BEIJING, June 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAI)
('ATA' or the 'Company'), the leading provider of computer-based testing
services in China, announced today that it has successfully delivered the
China Banking Professional Certification ('CBPC') Exam in 130 cities across
China, including Hong Kong. The exam has established a new milestone in the
industry, with close to half a million test takers, utilizing 408 testing
centers and 3,533 testing halls. ATA also successfully held pilot tests for
two new titles, company credit and personal loan, in six provinces and cities
including Beijing, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Hunan and Gansu.
To accommodate more candidates for the exam, ATA added testing centers in
three new locations including Jiangsu Yixing, Hunan Zhuzhou and Hunan Yueyang.
With support from China Banking Association Professional Certification Office
and Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, ATA held the CBPC exam for the first time
in Hong Kong on June 6th. According to the memorandum of mutual recognition of
qualifications between the China Banking Association and the Hong Kong
Institute of Bankers, any practitioner who already holds a Certified Financial
Management Planner Examination (CFMP) Level One certificate (Hong Kong
version), as long as they pass the fundamental subjects of the CBPC exam, will
be qualified for private wealth management by China Banking Association.
'We are pleased to reach another milestone in the development of our
computer based testing business,' commented Mr. Kevin Ma, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of ATA. 'The CBPC test is another example of the successful
execution of our strategy as we expanded the number of test centers to better
address the needs of our customers, added new test titles, and attracted a
record number of test takers for this recurring exam.'
ATA leveraged its unique technology platform to provide unmatched support
services to the CBPC exam including remote monitoring, and data analysis.
China Banking Association representatives in Beijing monitored the exam in
different testing centers remotely through real time online video conference.
They also made an onsite visit to the exam site at Beijing University of
Science and Technology.
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