IT Group's Training Facilities is now an Authorized Pearson VUE Test Center!

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES, February , 2008. IT Group, Inc., an enabler and partner of businesses for service innovation, announced today a partnership with Pearson VUE to become an Authorised Testing Centre. With this partnership, IT Group can now provide computer-based test delivery for customers wanting to get ICT certification.

The announcement at IT Group comes from the company's commitment to assist in the development and certification of professionals in the areas of both technology and business. Besides technical trainings in open source technologies such as Linux, PHP and others, IT Group also provides training and certification in IT Project Management and the IT Infrastructure Library or ITIL. 

The agreement signed between IT Group and Pearson VUE, draws on Pearson VUE's experience and wide network in education and computer-based test delivery for the benefit of the country's emerging generation of professionals. 

Pearson VUE delivers over 4 million high-stakes tests a year across the globe for clients in the licensure, certification, academic admissions, regulatory, and government testing service markets. It boasts the world’s leading test center network, with over 5,200 test centers in 165 countries, 230 of which are fully-owned and -operated Pearson Professional Centers. Pearson Professional Centers utilize a patent-winning design, which was created specifically for high-stakes testing and offers a carefully controlled, consistent testing environment.

"Through this agreement and cooperation it will be easier to create a talented pool of highly qualified technical resources which are very much in demand not only in the Philippines but in other countries as well," said Mr. Cris Gamboa, President of IT Group.

IT Group's training facility in Libis, Quezon City provides a quiet, secure, quality testing sites that provide an environment conducive to candidates having a positive and successful testing experience. The company's strategic location is situated in the middle of C-5 Road which links the North and South Luzon Expressways. The building is situated in an area that connects to vital destinations in the Ortigas and Makati central business districts and to the country's premier universities such as the Ateneo de Manila University, Miriam College and the University of the Philippines.

The new location offers easy accessibility, a secured compound with easy access to parking, and proximity to Eastwood city—a well developed work/leisure environment.

To take your exams with us, simply visit Pearson VUE's website at http://www.pearsonvue.com or contact Ms. Arlee Aguda at +632.636 0576 or send an email at sales@itgroup.com.ph.

About Pearson VUE
Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.co.uk) is the global leader in computer-based testing for information technology, academic, government and professional testing programmes around the world. Pearson VUE provides a full suite of services from test development to data management, and delivers exams through the world’s most comprehensive and secure network of test centers in 165 countries. Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO; LSE: PSON), the international media company, whose businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education and the Penguin Group.

About IT Group, Inc.
IT Group, an enabler and partner of businesses in service innovation, is focused on solving the challenges faced by growing businesses through the synthesis of information, insight, talent and technology. Based in Manila, Philippines, IT Group's services include consulting, application development, systems deployment and integration, training, outsourcing, and managed services. We source, design, build, implement and manage IT-enabled solutions tailored to our client's specific needs. Visit our website at: http://www.itgroup.com.ph. For more information contact Arlee Aguda at +632.636 0576 or send an email at sales@itgroup.com.ph.