Give your graduates proof of skill that travels.
Microsoft Office Specialist is recognized by employers in 140+ countries. Embed it into your degree, diploma or youth program, and turn every graduate into a certified graduate with proof employers can verify.
Your graduates know it. Employers can’t see it.
A degree confirms what students studied. It doesn’t prove they can build a PivotTable, format a 50-page document or run a mail merge. Certification turns “studied Excel” into “Microsoft certified.”
Graduates compete on claims, not proof.
Your students write “proficient in Microsoft Office” on every CV. So does every other graduate. Recruiters have no filter, and your alumni get sorted with the field.
- “Proficient in MS Office” signals nothing to a recruiter
- Verified skills have become the new filter, and your students don’t have them
- Donor and accreditation reports rely on self-attested outcomes
- Peer institutions are already adding industry certifications
Graduates leave with verifiable, portable proof.
Every student earns Microsoft-issued certifications alongside your qualification. Recruiters in 140+ countries can verify them on Credly in 30 seconds. Funders get hard-evidence outcomes.
- A Microsoft-backed certification on every graduate’s CV and LinkedIn
- Globally portable and valid for five years
- Hard-evidence outcomes for donor, ministry and accreditation reporting
- A documented digital-fluency baseline that sets your institution apart
One certification can change everything.
How a single globally recognized certification turns a CV that says a student studied into proof they can do the work.
Five problems your graduates face. One answer: proof of skill.
Embedding certification into your programs gives every graduate an answer to the problems that follow them out of the gate.
“I have a qualification, but no job.”
Certified graduates walk into interviews with Microsoft-backed proof of the skills every office job asks for, and your placement rates show it.
“I need experience to get experience.”
Students who certify before industrial attachment get handed real work from week one, and host employers ask for your students again.
“I want to build something of my own.”
Budgets, proposals and pitch decks are a new business’s first tools. Certified graduates can run the numbers and sell the idea.
“We teach it, but we can’t prove they learned it.”
Performance-based exams test real tasks inside the software. Mapping them to your modules gives you an external measure of what students can actually do.
“My qualification doesn’t travel.”
Microsoft Office Specialist is recognized in 140+ countries. Your graduates’ certifications mean the same thing in Harare, Johannesburg, Dubai or London.
Built for every kind of institution.
Universities, polytechnics, TVET colleges, high schools, NGOs running youth programs, government initiatives and independent skills academies. Each has a different funding model and timeline, and we work to all of them.
Universities & polytechnics
Embed MOS as a credit-bearing module or graduation requirement in Business, Accounting, IT, Communications or Education programs.
TVET colleges & technical institutes
Add MOS alongside National Diploma or HEXCO programs: a strong employability boost at a low marginal cost.
High schools (A-level / IB)
Set your graduates apart in university applications and gap-year job markets, especially as part of a sixth-form digital-skills program.
NGOs & donor-funded programs
Youth employability, women in tech, value-chain and integration programs, with verifiable certified outcomes for donor evaluation.
Government & ministry programs
Large-cohort initiatives: public service capacity building, digital-economy strategies and youth employment schemes.
Independent skills academies
Add globally recognized certification pathways to your existing programs without the operational overhead.
Pick the delivery model that fits your campus.
Send your students to us, have us run sessions on your campus, or become your own testing center. Most institutions start with Model 1 and grow into Model 2 or 3 as their program scales.
Bulk voucher program
- Institutional bulk pricing
- Official training included with every voucher
- Optional kickoff orientation for your cohort
- Cohort completion reports
Campus testing partnership
- Dedicated testing sessions on your premises
- Authorized proctors run every session
- Available across our 10 countries
- Results on the day, certificates in batches
Testing center partnership
- Your campus registered as a CATC
- Commsgate handles the Certiport liaison and setup
- Proctor onboarding and technical support
- Open testing to your community as you grow
Where MOS maps into your programs.
Certification isn’t a standalone module. It’s a verification layer that sits on top of modules you already teach.
Business modules and honours years
Excel certifications sit on top of Business Statistics, Quantitative Methods, Financial Modeling and Business Computing.
- Excel Associate (MO-210)
- Excel Expert (MO-211)
- PowerPoint Associate (MO-310)
Accounting degrees and ACCA tracks
Specialty certifications built for finance work, pairing with Financial Reporting, Auditing and Management Accounting.
- Excel for Accounting (MO-220)
- Excel for Business Finance (MO-230)
- Excel Expert (MO-211)
Computing and information systems
Foundational certifications map to first-year Computer Literacy and ICT; Access Expert pairs with Database Systems.
- Excel Associate (MO-210)
- Word Associate (MO-110)
- Access Expert (MO-500)
Office Administration diplomas
Word, Excel and PowerPoint earn the MOS Associate (Microsoft 365 Apps) certification. Add Outlook (Office 2019) for administrative roles.
- Word Associate (MO-110)
- Excel Associate (MO-210)
- PowerPoint Associate (MO-310)
- Outlook Associate (MO-400)
Equip. Transform. Empower.
Every voucher unlocks the official training. Students can prepare self-paced, with a trainer, or with your own lecturers.
Self-paced on OneSkillAway
Each voucher or bundle unlocks the official LearnKey training, built around the exam objectives. Visit OneSkillAway →
Trainer-led with EdgePoint
EdgePoint runs Guided cohorts with trainers, practice and coaching. Not all bundles are Guided. Visit EdgePoint →
Certify on OneCertificationAway
Students sit 50-minute performance-based exams at a Certiport Authorized Testing Center and earn Credly badges employers can verify.
Three real-world patterns.
Embedding MOS into a business degree.
A regional business school made Excel Associate (MO-210) a graduation requirement for its Bachelor of Commerce. Every student certifies in second year through a credit-bearing Business Computing module.
Donor-grade outcomes for 500 young people.
A donor-funded program needed measurable digital-skill outcomes for 500 unemployed graduates in its final evaluation. Internal certificates wouldn’t meet the donor’s evidence threshold.
Becoming the regional testing center.
A polytechnic with 2,500 students saw certification as both a student benefit and a community service: open testing to the public and become a regional digital-skills hub.
Donor- and accreditation-ready reporting, as standard.
Every program delivers verifiable, dated, Microsoft-issued certifications per student or beneficiary: certificates, Credly verification links and audit trails. No self-attestation, just third-party-verifiable outcomes.
Available in 10 countries.
OneCertificationAway serves institutions across Southern Africa. Students sit their exams at a Certiport Authorized Testing Center, including on your own campus if you become one.
Can students take the exam online?
- Online exams are offered only where there is no testing center nearby.
- Online exams run on Compass Cloud and need a computer with a working webcam.
- Candidates are responsible for their setup: power, internet or other interruptions during an online exam are the candidate’s liability.
From first call to certified cohort.
A predictable five-step process. Institutional timelines run longer than corporate ones (procurement, MoUs, semester scheduling): typically 6 to 12 weeks from first call to first cohort.
Discovery
A 45-minute scoping call on program structure, cohort size, funding model, accreditation and timeline.
Program design
A proposal covering certifications, delivery model, curriculum fit, schedule, pricing and reporting, typically within 5 business days.
MoU and procurement
Signed MoU or service agreement, invoicing and procurement registration as needed.
Cohort delivery
Training unlocked, kickoff orientation, testing scheduled and exams sat. Your account manager runs point.
Outcome reporting
Per-cohort reports with pass rates, verification links and certificates, ready for donors and accreditation bodies.
EPCON · Certify. Build. Pitch.
Enter your students in EPCON 2027
EPCON is Zimbabwe’s National Student Technology Skills Championship. Your certified students build real capstones, pitch them to industry judges at the December 2027 finals, and the best MOS competitors represent Zimbabwe at the MOS World Championship.
For institutions
The things institutions actually ask.
Request an institutional proposal.
Tell us about your institution and program. We’ll send a written proposal within 5 business days with a delivery model recommendation, schedule, pricing and curriculum plan.