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Microsoft Office Specialist University of Maribor Faculty of Economics and Business UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS LOCATION: Slovenia NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN PROGRAM: 50 per year SUCCESS METRICS: » Validates globally recognized Microsoft Office skills » Increases student productivity and success in higher education » Helps graduates obtain employment Slovenian University Prepares Success Story Graduates for International Job Market with Microsoft Office Skills www.certiport.com/mos “We believed adding University of Maribor Faculty of Economics and certification to our Business Integrates MOS Certification into Programs offerings would better position our graduates in the job market.” INTRODUCTION Bologna Declaration, which was The University of Maribor was formally adopted by ministers of education of Dr. Samo Bobek established in Slovenia in 1975 and 29 European countries in 1999. The FEB Dean currently serves more than 25,000 Bologna Declaration advocates a students with 17 faculties. The Faculty model to allow students and graduates of Economics and Business (FEB) to move freely between countries and recently marked an even longer as a result, FEB developed a first-cycle history with its 50th anniversary, university education program and celebrating a high level of respect professional higher education program, both in Slovenia and internationally. a second-cycle master’s program, and a third-cycle doctoral program. FEB has continuously evolved and transformed its programs by adapting Despite being a regional Faculty in them to the requirements of the Slovenia, FEB aims to follow global © 2013 Certiport, Inc. Certiport and the Certiport logo are registered trademarks of Certiport Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. trends and research. FEB teaches Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and has seen the benefits of MOS students the latest versions of IT Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook certification. “A diploma alone is solutions and applications that are and Microsoft PowerPoint in their not enough to find a job, since new most used in the Slovenian market curriculum. After researching graduates do not typically have much and in the global IT industry. possible Microsoft certification to add to their list of experiences,” programs, FEB found the best fit she said. “I realized i needed to take CHALLENGE for their program was working with advantage of everything FEB offered With the adaptation of FEB study Certiport’s regional partner Certiadria to improve my resume, and the MOS programs to meet the requirements to implement the Microsoft Office certification helped tremendously. of the Bologna Declaration, the Specialist (MOS) certification exams. MOS certification showed i had school developed several new knowledge to perform tasks using courses focused on obtaining globally “Microsoft Office skills are stated in Microsoft Office tools, and also that relevant technology skills, such as a majority of job advertisements i was hardworking and ambitious.” Microsoft Office applications. In as a basic requirement,” said order to properly train students, FEB has seen many benefits from FEB needed access to the Microsoft Dr. Simona Sternad, FEB Assistant implementing MOS certification, applications, e-learning resources, Professor of E-business. “Earning including better grades from their lesson plans, and validation tools. an official certification would students as they are more efficient give our students leverage to overall with their Microsoft Office skills. differentiate themselves from the rest of the job applicants.” “MOS certification adds value to the study programs at FEB and is in FEB became a Certiport Authorized line with our strategy – we want to Testing Center and trained their produce graduates with practical professors for exam administration knowledge and skills,” said Dr. Bobek. and proctoring. They invited guest “Our graduates are now recognized lecturers and employers to speak as outstanding in the job market.” to students and they emphasized the importance of practical skills MOS is very closely integrated in such as Microsoft Office knowledge the e-business program at FEB when applying for positions at their and they hope to expand to attract companies, which helped students more students in other programs. FEB contacted Microsoft Slovenia realize the value of MOS certification. for assistance in promoting Certiadria visited the school for an technology skills and heard about on campus event where Microsoft presented the Office 365 application ABOUT CERTIPORT the Microsoft IT Academy, which Certiport®, a Pearson VUE business, and Certiadria presented the benefits would give them access to the prepares individuals with current and resources they needed to equip and importance of MOS certification. relevant digital skills and credentials for students with modern Microsoft the competitive global workforce. These The first students to take exams technology skills. FEB became a solutions are delivered by more than 12,000 were students of the E-business Microsoft IT Academy in 2007. Certiport Centers worldwide and include Program. The exams were not the official Microsoft Office certification The Microsoft IT Academy was required but a majority of students program, the Microsoft Technology well accepted by students. FEB chose to take them and passed. Associate certification program, the Adobe® was encouraged by the initial Certified Associate certification program, RESULTS success and wanted to validate the HP Accredited Technical Associate, the Today more than 340 MOS student knowledge in Microsoft CompTIA Strata™ IT Fundamentals, the certifications have been awarded Autodesk® Certified User certification applications with certification. ® at FEB and students tend to pass program, the Intuit QuickBooks Certified “We believed adding certification more than one exam. According User certification program and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®). For to our offerings would better to feedback from both present and more information, visit www.certiport.com. position our graduates in the job former students, the skills they learn market,” said Dr. Samo Bobek, FEB while studying for MOS exams help Dean. “Since many of our students them become more efficient with their continue their careers abroad, assignments. Many have been hired certification would help them part-time and some full-time due to prove their skills internationally.” their excellent Microsoft Office skills. SOLUTION Simona Žeks, a graduate of the As a business school, FEB already FEB e-business program, works at Office Specialist included practical training on Kreativne Ideje as a project manager © 2013 Certiport, Inc. Certiport and the Certiport logo are registered trademarks of Certiport Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders..