Welcome New Members!
On behalf of the membership supported WOW organization, I would like to thank you for attending the WOW Web Design and Project Management Workshop in Honolulu, HI, on November 7-9 2006.
Attendance in late last week’s great event includes membership to the growing community of thousands of Web professionals within government, education and industry worldwide.
WOW is committed to provide YOU with the best in community, quality and affordable educational resources and the best Web professional certification programs on the planet!
Here is what you can expect from your association in the months to come:
VALUE-ADDED MANAGEMENT
WOW intends to develop a long term professional-level relationship with aspiring and practicing Web Professional community of Hawaii. In addition to bringing a host of skills common to the public, private and academic sectors, the relationship also brings additional benefits of a larger international community -- a vast body of knowledge, current skills, and challenging certification standards. WOW also discounts regional, national and international events as well as products and services of interest to the Web professional community.
COMMUNITY
Managing an international organization differs from running a regional effort. Dealing with other a wide variety of governmental agencies, academic institutions and leading businesses and corporations - from the agencies in neighboring states, federal bureaucracies, educational institutions at all levels and corporations of all types and sizes - is different from a local government effort. WOW’s executive level staff is aware of these differences, and can add the value of that knowledge to your local chapters operations. Benefits of this knowledge include:
- Affiliation with internationally recognized standards organizations and governing bodies
- National grant programs that could assist with local training programs
- Assistance with identifying and recruiting speakers from a database of hundreds of industry professionals on a wide variety of Web-centric topics
EDUCATION
WOW offers a variety of education and training options. These offerings include regional workshops, online, traditional classroom as well as self-study resources.
WOW's education options are particularly appealing for a variety of reasons:
- WOW Authorized Partner Curriculum is extremely contemporary and highly motivating
- Curriculum content is developed by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and
- Instructional Designers to ensure currency, consistency and quality
- WOW's Authorized Partner Curriculum is easily implemented
- WOW's Authorized Partner Curriculum is affordable
- WOW's Authorized Partner Curriculum is extremely flexible
- WOW's Authorized Partner Curriculum maps to real world demand
WOW Authorized Partners offer courses, books, and other training and education materials covering top Web skills for traditional classroom study, online, and for those wishing to self-study. Please follow the links in the sections below to get more information about the many education options available to you!
CERTIFICATION
Certification is a powerful opportunity for individuals aspiring to be, or already working as a Web professional. Working with industry experts, WOW has created a series of up-to-date, standard certification exams. People who are interested in certification can gain the education necessary via several means, including traditional instruction with our Education Alliance partners, online courses recommended by WOW, independent study, professional experience, and a hybrid of the above.
Purpose:
- Identify skills associated with current demands of all types of small, medium and large organizations
- To define key Web skills necessary to deploy Web-based solutions
- To create standardized content, curriculum and examinations based directly on the need of business, education, government and industry
Benefits:
How do businesses, organizations and government and academic agencies benefit from WOW's Certified Web Professional Program?
- Benchmarks for training and skills development
- A large community of experience to draw upon
- Templates of roles within the organization
How do individuals benefit from WOW's Membership Community and Certified Web Professional Program?
Individuals benefit by:
- Online discussion forums, newsletters and training
- Awareness of emerging issues and implementation solutions from a wide variety of organizations including government, education and industry
- WOW’s ability to act as liaison between the development community, industry and standards-setting bodies
- Skill assessment and development
I look forward to working with Jon Blumhardt, Director Educational Media Honolulu Community College and Brent Norris, Aloha Workshops and with you in more depth and I look forward to getting to know you better.
Please e-mail me at bill@joinwow.org with any questions or concerns. Alternatively you can reach me anytime at (916) 804-2455.
Sincerely,
Bill Cullifer