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IT Institute Overview
Leadership . Competence . Integrity The BDPA IT Institute is an innovative service for IT Professionals. This service will give IT Professionals the ability to make career changes, brush up on their skills and provide them with the necessary skills for upward mobility in IT. Together with Auburn University, BDPA is providing this service as the next frontier of IT benefits for advancement. The program grants BDPA an opportunity to allow IT professionals a means to validate their skills in a structured certification program geared to the IT industry. The BDPA IT Institute provides the opportunity for professionals to secure an IT career certification, to gain recognition for past accomplishments and prepare for career-enhancing promotion or leadership opportunities. The BDPA IT Institute supports the computer professional by increasing technical competence, maximizing leadership potential and utilizing an academic partnership with Auburn University 's Distance Learning Program. The Institute offers online certification programs supporting the entry-level IT Associate, the mid-level IT Professional and the advanced-level IT Master. Minority high achievers within the field of Information Technology often struggle to move from purely technical roles to the more influential roles of manager, director or vice-president. BDPA strives to position its members and the community at the fore-front of knowledge and techniques which support the development of the skills required to make this transition. Statistics show that Blacks make up only 3.9% of management positions in IT. Program Sponsors The BDPA IT Institute is being supported by some of the best corporations in the IT Industry. About Auburn University Auburn University is a preeminent land-grant and comprehensive research institution with more than 23,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff. Ranked among the top 50 public universities nationally, Auburn is Alabama 's largest educational institution, offering more than 230 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. For more information about Auburn University , please visit www.auburn.edu . About the BDPA IT Institute In 2006, BDPA entered into a partnership with Auburn University to provide an Academic Chair to the BDPA IT Institute and to utilize its Office of Distance Learning to deliver the IT Institute certification content. For more information about the BDPA IT Institute, please contact Institute@bdpa.org or visit www.auburn.edu\bdpa . KEY BDPA IT INSTITUTE INFORMATIONIf you have questions, please send your inquiries to Institute@bdpa.org
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March 2010
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