Who Are We?

Pembroke and its international division ICERT evaluate technical courses that focus on computer skills.

As the leading world-wide courseware evaluation company, we review and rate courses that help IT professionals properly prepare to take certification exams.

Our evaluators are skilled professionals who understand what good instruction is and who really know the products. Pembroke reviewers have extensive field-based experience with the products as well as years of teaching how to use them. Pembroke's double-blind procedure for reviewing the courses ensures the reviewers' objectivity as well as their candor.

In 1995, Microsoft selected Pembroke as the exclusive third-party review company to determine which self-study courses were good enough to wear the Microsoft logo-badge of approval. Today we still assess courses that are submitted to the Microsoft Office Specialist Vendor of Approved Courseware(VAC)Program.

Why did Microsoft choose us?

Because we offer just what courseware companies need, namely:

  • A long track record of working closely with companies that submit their courses for approval, resulting in high customer satisfaction and loyalty
  • Clear guidance through the structured process of gaining approval for the courseware products
  • Speedy turnaround of the evaluation results
  • Reviews conducted in multiple languages, by native speakers
  • Constructive feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of the courseTimely support if problems arise
  • Specific ratings on numerous criteria by our experts who have seen hundreds, even thousands of similar courses.

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