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GAIT Overview
GAIT(Global Assessment of Information Technology) is a testing tool that measures the skill sets of students and engineers around the world needed in today’s IT industry.
Key Features
GAIT Advantage
- Numeric representation of various IT skills
- Strategic planning for developing human resource according to global standards
- Providing proper guidance for skill set development of engineers
- Incorporation of technical skill levels in personnel evaluation system
- Helps to discover the capabilities hidden in employees
- Enables to determine the growth of skills with experience and training
Exam Structure
| Format | : | Multiple choice questions |
| Time | : | 65 Minutes |
| Questions | : | 176 |
| Exam format | : | Online Exam (IBT) |
| Exam Score | : | 990 |
GAIT: Scope of the assessment
About GAIT
Global Assessment of Information Technology (hereinafter, GAIT) is a mechanism for measuring the knowledge and skills of the following 7 fields of IT:
- Database
- OS
- Applications
- Storage
- Security
- Network
- Virtualization
Overview:
GAIT assessment has 176 questions (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced) from the seven fields, classified into 22 categories.
| Field | Category | Syllabus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database | DB-1 | Implementation | DML |
| DDL | |||
| DCL | |||
| Stored Procedures | |||
| DB-2 | Management | Overview | |
| Introduction | |||
| Tuning | |||
| Operation | |||
| DB-3 | Design | Conceptual design | |
| Logical design | |||
| Physics design | |||
| OS | OS-1 | Literacy | Role of OS |
| Type of OS | |||
| OS Overview | |||
| OS-2 | Windows | Installation | |
| Setting | |||
| Management | |||
| OS-3 | UNIX & Linux | Installation | |
| Setting | |||
| Management | |||
| Application | AP-1 | Literacy | Use of software |
| Software Configuration | |||
| Software implementation | |||
| AP-2 | Design | Software Quality | |
| Role of system design | |||
| Conventions | |||
| AP-3 | Implementation | Data format | |
| Programming | |||
| Software development environment | |||
| AP-4 | Development Process | Kind of development process | |
| Testing technique | |||
| Algorithm | |||
| Storage | SG-1 | Literacy | Hardware |
| Design / construction | |||
| Operation / Maintenance | |||
| SG-2 | Data protection | RAID Overview | |
| Design / construction | |||
| Operation / Maintenance | |||
| SG-3 | Data management | Backup Overview | |
| Design / construction | |||
| Operation / Maintenance | |||
| Security | SC-1 | Literacy | Security protection method |
| Encryption technology | |||
| Concepts of information security | |||
| SC-2 | Infrastructure | Information security infrastructure | |
| Authentication technology | |||
| Of network equipment security | |||
| Application of encryption technology | |||
| Secure protocol | |||
| SC-3 | Cracking | Security attack techniques | |
| SC-4 | Policy | The organization level security | |
| Personal level security | |||
| Network | NW-1 | Literacy | Network Overview |
| Functions and protocols | |||
| Internet application | |||
| NW-2 | Infrastructure | Device 1 (L1-L3) | |
| Device 2 (L4-L7 etc.) | |||
| Design / construction | |||
| NW-3 | Mobile | Mobile | |
| Social networks | |||
| Virtualization | VR-1 | Literacy | Overview of virtualization |
| Architecture of virtualization | |||
| Virtualization and cloud computing | |||
| VR-2 | Infrastructure | Designing of virtual environments | |
| Building a virtualization environment | |||
| Operation and management of virtualized environments | |||
Score Report and Certifications
Score 700〜990
GAIT Online Program IT Professional – Gold
Score 480〜699
GAIT Online Program IT Professional – Silver
Score 300〜479
GAIT Online Program IT Professional – Bronze
One Tool Multiple Uses
- For Hiring the right candidates as per the job requirement
- For Human resource management and systematical appraisals
- For internal training of new hires and staff on new technologies
- For partner selection , outsourcing, offshoring and getting new projects
- For a balanced team building as per the skills required for the project
- For Seeking new business ventures as per the skills of the current human resource
Clients Speak
Corporates
“Quantitative evaluation and subdivision of wide range of knowledge.
Successful measurement and cultivation of IT skills.”~
Successful measurement and cultivation of IT skills.”~
“Analysis of the IT skill sets of young engineers.
Visualization of the training results.”~
Visualization of the training results.”~
“Human resource development in line with managerial business plan.
Evaluation of IT specialists with GAIT.”~
Evaluation of IT specialists with GAIT.”~
“A fresh breath in the product-based evaluation market.
Application to local hiring and offshore development.”~
Application to local hiring and offshore development.”~
“Quantitative skill diagnostics of all technical jobs.
Elevation of the incentive for self-development.”~
Elevation of the incentive for self-development.”~
“Complementary relationship between existing services and GAIT.
Improved series of skill diagnostic menu.”~
Improved series of skill diagnostic menu.”~
“GAIT provides a high level of fairness in personnel evaluation.
Self-development of engineers can be expected.”~
Self-development of engineers can be expected.”~
“Visualizing skill sets with GAIT.
New insights with pragmatic industry comparison.”~
New insights with pragmatic industry comparison.”~
“Distinguishing high scores may lead to further acceleration of business.”~
“Using GAIT to evaluate broad-wide knowledge objectively.
Measuring and developing cultivation plan by conducting the assessment on a regular basis.”
Measuring and developing cultivation plan by conducting the assessment on a regular basis.”
Colleges
“A challenge for students on the practical knowledge.
An opportunity to get the feel of the industry.”~
An opportunity to get the feel of the industry.”~
“Employment support, a tradition of Meiji University.
Accumulation of results with cooperation between faculty and students.”~
Accumulation of results with cooperation between faculty and students.”~
“Reinforcement of practical ability of students by hands-on trainings.
Collaboration of GAIT and academic curriculum.”~
Collaboration of GAIT and academic curriculum.”~
“Strengthening of IT knowledge of students shouldering the IoT era.
A GAIT experience of 74 graduates and students.”~
A GAIT experience of 74 graduates and students.”~
“Practical education unique to technical colleges.
Demonstration of overall ability and expertise with GAIT.”~
Demonstration of overall ability and expertise with GAIT.”~
GAIT Users
- ATENA CORPORATION
- ATGS Co., Ltd.
- AVANTEC CO.,LTD.
- CREO SOLUTION CO.,LTD.
- FUJITSU FSAS INC.
- Hitachi Information Academy Co., Ltd.
- Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
- Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
- IIJ Engineering Inc.
- Infortech Inc.
- Infotec,Inc.
- ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC)
- KDDI CORPORATION
- KEYPORT SOLUTIONS, INC.
- LINK AT JAPAN Co., Ltd.
- MIST solution Co., Ltd.
- TSOne Co., Ltd.
- MITSUI KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
MTI Ltd.
Net One Systems Co., Ltd.
Nihon System CO., LTD.
No.1 Solutions Inc.
NSW TECHNOSERVICES CO.,LTD.
NTT DATA INTELLILINK Corporation
Onebridge corp.
RICOH JAPAN Corp.
Serio Co., Ltd.
SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp.
Staffi Co., Ltd.
TEPSYS Co., Ltd.
Toshiba Solutions Corporation
TOYOTA DIGITAL CRUISE, INC
Trend Micro Inc.
And Varous Other Partners / Companies and Colleges
Examples of balance in Skill Sets
Explainiation for the need of balancein skill sets
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