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A Parallel Postsecondary Universe:

The Certification System in Information Technology

(October 2000)

Contents

• Title Page
• Executive Summary
• Introduction: Breaking Predictable Boundaries
• "Secular" Realities
• Why We Should Care
• First Signs and Traces
• IT Certifications: the Basic Universe
• Playing by the Numbers
• The Providers
• What it Costs
• Certification Agents: the Testing Companies
• The Assessments: Think You Can Pass?
• Beyond the Vendor: Generic IT Certifications
• Quality Assurance: Standards and Accreditation
• Coming Soon to a Campus Near You?
• Building a Pipeline
• Summary: the New Global Guild
• Information Needs for National Planning Everywhere
• References and Sources
• Appendix A: Three Interacting Platforms
• Appendix B: Two Indicators of Global Reach

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