Academy Case Study

Vendor-neural CompTIA certifications for global
IT talent
Curriculum using IT Fundamentals and BCSA, creating a solid skill base toevaluate student’s “genuine IT skills” from 23 countries
TARGET

Super IT Course, IT/Design Course

Background of Efforts

Jikei Gakuen COM GroupTokyo Design
Technology Center
2-11-10 Takadanobaba,
Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo
https://www.tech.ac.jp/“We are striving to cultivate
global industry-ready humanresources, and continuously
utilizing CompTIA
certifications.”
Mr. Yusuke Mizuno
Director of Education

Tokyo Design Technology Center is one of the 76 Jikei Gakuen Group schools nationwide. The school
has a joint effort between industry and academia, striving to train people of industry with theconcept of “working with computers.” Students from 23 countries aim for various occupations in AI,
IT, eSports, robotics, games, CG, anime, an illustrations.
As part of global talent development, the school provides English classes for Japanese students andJapanese classes for international students every week as well as opportunities for various qualifications.
In the overseas practical training workshop, students learn about the latest trends and technologies
from engineers around the world, as well as professionalism.
Global certifications to develop industry ready human resources
The school has extensive involvement with CompTIA, including the incorporation of CompTIA
certification into the curriculum since 2011, participation in the CompTIA Academic Summit, andholding co-operative sessions.
CompTIA certification is vendor-neutral and covers global skill standards. The school emphasizes its
importance, and considers it an “essential” stepping stone that allows them to server in the ICT
industry in Japan and overseas in the future.

The adoption of CompTIA IT Fundamentals, CompTIA A+, and BCSACompTIA IT Fundamentals demonstrates your readiness for the digital workplace.
The exam covers foundational IT concepts including identifying and explaining
computer components, installing software, establishing network connectivity andpreventing security risks.
CompTIA A+ validates understanding of the most common hardware and software
technologies in business and certifies the skills necessary to support complex IT
infrastructures.
Business Communication Skill Assessment evaluates the business communication
skill necessary with work situations where any type of worker with 2 to 3 year
practical work experience encounters.

Certification in USE■CompTIA IT Fundamentals■CompTIA A+■Business Communication
Skill Assessment (BCSA)ACTION
CompTIA IT Fundamentals x ICT Technology Basics classes

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CompTIA.org◼ There are mandatory classes for all first-year students of the AI course and IT course allowing
them to understand the basics of ICT technology. After completion of the courses, all students
are expected to pass the exam to ensure they acquire the global knowledge.
◼ Because of its vendor-neutral content, technology applications are not biased toward specificvendors. The class implements real world scenarios, which identifies students’ interests.
CompTIA Business Communication Skill Assessment “BCSA” to evaluate students’ skill◼

In the International Business Management major for international students, BCSA has beenused in the 3-year curriculum. After learning global IT knowledge and skills, the assessment isconducted at the end of the first year. The result will be compared before graduation to see thedegree of improvement. It helps building learning goals and often overlooked business
communication skills.
“CompTIA certifications are becoming more recognized in the industry, adding value tothe fact that these certifications validate global skills around the world. Because ourschool has students from 23 countries, any certifications offered only in Japanese would
not truly evaluate their IT skills because of the language hurdle. Since the CompTIA
exams meet the global standard, it stands out even when our students return to theirhome country. Moving forward, we would like to further consider using the CompTIA
certification as measure of skill after class completion.”
Mr. Junya Fujita
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