In The News - June 2001

Learning Voyage Joins jCert as Participant Member

Learning Voyage joins growing jCert membership in promoting common standards so that developers can be "certified once, recognized everywhere"

Learning Voyage, Inc., a leading provider of education services to e-business infrastructure companies, today announced that it has joined the jCert Initiative as a Participant Member. By establishing and promoting common standards for Java™ technology skills training and validation, the non-profit, multi-vendor jCert Initiative is providing a ready supply of certified developers to meet growing demand for enterprise e-business applications. The jCert Initiative will reduce redundancy in testing and will allow developers to be "Certified Once, Recognized Everywhere." As part of the initiative, Learning Voyage will provide instructor-led training and other education services focused on Java and the J2EE platform.

As part of its long history educating developers and architects on leading middleware technologies, Learning Voyage is committed to promoting Java certification and increasing Java skills in the e-business software industry. Learning Voyage will assist jCert Sponsor Members in delivering training for the three progressive levels of certification in the jCert program.

Level 1 - Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform
Demonstrates proficiency in the Java programming language.

Level 2 - Certified Solution Developer
Demonstrates competency in Java application development tools, object-oriented analysis, and design with UML.

Level 3 - Certified Enterprise Developer
Demonstrates competency with enterprise connectivity with the Java Platform and enterprise development with a vendor specific application server.

"The successful deployment of Java-based e-business software solutions depends on increasing the pool of highly qualified Java developers and professionals, " said Chris Dirksing, President and CEO of Learning Voyage. "By simplifying and standardizing the certification process for Java technologies, the jCert Initiative will provide a critical foundation to support the growth of a talented Java developer community."

About the jCert Initiative Inc.

The jCert Initiative is a non-profit organization formed in 1999 by major high-tech companies to establish and promote industry standards for the certification of enterprise developers using Java technology. The intent of jCert is to provide a ready supply of trained Java technology developers to meet the explosive demand for enterprise applications in the rapidly expanding e-commerce market. As an open initiative, jCert has developed a certification road map for developers, specifying different levels of skill requirements applicable to the various roles of developers in a business environment. For more information about the jCert Initiative, see http://www.jcert.org/.