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So you have a certification program—or are thinking of starting one—but how do you market it to attract more candidates?

Kryterion is the exam development and delivery solution for many companies and associations, so we see the trends that are working for successful programs.

Below please find the Webassessor maintenance schedule for January 2018. Please note that all systems will be offline during these windows. Schedules have been closed, so no candidates should be impacted.

All times are Mountain Standard Time.

December 2017 Scheduled Maintenance

Below please find the Webassessor maintenance schedule for December 2017. Please note that all systems will be offline during these windows. Schedules have been closed, so no candidates should be impacted.

As New Year's approaches, many people start brainstorming resolution ideas. How will they improve their lives or themselves in 2015 and how best can they achieve those goals? New Year's resolutions take dedication, but at this time in 12 months, you could have accomplished something special.

In 2012, a group of about 150 students at Harvard University were accused of academic dishonesty when completing their take-home finals. Students in Government 1310: "Introduction to Congress" had to do an exam.

Exam cheating isn't a new phenomenon – students have been jotting down formulas on their hands or using questions from old tests for years. While the stakes of cheating on a vocabulary test may not be very high, falsely passing a law enforcement exam does come with dire consequences.

Kryterion's online proctoring services have become recognized over the last few years. The growing popularity of online education and IT certification has led industry leaders to rethink the way they run their companies. Schools have realized that providing courses online creates challenges.

Global Certification Program will allow solutions architects, systems operations administrators, and developers to get proof of their cloud know-how.

When it comes to secure testing online, even high-tech solutions rely on an old standby: a human proctor. But is such an approach sustainable in the long run?