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Sharing the Power of Microsoft Certifications with Kathy Schmit
If we could choose a press agent for Microsoft certifications, it would be Kathy Schmit. Kathy is a 10-year veteran teacher with 25 years of firsthand experience applying Microsoft products in the business industry, now serving as the statewide Actualization Manager for CCI Learning, for the WA legislatively funded Microsoft certification support team. Kathy entered the Career and Technical Education field to prepare students for the rigors and realities of the work world. Having been passed over for workplace advancement because she lacked certification or college credentials, she understands the importance and value of certification.
Kathy taught Microsoft certification for 10 years. She has had the pleasure of witnessing 3 of her students compete at the Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Washington, DC, 4 students compete at the MOS U.S. National Championship, and several students win national and state championships through FBLA for Microsoft certification. Kathy takes great pleasure in the fact that, through their Microsoft certification and skills, many of her students have become mentors for local businesses and adults in their community, not to mention the jobs they have qualified for. Kathy will be the first to tell, in her enthusiastic manner, that certification matters! But above all else she will share with you and make you a believer that certification is for EVERYONE!
In this episode, we talked about all things Microsoft certification: how to get your students excited, where to involve parents, collaborating with other teachers at your school, and leveraging the power of Microsoft certification in your community. It's not an exaggeration to say that Kathy has seen these certifications change lives, and we know that after this episode, you'll catch her vision.
Connect with Kathy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineschmit/
You can read about Kathy's student, Ashley, here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2017/September/MOS-Certification-Got-Me-a-Job-at-15.
You can also watch Ashley's story on video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQrlFtQCPM&list=PLhe3YAc2ftVoYFnZaIRIXpzdL36xo4pkq&index=2
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If we could choose a press agent for Microsoft certifications, it would be Kathy Schmit. Kathy is a 10-year veteran teacher with 25 years of firsthand experience applying Microsoft products in the business industry, now serving as the statewide Actualization Manager for CCI Learning, for the WA legislatively funded Microsoft certification support team. Kathy entered the Career and Technical Education field to prepare students for the rigors and realities of the work world. Having been passed over for workplace advancement because she lacked certification or college credentials, she understands the importance and value of certification.
Kathy taught Microsoft certification for 10 years. She has had the pleasure of witnessing 3 of her students compete at the Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Washington, DC, 4 students compete at the MOS U.S. National Championship, and several students win national and state championships through FBLA for Microsoft certification. Kathy takes great pleasure in the fact that, through their Microsoft certification and skills, many of her students have become mentors for local businesses and adults in their community, not to mention the jobs they have qualified for. Kathy will be the first to tell, in her enthusiastic manner, that certification matters! But above all else she will share with you and make you a believer that certification is for EVERYONE!
In this episode, we talked about all things Microsoft certification: how to get your students excited, where to involve parents, collaborating with other teachers at your school, and leveraging the power of Microsoft certification in your community. It's not an exaggeration to say that Kathy has seen these certifications change lives, and we know that after this episode, you'll catch her vision.
Connect with Kathy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineschmit/
You can read about Kathy's student, Ashley, here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Blog/2017/September/MOS-Certification-Got-Me-a-Job-at-15.
You can also watch Ashley's story on video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQrlFtQCPM&list=PLhe3YAc2ftVoYFnZaIRIXpzdL36xo4pkq&index=2