Candidates can apply at www.informs.org/applyforcertification. Upon acceptance into the program, candidates
receive an online voucher to present on
the Kryterion site.
Exam locations can be found at http://
www.kryteriononline.com/host_locations/.
Introduced in the spring of 2013, the
CAP program was created by subject
matter experts, many of whom are INFORMS members. The CAP credential
is designed for general analytics professionals in early- to mid-career and
is based on a rigorous job task analysis and is vendor- and software-neutral.
Benefits of analytics certification include
gaining the ability to advance one’s career by setting a professional with CAP
apart from the competition and obtaining the structure to make continuing professional development an integral part
of one’s job performance. The CAP program assists hiring managers in finding
competent analytics talent and shows
that an organization hiring CAP professionals follows best analytics practice.
NEW INFORMS CONTINUING
EDUCATION COURSES
The INFORMS Continuing Education
program is offering two new courses this
fall: “Introduction to Monte Carlo and
Discrete-Event Simulation” and “Foundations of Modern Predictive Analytics.”
A NA L Y T I C S
The intensive, two-day, in-person
courses, like the program’s popular
current courses “Essential Practice
Skills for Analytics Professionals” and
“Data Expl oration & Visualization,” provide real take-away value to implement
immediately at work. Once you leave
the classroom, you will be able to apply the real skills, tools and methods
of analytics. The courses will give participants hands-on practice in handling
real data types, real business problems
and practical methods for delivering
business-useful results.
In the course “Introduction to
Monte Carlo and Discrete-Event
Simulation,” taught by Barry Lawson,
University of Richmond and Lawrence
Leemis, C o l l e g e o f W i l l i a m a n d
M a r y, participants will learn the
basics of Monte Carlo and discreteevent simulation and how to identify
real-world problem types appropriate
for simulation. They’ll also develop
skills and intuition for applying
Monte Carlo and discrete-event
simulation techniques.
Topic areas covered include Monte
Carlo modeling, sensitivity analysis,
input modeling and output analysis.
The course will be held at the
INFORMS office, Catonsville (Baltimore
area), Md., Sept 12-13, and Chicago,
Oct. 16-17.
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