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of Certified e-Commerce Consultants (ICECC)

CERTIFIED E-COMMERCE CONSULTANT (CEC)
THE FIRST WORLDWIDE E-COMMERCE CERTIFICATION

Frequently Asked Questions about CEC™
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Q1: WHAT IS CEC?
Q2: WHAT IS E-COMMERCE CERTIFICATION?
Q3: WHAT DOES CEC HAVE TO OFFER?
Q4: WHAT QUALIFIES THE CEC BOARD TO OFFER
Q5: IS E-COMMERCE CERTIFICATION FOR ME?
Q6: WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES FOR ME TO ENROLL INTO THE CEC?
Q7:WHAT IS THE ICECC INSTITUTE OF CERTIFICED E-COMMERCE CONSULTANTS?
Q8: ARE THERE ANY SIMILAR CERTIFICATIONS ?
Q9: WHAT ARE THE COURSES OUTLINES AND DURATION?


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Q1: WHAT IS CEC?
A1:
CEC™ stands for Certified E-Commerce Consultant™ which is a trademarked professional designation and certification. CEC™ is quickly becoming the industry standard for E-commerce certifications. As with any industry or product, the E-commerce industry needed a way to validate the credentials and performance of E-commerce-related job candidates. CEC accomplishes this candidate validation and much, much more. Our typical college graduate candidates are instructed and tested in many areas such as: legal/ethics, management, marketing, strategy, and technical literacy skills.

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Q2: WHAT IS E-COMMERCE CERTIFICATION?
A2:
CEC™ Certification confirms that a standard has been met. E-commerce certification is the validation of E-commerce business skills experience and education. These skills are obtained through comprehensive courses and exams that have been built on rigorous and standardized criteria. Take six e-commerce series courses and pass them successfully. Then, you may become certified as a CEC.
CEC™ examination will be in the form of an assignment to be submitted to the eCommerce Center (eCC) for evaluation.

Q3: WHAT DOES CEC HAVE TO OFFER?
A3:
The Certified E-commerce Consultant (CEC) program develops and validates the industries' premiere set of E-commerce skills for companies and individuals. These skills are crucial to implement e-business solutions.

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Q4: WHAT QUALIFIES THE CEC BOARD TO OFFER
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E-COMMERCE CERTIFICATION?
The CEC E-commerce skills certification program is recognized and endorsed or has an alliance by the top two E-commerce professional associations: American E-Commerce Association, World E-Commerce Forum, Many of the Top Certification Authorities such as: GOCERTIFY™, ITCERTINFO™, BRAINBUZZ™, CNET ™, BECERTIFIABLE™, BUSINESSWIRE™, BUSINESS 2.O™, INTELINFO™, MCMCSE™, ITTOOLBOX™, CERTIFYEXPRESS™ Further, CEC is the only certification that accepts accredited university coursework for Internationally Accredited institutions and colleges. CEC is working with 50+ Colleges worldwide to bring education standards for e-commerce certification to a higher level.

 

Q5:IS E-COMMERCE CERTIFICATION FOR ME?
A5:
Yes, because exposure, training and experience lead to better jobs and better on-the-job performance. Yes, because I want to be a member of a group that is recognized for e-commerce and e-business management education and certification. Yes, because now I have a means to adapt to the constant changes of E-commerce technology. Yes, because I am up to the challenge of learning E-commerce Business Skills instead of just software products.

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Q6: WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES FOR ME TO ENROLL INTO THE CEC?
A6:
Although IT Technical background is needed, but not a must, for those having no technical background, they will be introduced to the main technical themes of the Web, Internet and E-Commerce,
But you must have a recognized university degree or equivalent vocational qualifications and/or experience to qualify as a Certified E-commerce consultant.

Q7: WHAT IS THE ICECC INSTITUTE OF CERTIFICED E-COMMERCE CONSULTANTS?
A7:
We are a professional and independent board of standards. The medical, legal, and financial fields all of independent boards of standards that have membership and board certification.
We are not a college or university. We are a board composed of 50 doctorate level advisors from around the world that advocate high standards in the field of e-commerce and e-business consulting and management. We assist in the careers of our members and set ethical, continuing education, and self-regulation guidelines for our profession.

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Q8: ARE THERE ANY SIMILAR CERTIFICATIONS ?
A8:
We are the first and only global e-commerce certification and professional society devoted to business and executive management capacities. Universities do not traditionally offer certification; however, we grant the CEC to our online graduates and graduates of top e-commerce college programs of which we have alliances. States do not regulate our e-commerce profession. Thus, we are at the top of our field in this area. We are the strongest and only global board of standards for managers, executives, and administrators. However, we encourage all to attain a traditional education at an accredited college or university because we fully accept and respect the training and competency testing at accredited institutions.

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Q9: WHAT ARE THE COURSES OUTLINES AND DURATION?

A9 :
You need to take the following 6 courses
(total duration 75 hours including the case studies)

Course Title
E-Commerce Essentials

This course provides Business and Technology students with an in-depth understanding of the main themes of e-commerce via understanding the relationships among e-commerce business concerns, Internet Technology and the social and legal context of e-commerce.
These three themes permeate all aspects of e-commerce.
Given the continued growth and the diffusion of e-commerce, all students, regardless of discipline or function – must also understand the basic economic and business force driving e-commerce.
Course Duration
12 hrs


Course Title
Web Content Management, a Collaborative Approach

This is a course about content management, with an emphasis on Web Content. More specifically, it’s about developing, managing, maintaining and deploying Web content solutions across the enterprise. It addresses solutions common to all small, medium, and large enterprises encounter as they grow.
Course Duration
12 hrs

 

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Course Title
Dynamic E-Business implementation Management

Implementing E-Business requires a dynamic approach that can respond to changes in technology, management direction, customer and supplier behavior, and competition.
Many traditional project management methods don't work with E-Business. This course present proven real world management methods that are adaptive, dynamic, and flexible in an E-Business environment. It tackles the central issues of E-Business: the burgeoning market for "buy-side "extranet/Internet procurement and supply chain management/business-to-business, web-based transactions.
Course Duration
12 hrs


Course Title
e-MARKETING STRATEGIES

The next generation of e-commerce has begun. From here on out, selling anything, anywhere, any way, anytime, and at any price will be the norm of doing business on the Internet. Your company will have to learn the new "Rules of the Road "and apply them to your e-marketing strategy .This course will help you understand how to position, price and promote your company to online consumers within the changing nature of the internet.
Course Duration
12 hrs

 

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Course Title
E-Commerce Security


The world web is changing the way the world engages in business. With this paradigm shift comes uncertainty about how secure e-commerce transaction are over an inherently insecure medium-the Internet. Businesses have learned the hard way that there is no "silver bullet" solution-not encryption, not even secure protocols. Like a chain, the security of e-commerce is only as its weakest link.
E-Commerce Security highlights the weak and previews best defenses for individuals and enterprises connected to the Internet. This course addresses vulnerabilities in Four essential components of electronic commerce-the data transport protocol, web clients, and the network server operating system.
Course Duration
12 hrs

Course Title
e-Commerce Formulation of Strategy

The Internet is here to stay. It is challenging established corporations’ relationships with customers. What will be the impact of the Internet on our business, our competitive strategy, and our information systems strategy? All these answers and concerns will be analysed with more than 33 case studies for Top American and European Companies.
Course Duration
12 hrs

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