Microsoft IT Academy
As a Microsoft IT academy, students will have access to courses resulting in a variety of Microsoft certifications. These courses, and others, will support the needs of career and technical education students.
The Microsoft IT Academy Program is a global IT education solution connecting students, instructors, institutions, and communities through a life-long learning model of technology-skills development. Academic institutions worldwide look to the Microsoft IT Academy Program to offer the latest IT education programs for Microsoft technologies. At Pope John Paul II High School, courses will be available to students working toward proficiency with everyday business applications and to those pursuing an IT career path.
The Microsoft IT Academy Program enables Pope John Paul II High School to:
Offer a world-class technology curriculum designed to help students gain experience in the latest Microsoft technologies for basic technology proficiency and advanced IT education as well as the opportunity to earn Microsoft certification in application development, support, systems administration, and other areas.
- Offer program courses for faculty and staff professional development.
- Provide rich, online learning resources.
- Link academic learning to real-world job skills to help students graduate with the IT skills needed to advance in their careers.
- Create a skilled workforce for employers so applicants with relevant technology education and skills are available in the workforce.
- Connect students and instructors to Microsoft for life long personal and professional skills development.
Courses include:
- Microsoft Office Certifications
- A+ Certification
- Hardware Certification
- Operating Systems Certification
- Server Certification
- Desktop Support Technician Certification