12 April 2002, Singapore

Changes To Qualification Certificates

Please be informed that NCC has made some changes to the Qualification Certificates for IDCSv5 and IADv2.

The style of the certificates will remain the same and as before, the qualification certificate will be accompanied by a Record of Achievement carrying the signature of the Secretary to the NCC Academic Board.

The changes are made to the content of the certificates and these will take effect from March 2002 examination cycle. We would like to draw your attention to the following changes: -

  • your achievement in each of the modules of the qualification in terms of grading will be clearly indicated on the Qualification Certificate.
  • your major (if any) will be recorded in the Qualification Certificate.
  • the grading achieved by you in each module successfully completed will be indicated on the Record of Achievement. The grading will either be a pass, credit or distinction. Marks achieved in examinations will no longer be indicated for Compulsory modules.
  • your overall grading for the qualification will no longer be recorded on the Qualification Certificate as it will no longer be used by NCC Education.

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact PurpleTrain at (65) 9362-9292.

Thank you

About Informatics Holdings Ltd

Established in 1983, Informatics is an international provider of quality lifelong learning services through five of its Global Business Units, namely, Higher Education, Informatics Corporate Learning ("ICL"), Young Learners' Group ("YLG"), Franchise Sales & Development ("FSD") and e-Learning ("PurpleTrain.com"). It became the first private training and education company to be listed on SGX-SESDAQ in May 1993 and was subsequently moved to the Mainboard in October 1995.

Building on its strength as the largest provider of quality lifelong learning services in Asia, Informatics has made inroads into the Europe market through its acquisition of three training and education companies.

It has also made its first foray into the vast US market in June 2001 through an acquisition of Salem International University, a regionally accredited university.

To widen its geographical spread, the Group penetrated into one of the largest and fastest growing domestic markets in Asia and Japan through appointment of a master franchisee.

Informatics has trained over 600,000 students annually worldwide through its vast global network of more than 400 centres in 36 countries as well as its e-learning platform - PurpleTrain.com. With a vision to be among the top five lifelong learning service providers in the global market, Informatics will continue to grow through its four-pronged strategy ? Franchising; mergers and acquisitions; organic growth; and e-learning.

For more information, visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com

About PurpleTrain.com

PurpleTrain.com is the e-learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services. By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 1000 online courses are available, offering PhDs, masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Its e-community now stands at over 55,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

For more information, please contact :

Kerensa Ang
Marketing & PR Manager
PurpleTrain.com
Email : pr@purpletrain.com
Website : www.purpletrain.com
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