CompTIA Acquires Certified Technical Trainer Certification; Certification formerly from The Chauncey Group Re-launches as CTT+

Business Wire, July 2, 2001

Business Editors, High-Tech Writers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001

CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, has acquired the Certified Technical Trainer certification from The Chauncey Group International. The association today relaunched the certification as CTT (TM).

CTT is a cross-industry credential providing recognition that a technical instructor has attained a standard of excellence in the training industry. It is based on a set of standards designed to measure the mastery of core instructor competencies - those decisions, actions, and behaviors that instructors must demonstrate to complete an instructional assignment successfully. To earn the CTT designation for topics such as software, technical, scientific, mechanical, and professional development the candidate must pass both a computer-based test that assesses knowledge and a performance assessment in which the candidate demonstrates prescribed skills. Examinations are based on the competencies for instructors defined by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (ibstpi).

Certified professionals who currently hold the Chauncey Certified Technical Trainer certification can transfer their credential to a CompTIA certification before December 31, 2001.

More information is available at http://www.comptia.org/certification/cttplus/index.htm.> About CompTIA

CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, is a not-for-profit trade association providing the technology community standards in the areas of Internet-enabled service provision, e-commerce, vendor-neutral technical certification, CRM, public policy, workforce development and training. Representing the converging computing and communications market, CompTIA has more than 8,000 corporate members in 60 countries, and thousands of individual professional members. Almost half a million individuals worldwide have earned CompTIA certifications. More information is available at www.comptia.org and www.xspertise.com

About The Chauncey Group International

The Chauncey Group International, a subsidiary of Educational Testing Service, is the leading provider of certification and licensing examinations for professionals, business and government. With 30 years of experience in designing, developing and administering occupational, licensure, certification and professional assessments, The Chauncey Group has helped customers define competencies and measure those competencies effectively and fairly. The Chauncey Group administered certification and licensure examinations to over two million candidates via paper-and-pencil, computer-based, and Internet-based testing programs in 35 countries over the past year. The Chauncey Group is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with offices in Washington, D.C, Paris, France, and Kingston, Canada. The Chauncey Group also owns Experior Assessments, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based testing and licensing company that provides test development, test administration, licensing management, continuing education administration and other related services to regulatory authorities across the United States. For more information, visit www.chauncey.com.