Employers
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, software defects cost U.S. businesses almost $60 billion annually. Whether your firm develops software for internal use or for sale commercially, the AzIT training for your employees can help reduce the likelihood of costly system downtime and rework for both you and your customers. Thanks to a partnership including the U.S. Department of Labor, IBM, the Arizona Department of Commerce, Mesa Community College, and Northland Pioneer College, AzIT offers a series of three self-paced training courses, each consisting of 13 modules that focus on the building blocks for engineering quality into software development.
Among the training modules are those that:
- Discuss the techniques for good software design that can improve the quality of software deliverables.
- Provide ways to strengthen a trainee's design skills when creating and inspecting software design elements.
- Teach the essentials of coding for many software programs.
- Investigate the security issues to consider throughout the software development lifecycle, by focusing on security engineering during the requirements, design, and implementation phases.
- Execute unit testing techniques to identify and debug code exceptions using specialized IBM investigative tools.
And so much more . . .
The on-line, self-paced version of the training program is available here and is free. We encourage you to refer as many employees as you wish to this training. The instructor-led version of the training is also available through two community colleges:
- Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona at http://aitsti.bii.maricopa.edu/homepage/ or (480) 461-7000
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- Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook, Arizona at www.npcsqa.com or 1-(800)-266-7845
Currently, IBM is developing a proctored test for individuals who complete the training. Successfully passing the test will result in a trainee being awarded an IBM-endorsed certification titled, " IBM Certified Specialist – Software Quality". More information about the test's availability and its cost will be posted to this website this summer.
Please take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to provide your employees with this cutting-edge training.
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