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CIO Magazine:
INFORMS’ CAP program
‘pays off’
INFORMS’ Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) program was recently listed
first by CIO magazine among the “11 Big
Data Certifications That Will Pay Off.” Created by the largest society in the world for
professionals in the fields of analytics, operations research and management science, INFORMS’ CAP exam is given at
hundreds of computer-based testing centers worldwide through an agreement with
Kryterion (a full-service provider of customizable assessment and certification
products and services).
Eligible candidates for the CAP certification exam can now choose to schedule their exam through INFORMS’ online
testing center partner Kryterion, as well
as strategic partnerships with colleges
and universities and testing and training
companies. Kryterion provides more than
700 testing locations (including 400 in the
United States) in more than 100 countries. CAP exams can now be scheduled
almost any day of the week and at a time
and location that best suits the candidate.
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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. The exam
is based on a rigorous job task analysis,
and it is vendor- and software-neutral.
Candidates can apply at www.informs.
org/applyforcertification. Upon payment,
eligible candidates receive an online
voucher to present on the Kryterion site.
Benefits of analytics certification include the ability to advance one’s career
by self-identifying as a professional that
sets you apart from the competition, as
well as a strong sense of satisfaction in
earning an industry developed credential. The CAP designation demonstrates
a continuing commitment to maintain
or increase one’s level of knowledge
through a mandatory continuing education obligation.
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