High school and two-year college IT skill certification programs¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Information technology skill certification programs in high schools and two-year colleges combine skill standards and certification tests within IT classes. The article's abstract describes a national study of these programs, covering their prevalence and size in 2002, "the mix of students participating, the issues programs face," and the certifications and other outcomes students achieve.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Programs rely on skill standards and certification tests as core components of information technology classes

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• high school students
• two-year college students

Target Learning Goals¶

• information technology skills
• industry certification

Claims¶

• The study examines student participation mix, program issues, and certification and other outcomes [+W]
• The study documents the prevalence and size of IT skill certification programs in 2002 [+W]

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

• Use skill standards and certification tests to improve schools' information technology classes

Key Sources¶

• Joshua Haimson, Michelle VanNoy. (2004). Developing the IT Workforce: Certification Programs, Participants, and Outcomes in High Schools and Two-Year Colleges. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/developing-the-it-workforce-certification-programs-participants-and-outcomes-in-high-schools-and-twoyear-colleges