Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³®) is the ideal certification for anyone that wants to demonstrate critical computer and Internet skills valued in today’s academic and professional environments. Because digital literacy is vital to the success in both of these endeavors, IC³ is the perfect credential for both traditional and non-traditional students as well as employees.

Some of the prime candidates for the IC³ digital literacy program include:

• Employers looking to validate skills
• Workforce members seeking professional development
• College and University students
• Community and technical college students
• Job Corps and other vocational participants
• Continuing education students
• GED students
• High school students
• Junior high students
• Teachers
• Everyone seeking to gain a working knowledge of computers and the Internet

IC³—A DYNAMIC STANDARD:

Computers and the technology that drives them change at a frenetic rate. Fortunately, IC³ enables us to keep pace with the standards of digital literacy. The program’s rolling-development cycle ensures IC³ will always be a valid and relevant tool to measure proficiency in the latest key technologies for school, work, and life.
 

IC³ BENEFITS:

Exposure to computers does not equal understanding. IC³ Certification offers you the opportunity to learn and demonstrate computer and Internet literacy that accurately validates skills and productivity in the workplace.

Without question, IC³ Certification:

• Provides core skills and knowledge necessary to use some computer applications and the Internet.
• Effectively tests computing knowledge and skills to ensure mastery is achieved.
• Gives a resume-building standard certification as proof of successful completion of the program.
• Provides the foundation necessary to further enhance productivity and marketability with other desktop application-specific certifications.
   

ABOUT THE IC³ EXAMS:

IC³ certification helps you learn and demonstrate Internet and digital literacy through a worldwide industry standard. To become IC³ certified, you must pass the following three exams. Each exam takes less than an hour to complete.

Computing Fundamentals: Computer Hardware Computer Software Using an Operating System

Key Applications: Common Program Functions Word Processing Functions Spreadsheet Functions Presentation Software Functions

Living Online: Networks and the Internet Electronic Mail Using the Internet The Impact of Computing and the Internet on Society