CTC Students Become Microsoft Certified Professionals

Four students of Christ the Cornerstone (CTC) International School, Lagos have emerged as Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) in an on-line examination that is regularly sat for by individuals seeking international certification in Microsoft programmes. This was made possible through the tripartite partnership of the school, Microsoft and New Horizons.
Bimbo Fisayo, proprietress and founder of the school said that though all the students in the school participate in an intensive and well structured ICT training programme in partnership with New Horizons, these four students were randomly selected to sit for the examination.
She added that the students, Verissimo Isaac (16); Taylor Olufemi (13); Ahmodu Steven (14) and Ugwu Adaeze (15), did not only pass the examination, they also scored 100% in the subjects under the MCP programme. This she said is an indication of the level of discipline and dedication the school puts into the students to ensure they are well groomed for whatever challenge they are faced with in future.
Fisayo thanked the management of New Horizons for seeking time out to conduct extra coaching session free of charge to adequately equip the students which she asserted has generated the observed positive result.
She added that with the skill acquired from the certification, the young Nigerians stand a chance of securing high paying holiday jobs as system administrators, helpdesk support analyst or a system engineer.
Microsoft Certified Professional is an internationally recognized certification programme provided by Microsoft Corporation. This is tailored towards building skills on Microsoft Business Solutions which focuses on client-End operating systems such as Windows XP, Vista among others.
“The scheme has availed students the opportunity to experience world class ICT curriculum and as such gave them the confidence to compete with their counterpart in other parts of the world,” she said.
One of the students, Verissimo Isaac said that with this success in the examination, he can conveniently couple systems, ensure that systems are networked efficiently and play many more system administrative roles. Johnson Omoyemi, principal of the school, said the school was focusing at empowering its students to acquire at least three Microsoft certificates before graduating from secondary school.
New Horizons, the world’s leading IT training and business skills institution provide International standard ICT curriculum from Primary to Tertiary education. The company has effectively implemented these programs into school curriculum without any problem which has also contributed to the increasing numbers of schools in partnership all over Nigeria.
Tim Akano, managing director, New Horizons, expatiated on the objective of the program saying that it is the only way to change the face of information technology education in the country, by providing the latest infrastructure for secondary schools which will in turn develop innovative technology ideas that can change the nation’s economy.
He also said that this will form firm bedrock for the students to pursue specialized skills in different fields of IT and thus becoming employer’s choice in the future. He concluded that the free training was part of New Horizons’ social responsibility to national development.