Certiport Partners with Saudi Arabia Technical and Vocational Training Corporation to Drive Digital Skills Development

Technical and Vocational Training Corporation will deliver Certiport certification programs at 250 Saudi Arabian schools

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – October 30, 2017

Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of Saudi Arabia. The MOU signifies that TVTC, which manages all technical and vocational training for Saudi Arabia, will work with Certiport to expand digital skills in the country through industry-recognized certification.

Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of Saudi Arabia

The agreement was signed by the Dr. Ahmed Al-Fuhaid, Governor of TVTC, and Aaron Osmond, Certiport General Manager. Under the MOU, TVTC has authorized Certiport’s full suite of certification products including the IC3 Digital Literacy certification, Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), Adobe Certified Associate (ACA), and many other certifications to help prepare their students for the local labor market.

“Providing Certiport certification programs in Saudi Arabia will allow more individuals to obtain industry-recognized certification, raise their professional status, increase their competitiveness and improve their quality of work,” said Aaron Osmond, General Manager, Certiport. “TVTC is partnering with Certiport and Pearson VUE because we have a well-known brand and success in international testing.”

Certiport offers certification programs in 146 countries and 26 languages through a network of more than 14,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers. Now 250 of TVTC’s technical and vocational schools will become Certiport Authorized Testing Centers over the next year.

About Certiport

Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 14,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs including: the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Microsoft Certified Educator program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the Autodesk Certified User and Autodesk Certified Professional certification programs, the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User certification program, and the IC3 Digital Literacy certification. Certiport reliably delivers over three million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce, and corporate technology markets in 148 countries and 26 languages worldwide. For more information, www.certiport.com or follow Certiport on Twitter at www.twitter.com/certiport.

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Providing Certiport certification programs in Saudi Arabia will allow more individuals to obtain industry-recognized certification, raise their professional status, increase their competitiveness and improve their quality of work.
Aaron Osmond, General Manager, Certiport, a Pearson Vue Business