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KAPLAN AND CGFNS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO PROVIDE ONLINE AND OFFLINE NURSING EDUCATION AND TEST PREPARATION PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Yokohama,Japan—May 30, 2007—Kaplan, a leading international provider of educational and career services, and the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS International), a leading provider of nursing certification and professional development, today announced a preliminary agreement to create a strategic alliance to develop online and offline nursing education and test preparation products and services. The planned Kaplan/CGFNS Advantage Program, Knowledge for Nursing, will provide co-branded nursing education and test preparation products and services to hospital organizations, international schools of nursing, and individual international nurses. The joint program will combine the strengths of two flagship organizations in nursing education, credentials evaluation and certification. Besides the English language training programs for non-native English speakers, Kaplan will contribute its expertise in test preparation for the U.S. nursing licensure exam known as the NCLEX® (National Council Licensure Examination), as well as the CGFNS® Qualifying Exam, a test of basic nursing knowledge for first-level, foreign educated nurses. CGFNS will contribute its expertise as an internationally recognized authority on credentials evaluation and verification for nurses and healthcare professionals worldwide, and as administrator of the CGFNS Qualifying Exam. “The Kaplan/CGFNS Advantage Program, Knowledge for Nursing, will provide quality educational materials online and offline to prepare nurses worldwide to have career mobility and increased nursing knowledge,” said Judith A. Burckhardt, PhD, R.N. Executive Director, Nursing for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. “We are excited about working with CGFNS on this initiative. Providing nurses in their country of origin with what they need to prepare for and pass the CGFNS and NCLEX exams without the constraints of location,” she continued, “will be a catalyst for education in the nursing community.” “Education and training that can be qualified and quantified is the currency for mobility of healthcare professionals and the standards upon which healthcare institutions employ and sustain their workforce,” said Barbara Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN, and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS. “The Kaplan/ CGFNS initiative for delivering a leading, robust, web-based, educational and testing product for nurses worldwide will broaden nursing knowledge and improve the delivery of healthcare service universally.” About Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan, Inc. is a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Its four areas of focus are: Kaplan Kids and Schools, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan Professional. Kaplan, which had 2006 revenue of nearly $1.7 billion, is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). For more information, please visit www.kaplan.com. About CGFNS CGFNS provides expert credentials evaluation and professional development services to promote the health and safety of the public. CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, not-for-profit organization with 30 years of experience in certifying the credentials of 500,000 internationally educated nurses and other healthcare workers for practice in the U.S. For more information, please visit www.cgfns.org. The announcement was made during the International Council of Nurses Conference in Yokohama, Japan.
