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National Training and Certification Center for Chinese Medical Information Education signs contract with ATA

The official signing ceremony between ATA and the Chinese National Training and Certification Center for Medical Information Education (NMIE) was held on April 8, 2008. With the signing of the contract, ATA has become the test delivery partner of Chinese Ministry of Health for its certification programs on medical information technology education. The two parties will work closely together to further enhance the brand name and credential of the national medical certification program by collaborating on the test design, test creation, forming, and inclusion of performance-based items. The exam will be leveraged on ETX, ATA test delivery platform which covers the entire test delivery process including test registration, scheduling, online payment, testing and score reporting. Test delivery mode supports universal testing, walk-in testing and regular testing.

Other than test delivery, ATA will also provide the technical platform for delivery of NMIE's training programs on medical information technology by leveraging on ATA Dynamic Simulation Testing (DST) technology which enables learners to have the opportunities to practice their hands-on skills in a simulated environment.

Background of NMIE

NMIE is an authoritative agency approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Information Industry. The Agency has been set up to train Information Technology (IT) talent in the medical and health industry to reverse the talent shortage situation. It's also responsible to promote an IT education system and establish a professional standard for IT training and certification in the medical and health industry. Relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Education also supported our project.

Qualification Examination of China Futures Association

China Futures Association just announced that there will be five qualification examinations for futures professionals scheduled for this year. The examination will test on both fundamentals on future transactions and legal compliance knowledge and each test will last for 100 minutes. The test will be a closed-book, computer-based exam and qualified score will be valid for two years. It is learned that the examination will be conducted in 35 cities covering most regions of China.
 
 

Quick Facts about China

World predicts slower growth in China this year – Shanghai Daily
China's economic growth will likely advance at a slower pace of 9.6 percent this year compared with last year's 11.4 percent. The projected figure for this year was down from a previous estimate of 10.8 percent made in November. The global outlook has weakened and is uncertain, but China is likely to grow robustly and is well-positioned to stimulate demand if needed

China software industry reports 20% rise in revenue - Xinhuanet
China's software sector generated 580 billion yuan (about 80.8 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue in 2007, an annual increase of 20.8 percent, the Ministry of Information Industry reported. Specifically, sales of software products surged 22.5 percent to 201.7 billion yuan, while system integration income rose 16 percent to 147.8 billion yuan.
 

Eight New Qualification Examinations Launched This Year

It is learned from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Education that 8 new licensure/qualification examinations will be launched during the year 2008, of which 5 of them are sponsored by the Ministry of Personnel covering civil engineering, vessel surveying, tendering, and advertising. The other 2 titles are sponsored by the National Testing Center of the Ministry of Education including IT English qualification examination and translation licensing.

The Civil (road) Engineering Examination is a high-stake licensure test and will be valid for two years for qualified candidates. The examination for advertising professionals is the first national test of such kind in the market with 1 million advertising professionals. However, these are all small in scale relative to the IT English test which will validate the English ability of candidates in IT industry. This test can be used as a benchmark in IT recruitment and promotion among the 7+ million IT professionals in China.

 
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