.ke/announcing-2015-microsoft-office-specialist-world-championship/ In its 13th year, the 2014 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship attracted more than 400,000 unique candidates from 130 countries who competed to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products. 123 student finalists participated in the final round of competition. Qualify for a chance to represent your country at the World Championships in [...]
