BlackBerry has risen to become a market leader and the IT industry has formerly had to rely on documentation, service calls, and self training for issue resolution. BlackBerry use and troubleshooting skills are not just a ‘carnation in the buttonhole’ for IT staff, they’re currently a market must-have skill as there is a huge need for on-staff support of the device, with more than 21 million subscribers.

Thanks to BlackBerry’s new certification program, current IT staffers can stay on top of the market and improve their skills; those between IT jobs can help their odds of landing employment by certifying their BlackBerry skills and demonstrating their market proficiency.

The program provides a way of quantifying skills with BlackBerry products and services, and provides a wide range of certification options, catered to a variety of IT and non-IT roles. The certifications target IT technical professionals, from Server Support Specialists, Systems Administrators, Solution Designers, and more. They also target a range of skill sets and career interest levels, including Enterprise Application Developers, Certified Trainers, Sales Experts, Training Centers, Certified Resellers, and Expert Users.

The program will be offered by two testing leaders, Alpine Testing Solutions and Prometric, and will be available at more than 4700 test centers throughout 135 countries. Attendees can schedule courses at their preferred test center location and time. Exams are computer based and provide prompt results.

   * BCP-211 Supporting BlackBerry Devices in an Enterprise Environment

   * BCP-212 Supporting BlackBerry Enterprise Server/IBM Lotus Domino

   * BCP-213 Supporting BlackBerry Enterprise Server/Microsoft Exchange

   * BCP-411 Maintaining BlackBerry Enterprise Server/IBM Lotus Domino

   * BCP-610 Designing and Deploying a BlackBerry Solution in a Microsoft Exchange Environment