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SECURITY CERTIFIED PROGRAM DEPLOYS LEADING EVALUATION TECHNOLOGY TO MEASURE AND COMMUNICATE VALUE TO CUSTOMERS

 

November 13, 2006  - Geneva, Illinois USA - Security Certified Program announces the formal deployment of a proprietary learning analytics and evaluation technology, Metrics that Matter™ developed by KnowledgeAdvisors. Metrics that MatterTM (MTM) is a web-based learning evaluation system that allows SCP and its authorized training partners to cost-effectively monitor customer satisfaction, measure training impact, improve performance and increase revenue opportunities.  This technology will provide tremendous benefits to our learning partners and to the channel as a whole.  The Metrics That Matter learning evaluation platform has been used by many industry leading learning providers to evaluate the impact of learning programs to clients, learning partners and vendors. 

 

The technology will allow Security Certified Program to objectively and consistently measure and manage our customer education services, and enable Security Certified Program and our Authorized Training Partners to measure client satisfaction, quantify learning effectiveness, and demonstrate to our clients how Security Certified Program training has impacted the business. By leveraging the business intelligence provided through MTM, SCP will be able to see significant benefit, much of which can be passed along to the Authorized Training Partners.

 

Kent Barnett, KnowledgeAdvisors’ Founder, Chairman and CEO explained, “Security Certified Program is taking a proactive position with clients by rigorously measuring performance and effectiveness.  We’re thrilled at the opportunity to partner with Security Certified Program on this challenging yet exciting endeavor.”

 

MTM can provide the following specific benefits to SCP Authorized Training Partners:

 

Ø       Easily implement and administer a technology-based measurement and benchmarking solution

Ø       Gain the quantifiable knowledge required to improve and monitor performance of learning programs on an ongoing basis

Ø       Leverage transactional sales metrics to drive new products and services

Ø       Obtain customer satisfaction and job impact data

Ø       Improve curriculum and other products provided by Security Certified Program

Ø       Reduce evaluation related expenditures

Ø       Compare performance to external benchmarks

Ø       Share valuable ROI reports with customers to drive business

 

Security Certified Program will use MTM to accomplish the following strategic goals:

 

Ø  Enhance the quality of SCP offerings

Ø  Build the credibility of the Security Certified Program brand

Ø  Monitor customer satisfaction

Ø  Improve the products and services provided to the customers through the channel

Ø  Enable the SCP Authorized Training Partners to more efficiently demonstrate their own value

Ø  Enable the SCP Authorized Training Partners to more effectively drive new business opportunities

 

SCP has worked with KnowledgeAdvisors to ensure that the registration process is simple for all SCP ATPs. For more information please contact Tracy Richter or Emiliee LeDonne.

 

 About Security Certified Program

The Security Certified Program (SCP) develops and validates skills of information security professionals. The SCP is a two-level, vendor neutral security certification program that enables individuals to acquire skills and get certified as a Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) or a Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA). For more information, please visit www.SecurityCertified.Net.

 

About KnowledgeAdvisors
KnowledgeAdvisors is a professional learning business intelligence firm that helps organizations gain the knowledge necessary to improve performance, better educate workforces and reduce costs across the enterprise. Its proprietary measurement systems and benchmarking expertise help companies more successfully improve the impact of it’s people.

For inquiries please contact us anytime at info@knowledgeadvisors.com or 1-800-561-3341.