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Certifications
Possible certifications that may enhance your abilities and ultimately improve your performance in your current position are provided below. These certifications may also help prepare you for career advancement.

If an employee pursues a certification that is not job related, the employee should anticipate bearing the expense. If an employee pursues a certification that is job related, they should discuss this with their manager in the annual Performance Communication System (PCS) review and address potential subsidy at that time. There are no guarantees that all requests will be approved.

The list is broken into certification categories. Within each category, the agency offering the certification is listed first, followed by the name of the certification.
 

Administrative/Financial
Professional Secretaries International - The Association for Office Professionals (PSI) - Certified Professional Secretary (CPS)

College Business Management Institute: http://www.sacubo.org/cbmi/

Office of Organizational Development Management -
Office Professional Certificate
Program Levels 1-3:
http://www.trainsweb.gatech.edu/traininfo.asp
 

Business Analyst
Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) -
Certified Quality Analyst
 

Computer Operations
None specific to computer operations but various technical certifications are available through Georgia Tech Continuing Education.
 

Computer Services Specialist
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification -
http://www.integreo.com/certification_advisory/itil_certification.asp

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) -
Certified Computing Professional (CCP) -
http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/ccp.html

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) -
Associate Computing Professional (ACP) -
http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/acp.html

Learning Tree International - PC Support -
http://www.learningtree.com/us/cert/direct/cert3.htm

Linux Professional Institute -
http://www.lpi.org/p-index.html

Learning Tree International - UNIX
http://www.learningtree.com/us/cert/direct/cert9.htm

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) -
Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider (MCSD) -
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) -
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/

Santa Cruz Operation - UNIX -
http://www.sco.com/education/
 

Database Administrator
Oracle Certified Professional - DBA -
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_i...

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) -
Certified Computing Professional (CCP)
http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/ccp.html
 

Electronics Technician
International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET) -
Certified Electronics Technician (CET)
http://www.iscetstore.org/certification/index.html

The Electronics Technicians Association -
Various Certifications -
http://www.eta-i.org/
 

Instructional Technology Support Specialist
International Webmasters Association -
Certified Web Professional Program
http://www.iwanet.org/profdevel/
 

Management
American Society for Quality - Quality Manager Certification
http://www.asq.org/portal/page?_pageid=33,39211,33_39258&_
dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&in_url=/cert/types/cqm/index.html

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification -
http://www.integreo.com/certification_advisory/itil_certification.asp

Learning Tree International -
IT Management Development Program
http://www.learningtree.com/us/cert/pmi/

DuPree College of Management
Information Technology Management Partnership -
http://www.dupree.gatech.edu/programs/mba/con_it_mgt.html

Office of Organizational Development Management -
Management Development Certificate (MDC) Program -
http://www.trainsweb.gatech.edu/traininfo.asp

Office of Organizational Development Management -
Supervisory Development Certificate (SDC) Program -
http://www.trainsweb.gatech.edu/traininfo.asp
 

Multi-Media Design Specialist
Comp TIA - Network+ -
http://www.comptia.org/certification/network/default.asp

International Webmasters Association -
Certified Web Professional Program
http://www.iwanet.org/profdevel/
 

Network Support Specialist
Comp TIA - Network+ -
http://www.comptia.org/certification/network/default.asp

Cisco Systems - Network Certifications
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/index.html

Global Knowledge - TCP/IP Network Analyst Certification
http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/course.asp?PageID=9&
courseid=2332&methodid=&country=United+States

Learning Tree International - Networking
http://www.learningtree.com/us/cert/direct/cert2.htm

National Association of Communications Engineers (NACSE) -
Network Certifications
http://www.nacse.com/
 

Printing and Copying Services
Society for Service Professionals in Printing -
Certified Printing Service Specialist
http://www.sspp.org/cpss.asp

Project Management
Association For Project Management -
Certificated Project Manager (CPM)
http://www.apm.org.uk/CertificatedProjectManager.asp

Project Management Institute -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
http://www.pmi.org/certification/

Dupree College of Management
Georgia Tech Institute for Project Management
http://www.dupree.gatech.edu/programs/executiveprograms/project_mgt/inde...

International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium -
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
http://www.isc2.org/

Institute of Configuration Management (ICM) -
Configuration Management II Certification (CMII)
http://www.icmhq.com/
 

Systems Analyst
American Society for Quality -
Software Quality Engineer
http://www.asq.org/portal/page?_pageid=33,39211,33_39258&_dad
=portal&_schema=PORTAL&in_url=/cert/types/csqe/index.html

International Webmasters Association -
Certified Web Professional Program
http://www.iwanet.org/profdevel/

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) -
Certified Computing Professional (CCP) -
http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/ccp.html

Oracle Certified Professional -
Application Developer
http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_i...
 

System Support Specialist
Check Point Software -
Various Certifications
http://www.checkpoint.com/services/education/certification/index.html

Comp TIA - Server+ -
http://www.comptia.com/certification/server/default.asp

IBM - Various Certifications -
http://www-1.ibm.com/certify/index.shtml

International Webmasters Association -
Certified Web Professional Program
http://www.iwanet.org/profdevel/

Linux Professional Institute
www.lpi.org/p-index.html

Learning Tree International - UNIX
http://www.learningtree.com/us/cert/progs/7134.htm

Santa Cruz Operation - UNIX
http://www.sco.com/education/