Kaplan IT Training
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Kaplan IT Training, formerly Transcender, provides IT certification practice exams, practice labs, and online learning courses. Kaplan IT Training offers test preparation solutions that are used by IT professionals to improve their technical skills and prepare for industry certification exams.
Purpose
Kaplan IT Training helps improve and prepare the skills of professionals in the following companies:
Microsoft
Cisco
CompTIA
Oracle
ITIL
ISC2
PMI
EC-Council
Adobe
Axelos
GIAC
ISACA
Logical Operations
LPI
VMware
Juniper Networks
Amazon Web Services
Kaplan IT Trainings's products are used by certified training and education centers, college and university students, and IT staff members at many large corporations.
Company
Transcender was established in 1992, shortly after Microsoft Corporation introduced its certification program. In December 2003, Transcender joined Kaplan IT Learning and became a division of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), formerly known as The Washington Post Company, and is a provider of online higher education, K-12 services, and professional training programs. Kaplan was founded by Stanley H. Kaplan, an American businessman who is recognized as a pioneer of scholastic test preparation. In 2017, Transcender became known as Transcender, powered by Kaplan IT Training.
Certification preparation products
Kaplan IT Training's IT certification preparation solutions reinforce learning objectives and validate knowledge to help students prepare for their certification exams. Some of their products include:
Exam simulations
Flashcards
Skillsoft eLearning
Practice Labs
GMetrix exam preparation
The Kaplan IT Training team comprises IT-certified subject matter experts, technical writers, and technical editors to create and edit its practice exam items, explanations, and references.
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