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The Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has signed a contract with computer-based testing and assessment company, Pearson VUE, for item development for its Pharmacy and Nursing Licensure programmes. The new contract follows the awarding by HAAD in mid-2009 to Pearson VUE of a contract for transitioning HAAD’s licensure examination programme to computer-based delivery.

HAAD is the body responsible for licensing, quality control and regulation of all healthcare facilities and professional practitioners in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. 

Lloyd's, the world's leading specialist insurance market, will be commencing a new contract with Pearson VUE, the world's leading computer-based testing and assessment business, to deliver a new computer-based version of the Lloyd's and London Market Introductory Test (LLMIT) to enable users of LLMIT worldwide to take the exam.

The Awarding Body for the Built Environment (ABBE) is set to migrate all of its tests to be delivered via a digital platform following a new contract with computer-based assessment company Pearson VUE.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) together with UCL have successfully implemented a pilot programme for Speciality Training ST1 Selection delivered via a digital platform provided by the computer-based assessment company Pearson VUE.

DPG plc is the first UK-wide CIPD  provider to offer the new CIPD Foundation Level 3 Certificates in Human Resources Practice and Learning & Development Practice.  These programmes replace the existing Certificate in Personnel Practice and Certificate in Training Practice.
 

PEARSON VUE has been chosen by the International Software Quality Institute (iSQI GmbH) for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) delivery for its internationally recognised certification exams, with an initial three-year contract.

Global market leader Pearson VUE, the computer-based assessment company, has announced its attendance at a number of key industry events across Europe in the coming weeks.

Pearson today announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract extension with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) of Great Britain and the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) of Northern Ireland, to deliver the driving theory test service until 2014.

The driving theory test has been administered by Pearson VUE, the professional testing business of Pearson, since September 2004. The original seven-year contract was due to expire in 2011, and has now been extended by three years.

Train the trainer maestro Mike Morrison has just agreed to lead a CIPD Certificate in Training Practice (CITP) course for one time only for DPG in London.

Mike, well known in the leadership and management training community for his regular contributions to professional media and prolific blogging, will front the course at London Kensington on 14th October.

“DPG has a reputation as the leading provider of CIPD approved CITP courses in the UK and I’m delighted they asked me to step up to the plate to lead this special one-off course for them.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., June 18, 2009 — Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing business of Pearson, announced today that Citrix Systems, Inc. has selected the company as its exclusive delivery provider of Citrix certification exams. With the transition, Pearson VUE and Citrix plan to work more closely together to focus on key areas such as exam security and marketing programs that enhance the integrity and value of Citrix certifications. This will also allow Citrix to increase the scalability and coverage of its certification programs, and improve operational efficiencies.

PEARSON VUE has been chosen by the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) to deliver its new IT infrastructure Library (ITIL®) Version 3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management. The new test will be delivered in English within the Pearson VUE Authorised Test Centre network worldwide.

WAM Abu Dhabi, May 2009 (WAM) -- The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with Pearson VUE to provide computer-based testing for the Health Professionals Licensure Examinations, in order to assist HAAD in meeting the demand for high-quality health services in the Emirate, which has been increasing rapidly.

The Road and Transport Authority of Dubai has announced a new partnership with computer-based testing leader Pearson VUE to deliver what it believes will be the world’s most high-tech Driver Testing System.

From May 2009, Pearson VUE will handle all the test delivery aspects including:

• Candidate registration and payment
• Publishing the on-screen theory test on Pearson VUE’s proven reliable software
• Ensuring test security at Dubai’s network of test centres
• Managing and safeguarding candidate data
• Multilingual customer support

DESPITE an economy in which IT training budgets are going down, industry insiders have confirmed that IT certification has remained strong in the UK, and that training companies can look to this as grounds for hope in a coming difficult year.

Leading test provider Pearson VUE has commented on recent research from the Institute of IT Training’s Learning Directors’ Network, confirming its latest findings.

COMPUTER-based assessment company Pearson VUE has launched its Spring 2009 series of free psychometric workshops, to be hosted at its offices at 80 Strand, London.

The sessions are intended to help those involved in, or getting started in the creation of assessments, to develop tests that are a better and more reliable reflection of the abilities they are intended to measure.

WAM Abu Dhabi, 22nd March 2009 (WAM) -- The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with Pearson VUE to provide computer-based testing for the Health Professionals Licensure Examinations, in order to assist HAAD in meeting the demand for high-quality health services in the Emirate, which has been increasing rapidly.

H.E. Dr Ahmed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of HAAD stated that we are looking forward to launching this project both in the UAE and internationally.

PEARSON VUE has announced that it will be the first testing company to offer the new Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing for the British Computer Society (BCS).

From Thursday 12 February, Pearson VUE will be delivering this exam from its extensive network of test centres in 162 countries. The test has been made available via a computer-based platform for the first time, after the BCS received requests from candidates.

Pearson VUE has announced that it will be exhibiting for the first time at the IP Week 2009 event, which is being held at One Great George Street, London, from 16-19 February.

Pearson VUE is the world leader in computer-based testing, also known as e-assessment, and aims to showcase the many benefits of electronic test delivery in assessment programmes. Hosting the company’s stand will be Patrick McMurray, who handles business development in the Oil and Gas sector.

Pearson VUE has confirmed that it will be exhibiting at the e-Assessment Question Conference in London on 18-19 March 2009.

The event, hosted at the Shaw Theatre and Novotel St Pancras, will be the seventh since its inception in 2002, and is an important one in Pearson VUE’s UK calendar.

Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.co.uk) is sponsoring the IT Training Awards 2009 (IITT) Charity Auction in a bid to help raise over £20,000 for ChildLine.