Certiport

BPA Integrates Industry Certification to NLC Competitive Events

Certiport is pleased to announce its continued relationship with Business Professionals of America (BPA). BPA will continue to integrate four Certiport certification programs into select competitive events at the 2018 National Leadership Conference (NLC) in Dallas, Texas.

The added certification programs include:

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)

BPA's official offering of Competitive Events at the 2018 NLC includes the following certification exams:

BPA Competitive Event Name	Industry Certification Offered by Certiport
Advanced Spreadsheet Applications	MOS Excel Core Exam 2016
Advanced Word Processing	MOS Word Core Exam 2016
Computer Network Technology	MTA Networking Fundamentals
Computer Security	MTA Security Fundamentals
Database Applications	MOS Access 2016
Fundamentals of Web Design	HTML 5 Application Developer Fundamentals
Integrated Office Applications	MOS PowerPoint 2016
Network Administration Using Microsoft®	MTA Networking Fundamentals
PC Servicing and Troubleshooting	MTA Windows OS Fundamentals
Visual Basic/C# Programming	MTA Software Development Fundamentals – VB Exam OR MTA Software Development Fundamentals C# Exam

For each of the affected Competitive Events listed above, BPA NLC competitors will be required to take both
the standard BPA assessment and the industry certification offered by Certiport.

Important:

The BPA standard assessment will make up 75% of the final score
The industry certification will make up 25% of the final score

Qualifying for affected NLC Competitive Events at the regional and state levels will remain unchanged. However, competitors will now need to prepare for the MOS, MTA or IC3 certification exams that have been integrated into the NLC Competitive Events displayed in the table above.

Step 1: Register as a Certiport Testing Candidate Click to expand details

Visit www.certiport.com
Select "Register" and complete the User Registration process to setup a Certiport Testing Candidate Profile.
CRITICAL: Within the User Registration process, students MUST identify themselves as an BPA member.
- Select "Yes" below "Are you affiliated with any national student organizations?"
- Check the box next to "BPA."
If you already have a Certiport account, update your profile to indicate your BPA affiliation.
- Visit www.certiport.com
- Login using your Username and Password.
- Select "My Profile" at the top margin of the Certiport page.
- Select the "Profile" tab.
- Click the “Edit” button at the bottom of the page.
- Ensure "Student" is selected under Status.
- CRITICAL: Select "Yes" for "Are you affiliated with any national student organizations?"
- Check the box next to "BPA."
- Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.

Step 2: Take Practice and Certification Exams at Your School Click to expand details

Under the direction of your Advisor, take MOS, MTA, ACA, and IC3 practice and certification exams in the classroom prior to BPA 2018 NLC
Your School Doesn’t Offer MOS, MTA, ACA, or IC3 Certification Testing?
- If your school does not offer MOS, MTA, ACA or IC3 certification exams as part of its curriculum, we encourage Advisors to learn more about how to become a Certiport Authorized Testing Center (CATC) so they can start offering these programs to students.
- In the event your school does not offer MOS Certification exams as part of its curriculum:
  - Advisers are encouraged to contact Certiport to learn about special Certification offerings to BPA Chapters.

Step 3: Advance to Compete in MOS U.S. National Championship! Click to expand details

After the winners of the Advanced Word Processing and Advanced Spreadsheet Applications Competitive Events are recognized at the NLC Awards Ceremonies, each will be invited to compete at Certiport's Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championships, where they will compete with the best and brightest students from around the country in this highly competitive and publicized event.

If your school does not offer MOS, MTA, ACA or IC3 certification exams as part of its curriculum, we encourage Advisors to learn more about how to become a Certiport Authorized Testing Center (CATC) so they can start offering these programs to students.

To help Advisers and students get started, we’ve created some exclusive offers for BPA Chapters:

MOS Classroom License (MOS)