Needs of the Global Marketplace

2. Needs of the Global Marketplace “ American employers need a workforce that is skilled, adaptable, creative, and equipped for success in the global marketplace. ” Investing in America’s Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education US Department of Education, April 2012

3. A National Goal for America’s Future “ To win the future we must out-educate our global competitors by giving every child a world-class education and opening the doors of college and opportunity to all students. ” President Barack Obama President, United States of America Winning the Future: President Obama’s Budget www.whitehouse.gov

4. College and Career Readiness “ Effective, high-quality CTE programs are aligned with college- and career-readiness standards as well as the needs of employers, industry, and labor. ” Investing in America’s Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education US Department of Education, April 2012

5. Industry Certifications Ensure Readiness Secondary schools must go beyond the three R’s to prepare students for a competitive workforce and college atmosphere. Technical certification ensures that students are truly college- and career-ready.

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7. Who benefits from certification? Academic Business Individuals Government Increases the likelihood of graduation and prepares students to enter the workforce. Grow enrollment by attracting students with learning outcomes for tomorrow’s jobs. Certified employees are more competent, more productive, and more independent. Enhances national economic competition, providing social support to up-skill the unemployed

8. Adobe Certified Associate Validates entry-level skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications by using different forms of digital media. • Enables broader range of communication skills for all forms of media: • video, audio, web, multimedia, graphics • A credential aligned to national and international initiatives • A certification from worldwide an industry icon ─ Adobe

9. ACA CS6 • Adobe Photoshop • Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Flash • Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash • Adobe Dreamweaver • Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver • Adobe Premier Pro • Video Communication using Adobe Premiere Pro

10. New For ACA CS6 • Newest addition to ACA product group • Aligns to Adobe CS6 product suite • Speed improved; new rendering engine • Enhanced user interface. • Content-aware move, extend, and patch tools • Background save, tunable auto-save, and crash recovery • Keeps ACA up-to-date with latest technologies • See what’s new for Adobe CS6

11. ACA Resources • Exam Preparation • Adobe Study Packets Adobe Study Packets • Practice Tests for each version of exam • Resources • Objectives for CS6 from Adobe® Education ACA Exam Objectives • Curriculum from Adobe® Education Adobe Curriculum • Adobe® Education Exchange Adobe Education Exchange

12. The ACA Classroom and Campus License Available for K12 and Higher Education academic institutions: • 12-month unlimited exam licenses for 30 or 60 seat classrooms • All exam versions are included at no additional cost. • Includes 30 or 60 seat practice test software for preparation Benefits: • Offer to all students, instructors and staff with no price barriers or restrictions • Budget one-time fixed cost each year • Stay current with latest software version

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