Education Certification (EdCert)
About EdCert
EdCert, or Education Certification, is a UITS initiative aimed at elevating the level of expertise in departmental computing support and building a solid technical infrastructure at Indiana University. The EdCert Program offers advanced technical training to IT Pros, currently enrolled IU students, and faculty who teach advanced technical skills in their courses. Topics include Microsoft Windows, Unix system administration, and Windows and Unix Security, among others.
Most EdCert classes require a prerequisite course or fundamental knowledge of core basic computing skills. EdCert classes have different fees depending on course length; most EdCert courses are five days long.
Current course offerings
Upcoming courses
All courses are taught online only and meet from 9am to 4pm Eastern Time.
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CompTIA PenTest+
This five-day course meets Monday, May 22 to Friday, May 26, 9am to 4pm. Register by May 17.
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Microsoft Azure Administrator
This four-day course meets Monday, June 12 through Thursday, June 15, 9am to 4pm. Register by June 7.
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Managing Modern Desktops
This five-day course meets Monday, June 26 to Friday, June 30, 9am to 4pm. Register by June 21.
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Professional certification
EdCert training supports pursuit of Cyber Secure Coder (CSC) certification, the comprehensive certification for validating secure coding practices, for all developers, in all programming languages, on all platforms.
EdCert training supports pursuit of becoming a CISSP—Certified Information Systems Security Professional. To qualify for this cybersecurity certification, you must pass the exam and have at least five years of cumulative, paid work experience in two or more of the eight domains of the (ISC)² CISSP CBK.
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