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In each qualifying CSI program, students prepare for certifications geared toward their career. By attending class, completing assignments, participating in lectures, and practicing the skills taught, students prepare themselves for real-world tasks and certification exams.

Industry-specific certifications provide significant advantages to professionals and job candidates. They allow participants to be strategically positioned in the interview process that may lead to gainful employment. Some of the key benefits of industry-specific certifications include better marketability that leads to higher earnings, improved academic performance, and confidence in one’s abilities and skills. Certifications promote an industry standard and a commitment to a level of knowledge and learning that can be relied upon. Like a professional license, certifications offer structured, reliable evidence of skills.

Certification

Certification exams are sponsored by different organizations and are developed to ensure that professionals meet standards of excellence. These organizations develop criteria related to job functions and skills and the certification exams test candidates on their ability to perform tasks. 

The organizations that certify professionals are known nationally and internationally. Some of them are Microsoft, CompTIA, W3C, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), National Healthcareer Association (NHA) as well as others. They develop the exams, establish passing scores, and issue results and certificates. 

Industry-specific certifications provide significant advantages to professionals and job candidates. They allow participants to be strategically positioned in the interview process that may lead to gainful employment. Some of the key benefits of industry-specific certifications include better marketability that leads to higher earnings, improved academic performance, and confidence in one’s abilities and skills. Certifications promote an industry standard and a commitment to a level of knowledge and learning that can be relied upon. Like a professional license, certifications offer structured, reliable evidence of skills. 

  • Recognition & credibility from national and international organizations
  • Marketable credentials to employers
  • Greater earning potential
  • Increased job opportunities
  • Networking and career advancement opportunities
  • Greater confidence in job skills

The cost of each exam varies and is set by the issuing organization. A benefit for CSI students is that CSI pays for a certification related to your program of choice1. Students may obtain a Certification Exam Request form from the course page. 

In each qualifying CSI program, students prepare for certifications geared toward their career. By attending class, completing assignments, participating in lectures, and practicing the skills taught, students prepare themselves for real-world tasks and certification exams. 

Check with your instructor or in your program information packet to learn about the certification that corresponds to your program. 

No. While we strongly encourage students to earn the certification while they are in school and have access to resources, certification is not required for graduation. Students are required to meet academic and progress standards for graduation. 

Students should plan ahead to take their certification exam. There is a process to qualify for a certification exam voucher that all students must follow. 

Certification Opportunities

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Business

Check the Business Fundamentals program page or contact admissions at admissions@csinow.edu to learn more about Microsoft Office Specialist (MoS) Certification. 

Check the Business Finance program page or contact admissions at admissions@csinow.edu to learn more about Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification (ESB v.2).

Check the Marketing program page or contact admissions at admissions@csinow.edu to learn more about Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification (ESB v.2).

Check the Customer Service Specialist program page or contact admissions at admissions@csinow.edu to learn more about Communication Skills for Business Certification.

Information Technology

Check the CompTIA/Microsoft program page or contact admissions at admissions@csinow.edu to learn more about CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) Certification.

Check the Web Development program page or contact admissions at admissions@csinow.edu to learn more about W3Schools Frontend Certification.

Learn More

To start your CSI application or request more information about certifications, fill out the form on this page or email admissions@csinow.edu, and a representative will contact you soon.

If you are a current CSI student, please check the student portal to find more information on the available certifications or contact academics@csinow.edu.

Success Stories

Student Testimonial

Check out the collection of success stories from Certiport with the video below to learn how certifications transform lives (Certiport, Microsoft Office Specialist Program, August 2, 2022).

What Educators Say

Microsoft Certified Educator provides teachers with a globally recognized certification which is focused on the practical integration of ICT into teaching and learning. As a teacher education provider, we are able to offer teachers the opportunity to get recognition for their use of ICT in the classroom.

Rose Lawlor, Meath Vocational, Education Committee, Ireland

The Microsoft Certified Educator exam is a reliable and highly demanded assessment of teachers ICT competency that allows institutions in charge of teacher retraining programs to evaluate achieved results and optimize financing.

Svetlana Avdeeva, National Training Foundation, Russia