ORLANDO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Individuals Certified in 43 Countries, Organizations Sending Employees 
in Large Numbers

The QAI Global Institute (http://www.qaiglobalinstitute.com),
after having established the international standard for Software Quality and
Software Testing Certifications including the Certified Software Quality
Analyst (CSQA) and Certified Software Tester (CSTE), announced that they have
certified in excess of 35,000 professionals worldwide in 43 countries
including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Korea, Malaysia,
Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UK,
Thailand, Philippines and the US. Also, the partnership between QAI and
Prometric allows the software certifications to be available in 135
countries, thereby increasing the reach and frequency of the examination even
more, making them market leaders in this space.

Software certifications (http://www.softwarecertifications.org) 
are increasingly being taken up by large organizations to give their
employees global recognition. Accenture has over 2000 and Infosys has 4400
professionals certified, which is testimony to the growing trend. These
certifications are taken to consistently assess the employee's skill sets.
For example, the certifications are aligned to the career progression of a
testing professional. The first level certification is Certified Associate in
Software Testing (CAST). Post completion of CAST, individuals can focus on
being a Certified Software Tester (CSTE). Subsequently, individuals can apply
for a managerial certification Certified Manager of Software Testing (CMST).

Tom Ticknor, COO, QAI Global Institute said, "The recognition
of the CSTE and CSQA certifications by many of the world's largest IT
organizations has greatly increased the value of the certifications. In fact,
many corporations require the CSTE or CSQA for continued employment." Mr.
Ticknor went on to say, "the longevity of the program has allowed many of the
CSQA's and CSTE's to reach high management levels in their organizations and
encourage their staff to become certified."

About QAI:

QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization
addressing 'Operational Excellence' in knowledge intensive service
organizations.

QAI Global Services, the consulting division of QAI, addresses the space
of Operational Excellence which includes the areas of Process Management,
Quality Management, Innovation, Project Management, IT Service Management and
others.

QAI Global Institute, the Competency Development division of QAI, focuses
on creating international Education and Training products and services to
address the Competence Development, Assessments and Certifications to cater
to the large pool of manpower.

QAI is currently servicing over 200 clients in 30 countries and our
regional bases are located in US, India, UK, China, Singapore, Malaysia and
Canada.

Tom Ticknor
    +1-407-363-1111
    tticknor@qaiworldwide.org