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Certifying Liberal Arts Majors for a High-Tech World



This in from NewsScan, but I recommend the full NYTimes article at
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/05/cyber/education/03education.html

TECH CERTIFICATION FOR LIBERAL ARTS GRADS
A four-hour online certification examination called Tek.Xam has been
developed to offer liberal arts graduates a way to demonstrate to potential
employers that, whatever their degrees may indicate, they have mastered the
technical skills necessary for careers in today's organizations. "It's very
clear there are millions of college students who are earning degrees in
areas that don't indicate technology skills -- liberal arts, education and
other non-tech areas," says Tek.Xam executive director Brian Regrut. "While
many of the students taking the exam may not be able to program C++, they
could work in marketing or manufacturing where those skills are needed.
There's a big hole American businesses need to fill." So far, 67 academic
institutions in 24 states have offered a pilot or formal version of the
test, and about 1,700 students have taken it. (New York Times 3 May 2000)
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/05/cyber/education/03education.html