What is an INGOT?
INGOTs are International Grades in Office Technology. They provide a motivating progression route from complete beginner to professional level expertise in commonly used productivity tools found in the modern workplace such as word processing, presenting and searching for information.
Why are INGOTs different from other available certification qualifications?
INGOTs share some things in common with other qualifications but there is no other qualification that has all the characteristics of the INGOTs which are:

• They are competency based and they are outcome specific, not determined by any particular teaching course.
• They encourage assessment for learning with student self-assessment as a key aspect.
• They are designed to reduce bureaucracy and enhance the professional role of the teacher.
• They provide progression in both breadth and the demand in skills and knowledge by certification at Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels.
• The certification can be easily authenticated using theINGOTs.org web site.
• The lowest level Bronze INGOT is suitable for use with young children or mature adults.
• Assessment is appropriate for the skills. i.e. practical "doing" skills are assessed by direct observation, not factual recall for a pencil and paper test.
• INGOTs encourage students to take part in productive projects to produce useful resources for others.
• The certification is low cost
• INGOTs are not tied to proprietary software.
For more information
For more information regarding the INGOTs program, feel free to visit the INGOTs website at http://www.theingots.org/.