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rigorous certification process of
CompTIA CDIA+ has provided us
with that benchmark by requiring
demonstrated
competence
in document management,”
Murphy said.
“The CompTIA certification
programme brought us back
to proper guidelines of how
document management solutions should be planned and
deployed,” said Lawrence Chua,
a senior manager with the group,
whose time with Ricoh dates
back seven years.
Based
on
CompTIA’s
market research and feedback
from its members, one of
Malaysia’s areas of improvement
is
project
management.
Companies have failed, lost
money or missed out on bringing
products to market due to a lack
of project management skills.
Certifications like CompTIA’s
Project+ address those issues
and help business improve.
A Rise in International
Standard, Vendor Neutral
and Globally Recognized
Certifications
As technology evolves at a rapid
pace, certifications are likely
to become more important.
According to CompTIA’s “2013
Tech Adoption Study,” 67%
of global executives believe
IT certifications will increase
in importance over the next
two years. In Japan, 58% of
businesses surveyed expect the
importance of IT certification to
increase over the next two years.
In India, 81% of businesses
agree, and in Thailand, it’s 84%.
Clearly, those hiring will be looking
for resumes with certifications
to set job applicants apart.
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Working toward a highly
competitive economic region
with a fully integrated global
community by 2015,
the
Association of Southeast Asian
Nations
(ASEAN) Economic
Community is building areas
of co-operation among its 10
countries: Indonesia, Malaysia,
the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Brunei, Burma
(Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos
and Vietnam. In addition to
enhancing
infrastructure,
communications and regional
sourcing, the initiative is working
toward a region with free
movement of goods, services,
investment, skilled labour and a
freer flow of capital. If all goes
as planned, the job market will
open up. An IT professional in
the Philippines, for example,
might be able to transfer his
skills to a job in Malaysia or
Laos without the restriction of a
work visa. As such opportunities
open up, globally recognized and
vendor-neutral certifications will
be even more valuable.
CompTIA in Malaysia
CompTIA certification is a part
of the “Program Pentauliah