Why Certify?

Skills have become the global currency of the 21st century economies. In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope because they are a credible, third-party assessment of one’s skill and knowledge for a given subject.

What’s the Value of Certification?

Certification provides significant advantages to candidates. Benefits include:

• Validation of knowledge
• Increased marketability
• Increased earning power
• Enhanced academic performance
• Improved reputation
• Enhanced credibility
• Increased confidence
• Respect from peers

Certification also offers specific benefits to students. According to the Florida CAPE Performance Report, certification provides tangible improvements in academic performance, including:

• Higher grade point average for certified high school students: 3.12 vs 2.78 (4.0 scale)
• Higher graduation rates for certified high school students: 97.5% vs 78.4%
• Increased post-secondary enrollment: 84% vs 82%
• Reduced dropout rates: 0.2% vs 1.0%

The benefits of certification aren’t just contained to the classroom. Once students graduate, they’ll see the value of their certification the job market. Certification provides significant advantages to professionals and job candidates.

• IT professionals with certifications have an average salary of $111,334, 7% more than non-certified professionals.
• IT professionals who gained new skills and/or certifications last year received an average raise of $12,000-$13,000.
• Certification makes job candidates stand out in a crowded job market.
• Certification makes a better case for that big raise or promotion.

Furthermore, certified students will provide value to the organizations where they will be employed. Many employers report a shortage of qualified workers. Although employers have many job openings, they struggle to find skilled, qualified applicants to fill those positions. Certification helps close the gap.

Why bahabeach?

bahabeach is dedicated to helping people succeed through certification. bahabeach’s globally recognized credentials are aimed at enhancing individual productivity, marketability, and value.

bahabeach manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs:

• Microsoft® Office Specialist
• Microsoft® Certified Educator
• Microsoft® Certified Fundamentals
• Adobe® Certified Associate
• Apple: App Development with Swift Certification
• Autodesk®
• Communication Skills for Business
• EC-Council
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification
• IC3 Digital Literacy Certification
• Information Technology Specialist
• Intuit® Certifications
• Project Management Institute
• Unity Certified User Certification

Through the “Learn. Practice. Certify. Advance.” Model, bahabeach provides a holistic learning and testing experience. Curriculum, practice tests, certification exams, and mapped career pathways help educators prepare their students for certified success.

Ready to learn more about the value of certification? Get all the details at www.bahabeach.com/voc.