"Our greatest satisfaction in recognising this tremendous growth is the knowledge these programmes have energised individuals and organisations to compete on a global level," said David Saedi, president and CEO of Certiport. "Perhaps more valuable to certificate holders than any other single asset, these credentials are the title to their marketable skills."

Having already delivered 120,000 additional exams since January 26, the date the 4 million mark was surpassed, Certiport analysts project the next million will be reached in the first quarter of 2008, pushing Certiport certifications to the top of the league of certification providers. Rapid growth has been a hallmark of Certiport certification programs: Since 2002, Certiport has delivered the additional 3 million exams in roughly the same amount of time required to deliver the company's first million.

Certiport is an industry leader in developing certification programmes that validate essential digital skills that help individuals progress toward meaningful employment. To support these worldwide programmes, Certiport has grown a channel of more than 12,000 businesses, academic institutions (secondary and post-secondary) and government agencies that act as testing centers to develop the competitive global workforce.

"The increase in certification exams worldwide is mirrored in the increase in certifications in the UK and Ireland" said Kevin Ryan, Marketing Manager at Prodigy. "The increased recognition of MOS and IC3 certifications as the must have qualifications for computer users is ensuring that the amount of certification exams being taken in the UK and Ireland is growing year on year!"