Leopard Training & Certification
Early in
December, Apple Certified
Trainers representing Apple
Authorized Training Centers around the world descended upon
Austin, Texas for two weeks. Did they choose to do
so during prime Christmas present shopping season
because of Austin's retail offerings? While
several of them were seen shopping at
The
Domain,
they actually were at Apple's facilities in Austin
to participate in beta training sessions for Mac
OS X Support Essentials
v10.5 (Mac OS 101) & Mac OS
X Server Essentials
v10.5 (Mac OS 201).
About 40 trainers attended, and got to know their neighbors pretty well after having to attend the classes together for two weeks straight. During their time there, in addition to taking the class as students, they worked on editing and perfecting the course's textbooks, student workbooks, and presenter's slides. Since that time, Peachpit Press has actually brought those textbooks to market and Apple has updated the training and certification websites to reflect the new content contained in the courses. At the end of each week's class, each student trainer all took beta versions of the official certification tests. Provided that the test taker passed the score at the "instructor" level, s/he is now (1) certified with the Apple Certified Support Professional 10.5 and/or the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.5 and (2) authorized to provide these courses to students. Another noteworthy new development is that participating AATCs are now able to offer Apple Certification tests onsite, although students can also continue to take the tests at Prometric testing centers.
Be on the lookout for these new courses, tests, and certifications in February at your local Apple Authorized Training Center across the globe.
About 40 trainers attended, and got to know their neighbors pretty well after having to attend the classes together for two weeks straight. During their time there, in addition to taking the class as students, they worked on editing and perfecting the course's textbooks, student workbooks, and presenter's slides. Since that time, Peachpit Press has actually brought those textbooks to market and Apple has updated the training and certification websites to reflect the new content contained in the courses. At the end of each week's class, each student trainer all took beta versions of the official certification tests. Provided that the test taker passed the score at the "instructor" level, s/he is now (1) certified with the Apple Certified Support Professional 10.5 and/or the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 10.5 and (2) authorized to provide these courses to students. Another noteworthy new development is that participating AATCs are now able to offer Apple Certification tests onsite, although students can also continue to take the tests at Prometric testing centers.
Be on the lookout for these new courses, tests, and certifications in February at your local Apple Authorized Training Center across the globe.