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Record SAS Certification Event »
A new exam event record was set at the 2011 SAS Professionals Convention in Marlow, UK. In addition to having the most ever candidates sit for an exam (120 took their exam during the convention), the success rate rose considerably compared to previous years.
Terry Barham, SAS Global Certification Program Manager said, "This event was successful due to a robust partnership between customers and SAS UK Education personnel. SAS invested instructor resources to deliver extensive coaching and review sessions that were run through the SAS Professionals network while customer exam candidates invested their time."
"I had an excellent day at the 2011 convention," said Loulou Shakespear of Lloyds Banking Group. "The practice sessions in the morning before my Base SAS Certification exam were a great help in clearing up last-minute questions, reviewing difficult topics and more importantly, calming my nerves! I passed the exam that afternoon. A big thank you!"
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US Prep Bundles Gain Popularity »
Discounted training packages aimed at preparing SAS users to achieve Base Programming and Advanced Programming credentials continued to rise in popularity in the US. Don't miss your opportunity to train toward SAS certification and save! In addition to the US, preparation packages are available in Australia, Belgium and Luxembourg, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
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SAS Certification Event - The Netherlands »
Early in the morning while our US colleagues were recharging for the Fourth of July fireworks, four groups of candidates attempted their certification exam in the SAS Netherlands office in Huizen. The results were worth a celebration: 29 out of 39 will be added to the directory of SAS Certified Professionals! Not only customers accepted the challenge; some partner consultants (Capgemini, Logica, OCS Consulting Benelux, PW Consulting) also earned SAS certifications. The exams offered were diverse: SAS Base Programmer, SAS Advanced Programmer, SAS BI Content Developer, SAS Data Integration Developer and SAS Platform Administrator.
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New Practice Exam Available for Predictive Modeling »
This practice exam is constructed to test the same knowledge and skills as the Predictive Modeler using SAS Enterprise Miner certification exam. Both the practice exam and the certification exam use a case study format where you are asked to perform tasks in SAS Enterprise Miner and then answer questions.
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Clinical Trials Programming »
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Trials and Tribulations of SDTM Trial Design
This award-winning paper from the PharmaSUG 2011 conference discusses some of the considerations and challenges in creating the TDM data sets, using case studies of both relatively simple and more-complex trials. Included will be practical advice on which data sets should be created first, which data sets drive the creation of others, and how the trial-level and subject-level data sets relate to each other.
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Certification Exams & Events
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In addition to exams being administered by Prometric, numerous SAS Certification test events are held at local SAS offices throughout the year.
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Brazil »
All exams offered
São Paulo – Aug. 26, Sept. 30,
Oct. 28, Nov. 25, and Dec. 16
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Denmark »
All exams offered
Copenhagen – Aug. 25,
Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 17,
and Dec. 15
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France »
Predictive Modeling exam
Vincennes – Oct. 10 and Dec. 5
All other exams offered
Vincennes – Oct 21 and Dec 23
Programming review training classes (starting dates)
Vincennes – Oct. 7 and Dec. 2
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India »
Base Programming review training classes (starting dates)
Bangalore – Oct. 10
Delhi – Nov. 7
Mumbai – Aug. 22 and Nov. 21
Advanced Programming review training classes (starting dates)
Mumbai – Sept. 26 and Dec. 19
Predictive Modeling review training classes (starting dates)
Bangalore – Oct. 31
Delhi – Nov. 21
Mumbai – Sept. 5 and Dec. 5
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Italy »
Base Programming review training and exam (starting dates)
Milan – Sept. 28
Rome – Nov. 16
Advanced Programming review training and exam (starting dates)
Milan – Dec. 14
Rome – Sept. 28
Platform Administration exam
Milan – Nov. 28
Rome – Oct. 10
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Germany »
All exams offered
Heidelberg – Sept. 23
and Nov. 11
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Japan »
Base Programming exam offered
Tokyo – Oct. 5
BI Content Development exam offered
Tokyo – Sept. 26
DI Development exam offered
Tokyo – Sept. 29
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Korea »
Base Programming review training class (starting date)
Seoul – Nov. 28
Advanced Programming review training class (starting date)
Seoul – Aug. 22
All exams offered
Seoul – Aug. 24, Sept. 28,
Oct. 26, Nov. 23, and
Dec. 21
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Norway »
Programming, BI Content Development and DI Development exams offered
Oslo – Sept. 1 and Nov. 1
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Poland »
All exams offered
Warsaw – Aug. 29, Sept. 26,
Oct. 31, Nov. 28, and Dec. 19
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Sweden »
Programming, DI Development, and P
latform Administration
exams offered
Stockholm – Sept. 30, Oct. 14,
and Nov. 25
BI Content Development exam offered
Stockholm – Sept. 30, Oct. 14,
Nov. 17, and Nov. 25
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Taiwan »
Programming exams offered
Taipei – Oct. 28 and Dec. 2
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United Kingdom »
Base Programming exam
Marlow – Oct. 21 and Dec. 22
Glasgow – Dec. 22
Manchester – Sept. 16 and
Dec. 22
Advanced Programming exam
Marlow – Oct. 7
Glasgow – Sept. 9
Manchester – Nov. 4
Predictive Modeling exam
Marlow – Oct. 10
BI Content Development exam
Marlow – Aug. 28 and Oct. 4
DI Development exam
Marlow – Nov. 1
Platform Administration exam
Marlow – Sept. 5 and Dec. 5
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United States »
All exams offered
Cary, NC – Aug. 22, Sept. 23,
Oct. 10, Nov.11 and Dec. 5
All exams offered in conjunction with these regional user group conferences
NorthEast SAS Users Group (NESUG)
Portland, ME – Sept. 11
MidWest SAS Users Group (MWSUG)
Kansas City, MO – Sept. 25
Western Users of SAS Software (WUSS)
San Francisco, CA – Oct. 14
SouthEast SAS Users Group (SESUG)
Alexandria, VA – Oct. 25
Analytics 2011
Orlando, FL – Oct. 23
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SAS is the de facto industry standard for clinical data analysis and reporting in the life sciences/pharmaceutical industry. This credential validates a candidates' ability to apply SAS programming skills to clinical trials data.
