Training Made Easier for Smart Cards with Online Course

By Ralph C Jensen · March 6, 2007

Arlo Guthrie once wrote a person could get anything they wanted at Alice’s Restaurant. Today’s Alice’s Restaurant is the World Wide Web. In fact, you can get training online, combining the two entities to be as smart as you want.

Arlo Guthrie once wrote a person could get anything they wanted at Alice’s Restaurant. Today’s Alice’s Restaurant is the World Wide Web. In fact, you can get training online, combining the two entities to be as smart as you want.

Smart cards are becoming commonplace around the world. The technology is used in financial, healthcare, identity, security, transportation and telecommunications applications.

Seizing the opportunity, the Smart Card Alliance has introduced a new online course, Fundamentals of Smart Card Technology, which is available at www.smartcardtraining.com. This course has evolved from years of classroom instruction developed by leading industry experts for the educational institute operated by the Smart Card Alliance. It is a thorough overview of basic components of smart card technology and the many security and payments applications for which smart cards are employed in the global marketplace.

According to Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the alliance, the course is based on the success the alliance has already seen with its educational institute classes held at alliance or other industry events. He said training is now accessible from the home or office to anyone with a need for knowledge about a broad array of technologies and application-oriented topics.

Well, who doesn’t need knowledge? This course is easy as one through nine. Fact is, there are nine modules that take about six hours to complete. They range from an introduction to the technology, security and implementation.

At the conclusion of the course, an automated proficiency test is given and a certificate of completion is generated for those people who complete with a passing grade. For $99, it’s a bargain to gain additional education. Best of all, you can learn at your own pace.

About the author

Ralph C Jensen
Ralph C. Jensen is editor-in-chief of Security Products magazine.

You can visit the company Web site at 1105 Media Inc. .


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