Founded
in San Francisco, California and New Orleans, Louisiana
in 1996, the International Institute of Professional
Analysts, LLC owns the CEC Board of Standards which
is an independent professional regulatory organization
that licenses the use of the Designations CERTIFIED
E-COMMERCE CONSULTANT™ and CEC™ certification
marks. The CEC Board regulates e-Commerce Professionals
through trademark law by certifying individuals
who meet its requirements to use the marks. CEC™
was started by University and College Professors
and Internet Chief Officers to innovate education
for e-Professionals and form a worldwide professional
society to assist executives, managers, and professionals.
This joint merger between corporate America and
Prominent Universities has brought the CEC to the
forefront of e-commerce manager and executive certification.
Board
Mission Statement:
The
mission of the Certified E-Commerce Consultant Board
of Standards, a professional regulatory organization,
is to benefit the public by fostering professional
standards and professional e-education in personal
and corporate e-commerce consulting and management.
What
is CEC?
CEC™ = Certified E-Commerce Consultant™
which is a trademarked professional designation
and certification.
CEC™ is quickly becoming the industry standard
for E-commerce certifications. As with any industry
or product, the E-commerce industry needed a way
to validate the credentials and performance of E-commerce-related
job candidates. CEC accomplishes this candidate
validation and much, much more. Our typical college
graduate candidates are instructed and tested in
many areas such as: legal/ethics, management, marketing,
strategy, and technical literacy skills.
Q:
What is E-commerce certification?
A:
CEC™ Certification confirms that a standard
has been met. E-commerce certification is the validation
of E-commerce business skills experience and education.
These skills are obtained through traditional college
courses and exams or online if you Take
five of the 13 e-commerce series courses and
pass them successfully. Then, you may become certified
as a CEC.
Q: What does CEC™
have to offer?
A:
The Certified E-commerce Consultant (CEC) program
develops and validates the industries' premiere
set of E-commerce skills for companies and individuals.
Q: What qualifies the CEC™
board to offer E-commerce certification?
A:
The CEC E-commerce skills certification program
is recognized and endorsed or has an alliance by
the top two E-commerce professional associations:
American E-Commerce Association
World
E-Commerce Forum
Many
of the Top Certification Authorities such as: GOCERTIFY™,
ITCERTINFO™, COMP TIA™, CNET ™,
BECERTIFIABLE™, BUSINESSWIRE™, BUSINESS
2.O™, INTELINFO™, MCMCSE™, ITTOOLBOX™,
CERTIFYEXPRESS™
Further,
CEC is the only certification that accepts accredited
university coursework for Internationally Accredited
institutions and colleges. CEC is working with 100+
Colleges worldwide to bring education standards
for e-commerce certification to a higher level.
Q: Is E-commerce certification
for me?
A:
Yes, because exposure, training and experience lead
to better jobs and better on-the-job performance.
Yes, because I want to be a member of a group that
is recognized for e-commerce and e-business management
education and certification
Yes, because now I have a means to adapt to the
constant changes of E-commerce technology.
Yes, because I am up to the challenge of learning
E-commerce Business Skills instead of just software
products.
Q:
How do I become e-Business Certified?
Simply
take our approved courses with a university in the
field of e-commerce and e-business or online.
We encourage a focus on e-marketing, e-management,
e-legal and ethics, global e-commerce, and e-strategy.
Many of you need only to finish your accredited
college or university concentration in e-commerce
or e-business. Then ,
Register, Pay your certification and review
fee, then send a Resume for Board Review.
Q:
If I successfully complete several e-commerce courses
, and apply for board review, and meet the requirements,
then what?
Then,
you become a full member, CEC™ e-commerce licensee,
certified, and we mail you a diploma style certification
certificate. You would then have full benefits from
having The CEC™ e-business and e-commerce designation.
Q:
Who must take classes?
You
must take an e-business or e-commerce or IT/IS concentration,
certificate, specialization, minor or major or degree
or take courses from an endorsed e-learning
center. However, if you have over 4+ years
of documented practical experience and research
in the field of e-commerce and e-business, you may
apply for a waiver.
Our
CEC™ Online education program is a Fast Track
Executive model. We
offer a truly automated, web-based model of learning
that you can take at your own pace in the comforts
of your home. You can pay a traditional college
to take a certificate from their program or you
can take our endorsed online courses.
If
you successfully complete our approved courses with
our approved provider or at our recognized universities,
you are guaranteed admission into the ICECC and
Granted the CEC™ Certification upon meeting
all of the professional requirements.
Q:
What is a concentration at a college or university?
This
is at least 5 classes in e-commerce, e-business,
or Information technology related studies. Some
education centers call it a certificate program.
Q:
How will CEC improve my image, salary, and resume?
Most
of our members use the CEC™
after their name on a business card or brochure.
Thus, customers and partners instantly know that
you have a certification.
Some
members put the CEC after their name on their resume
when they interview. Thus, the hiring company sees
that you have graduate education. Some members put
CEC on their web-resume with a hyperlink to the
CEC website.
Further,
many of our members use our logo on their professional
web sites!
Many
of our members claim that they have asked for a
higher salary based on their attaining the CEC and
receive the raise.
Q:
What is the ICECC Institute of Certified E-Commerce
Consultants™?
We
are a professional and independent board of standards.
The medical, legal, and financial fields all of
independent boards of standards that have membership
and board certification.
We
are not a college or university. We are a board
composed of 50 doctorate level advisors from around
the world that advocate high standards in the field
of e-commerce and e-business consulting and management.
We assist in the careers of our members and set
ethical, continuing education, and self-regulation
guidelines for our profession.
Are
there any certifications like us?
We
are the first and only global e-commerce certification
and professional society devoted to business and
executive management capacities. Universities do
not traditionally offer certification; however,
we grant the CEC to our online graduates and graduates
of top e-commerce college programs of which we have
alliances. States do not regulate our e-commerce
profession. Thus, we are at the top of our field
in this area. We are the strongest and only global
board of standards for managers, executives, and
administrators. However, we encourage all to attain
a traditional education at an accredited college
or university because we fully accept and respect
the training and competency testing at accredited
institutions.
Q:
How do I get certified?
A: There are four steps to become CEC certified.
Step
1: Register for Certification Review and pay for
certification. (You are not charged unless qualified)
Step
2: Submit that you have Completed the Certification
Requirements
(send us a resume of your experience or list of
classes that you have taken and tests that you have
successfully completed for review)
Step
3: If you do not have the college credits or enough
experience then simply Finish all online
education requirements.
Step
4: Receive Certification after Board Review Approval
How do I sign up for the Certification
course?
You
can buy access to the required 5 e-commerce series
courses from our site to review in the comforts
of your home or your can take an accredited
program of study at your local university that
may lead to a degree. Our board will accept the
work you have done at a university if it is e-commerce
related and in several skill sets such as marketing,
management, legal, e-business, e-commerce etc.
When do I receive my certificate?
Four
to eight weeks after acceptance of your application
and passing all the courses required for the CEC,
you will receive your certificate of completion
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