China certification market made cover page of this issue (August 2008) of the Certification magazine; the feature article "The China Boom", gave an in-depth analysis of the booming certification market in this country and the driving forces behind it. Though the world has witnessed the fast economic development in China for the past two decades, many are still mistakenly under the impression that China are lagging behind in terms of hardware, literacy, bandwidth and technologies in the world of automated and standardized testing. In fact, China is catching up with the rest of the sophisticated world of testing and certifications. Upon closer inspection in the article, China demonstrated itself to be a qualification-driven society; its people actively seek qualifications to find and secure jobs to improve their lives.


This article is enlightening for those interested in this potentially the largest certification market in the world. To read the complete story, click here.

Chinese authorities are taking more stringent measures to tackle exam cheating. It is learned that the upcoming 2008 Qualification Examination for Custom declaration officers will be widely equipped with anti-cheating devices to combat the problem, especially cheating using electronic means such as mobile phone, hidden earphones, interphones, etc. Anti-cheating technologies and devices used in the exam will include bio-identification, wireless-signal detection, shielding and interference. Exam score will be annulled for anyone caught cheating in the exam.