Validating your students' desktop, graphics, digital or coding skills with an industry recognized certification strengthens their resume and increases their employability.
Tosa certifications are used by K-12, community colleges, technical colleges, and universities around the world within traditional, non-traditional, corrections and workforce programs.
Earning a Tosa certification as part of a course outcome increases students motivation. They receive a certification score out of 1,000 points that aligns to a proficiency level; validating skills, differentiating them from their peers and providing proof of job readiness.
Tosa supports educators by providing detailed skills analysis and reporting. Our certifications provide proof for industry that students have job requisite skills and emphasizes the education quality that your institution provides.
Tosa is 100% browser-based, requiring only an internet connection and a browser such as Google Chrome, or Firefox. Our solution integrates easily with your curriculum for both in-person or online learning.
Tosa tests are available in 6 languages, providing students the ability to test in their native language.
Tosa tests are comprised of multi-choice, interactive, live in the application or live coding questions Each of these question types is designed to test what a student know and can do. By using live in
the application or live coding students are placed in the real environment, allowing them the ability to perform tasks without the limitations of a simulated environment.
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Our technology adapts the difficulty level of the test according to the student's prior answers, identifying the true limits of their knowledge and skill. Tosa certifies all learners at their
individual skill level, eliminating certification failure rates. Detailed, easy-to-read pre- and post-course assessment reports identify your learners’ current skills and skills gaps, as well as
their skill progression to help them prepare for certification.
Following certification, their diploma is sent via email and is valid for 3 years. The results are verifiable online, and the certification score and proficiency level can placed on their resume and LinkedIn.
Tosa Remote Proctoring is a turnkey solution that provides online, asynchronous remote proctoring services. This option eliminates the need for students to come to campus to take their certification exam.
The student only needs an internet connection and a computer equipped with a webcam and microphone.
We take the exam proctoring logistics off of your plate.
Our team takes care of everything, from verifying student ID to reviewing flags and rule violations in the recorded test session. No need for scheduling, Tosa Remote Proctoring is available 24/7.
Our platform integrates seamlessly with your LMS (Blackboard, Moodle, EDX, IMS Global, Canvas and more) through LTI. Integrating pre- and post-course assessments and certifications can be done in a simple and transparent way.
Utilizing a pre-course assessment, or formative assessment, allows you and your students to identify their current skills and knowledge, then focus efforts on areas that need growth or improvement.
The formative assessment allows you to identify the proficiency levels of your students, so you can focus on teaching them the skills necessary for future success.
Tosa tests are designed using skills frameworks that outline knowledge and skill needed at each level of proficiency. These frameworks allow for easy integration into your existing curriculum for both in-person and online learning.
A summative assessment, or post-course assessment, allows you to measure your students' progress and identify any additional skills to enhance before taking the certification in order to achieve their best possible score.
Certification exams must be taken in-person in the classroom, in a testing center, or using Tosa Remote Proctoring.
The certification diploma shows your student’s score out of 1,000 points and validates their individual proficiency level, allowing them to share their competencies on their resume and professional profiles.
Tosa’s numeric scores can also easily be integrated into or used in place of your final course grade.
Tosa tests assess and certify desktop, digital, graphics and coding skills. To help you identify the right tests to fit your needs, our certifications are divided into 4 categories:
74% of certified students say that Tosa has increased their confidence in their skills*
82% were able to enhance their resume with their Tosa score and increase their interviews*
87% of certified students recommend Tosa*