What is The EC Institute?
National effort to develop and maintain:
Professional certification program in electronic commerce
- Consensus body of knowledge
- Skills necessary for success
- High standards of academic excellence
Additional education resources in EC
Notes:
The main goals of the EC Institute are:
1. Develop a national certification exam and credential for electronic commerce. This is intended to be similar to credentials from many other industries, where there is a specified body of knowledge (either published as a unit or by reference to rules,
2. Develop a body of knowledge for the EC industry -- that is, a set of information, skills and knowledge which contribute to individual and organizational success in EC technologies It is envisioned that higher education and industry educators team wit
3. Maintain the highest possible standard of excellence for Institute certification and other programs, as well as to encourage all participants (particularly consultants and educators) to achieve and uphold the same high standards.
4. Develop additional education opportunities for practitioners, academics and everyone else in the field. This might be done by publicizing already-existing EC courses, by creating courses where none currently exist, by facilitating the greater geograp