“ Just Googled and Facebook-ed Microsoft Office Specialist to check out if this article was legitimate and found that apparently MOS is in fact global. High schools and institutions all over the world are getting on board MOS as a means to enhance student / people's skills in Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Word document, Excel, Access, etc.). Not bad. The certificates in this article look very much the same as the ones found from all over the world, so even more legitimacy granted there. The Microsoft company is currently worth over $290 billion US dollars, whilst its owner, Bill Gates has a current net worth of about $79.3 billion dollars. Having just found that out, I'm sure the certification of trainers and learners towards certification has its set protocol, so as to prohibit infringement. I also doubt the Board of Education for the education system in question would risk legal liabilities if their claimed certificates / certifications were false.
IC3 - Internet and Computing Core Certification is synonymous with Certiport (a Pearson Vue Business). I remember some of the tech guys at USP Tonga Campus and TTI mentioning the name 'Certiport', so it's cool to know that these opportunities are available right here in Tonga.
Digital Literacy is very much needed in a world where technology is evolving continually and thus shrinking our globe by dissolving geographical borders. Malo 'eni I know how to GOOGLE to look up stuff and explore.
My brief exploration to know more about the MOS and IC3 programs is leading me to believe that in order for an organization to form a partnership with these two companies (Microsoft and Certiport) the licensing and testing costs must be a lot. So no matter what field you are in or targeting to be in, digital literacy is a driving factor for success... so good for this school! any school willing to "invest" in its students' futures creating more opportunities no matter the costs, seems like a good thing. ”