15 Year Old Olubunmi Agusto emerges the first Nigerian to win a medal at Microsoft Office World Championship

You might be familiar with Microsoft Office's suite of programs, but did you know there is a world championship for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint?

This championship organized by Certiport worldwide is designed to test the proficiency of students in the use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel and is open to all students aged 13 to 22 years.
At the recently concluded Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship held in Anaheim, California, 15 year-old Olubunmi Agusto of Nigeria came second after the winner, Dominique Howard of United States of America followed by Hannah Wilson of the United Kingdom, in third place. Olubunmi took home a $2,500 scholarship as her winnings.

In the competition's 13-year history, Olubunmi is the first African to win a medal. In the past, there have been others who have participated from Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon, Uganda and Ghana on this world stage. This year, Olubunmi Agusto of Day Waterman College, Abeokuta, Ogun State and Adonijah Airede of Regent School, Abuja, FCT represented Nigeria. Olubunmi and Adonijah were sponsored by UBA Bank Plc.
The championship started with a pool of 400,000 participants around the world who took Microsoft Office Specialist certification. After competing in the national-level, 15 year-old Olubunmi made it to the global stage with 123 finalists in Word, Excel and PowerPoint in Anaheim, California.

Olubunmi and the other finalists in Microsoft Word took a timed exam in which they had to recreate a Word document by following instructions. They were scored on accuracy and speed. While anyone can claim they know Microsoft Word, not everyone can complete tasks under the pressure of a clock. In one timed challenge, contestants were presented with an image of a Word document with an image of Saturn and other elements such as text boxes and tables.

They were asked the recreate the document with the same specifications, such as the same margins and horizontal and vertical height of each object.
Contestants were tested in Microsoft Office Word 2007 and 2010. The competition presented challenges in six subjects:

1. Creating and Customizing Documents (including making documents and contents easier to find)
2. Formatting Content (such as controlling pagination)
3. Working with Visual Content (including formatting text graphically)
4. Organizing Content (like modifying tables)
5. Reviewing Documents (including comparing and merging document versions)
6. Sharing and Securing Content (such as preparing documents for sharing)

At the National Microsoft Office Specialist competition organized in Nigeria by ReadManna, Olubunmi Agusto came first with a score of 967/1000 (Word 2007, time taken 15min 53secs), Ntekim-Rex David of Thomas Adewumi International College, Oko, Kwara State came second with a score 936/1000 (PowerPoint 2010, time taken 25min 28 secs) and Adonijah Airede came third with a score of 931/1000 (Word 2010, time taken 13min 43secs).

ReadManna has declared the 2015 Microsoft Office Competition open (2 October 2014 to May 2015). The next year competition will test versions 2010 and 2013 of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Please visit www.readmanna.net for more information and regular updates about the competition.

Wowwwwww congrats
OP abeg u fii help me with her contact?? As in phone number plsss

Snowprince07, I can get her number for you for a fee.

The 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship would attract more than 400,000 unique candidates from 130 countries who will compete to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office products....for more info please visit: www.readmanna.net

Welcome to the 2015 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

Prove your skills in Microsoft Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® and you could win an invitation to compete in the World Championship finals in Dallas, Texas!

The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students' skills on Microsoft Office applications. Participating in this competition provides you with an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills, have some fun, impress student colleagues and gain recognition. As the competition sponsor, Certiport wants to provide you a platform to demonstrate your success. Take advantage of this prestigious opportunity today.

To participate, pass one of the following exams:

Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2010 Exam
Microsoft Office Specialist Excel® 2010 Exam
Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint® 2010 Exam
Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2013 Exam
Microsoft Office Specialist Excel® 2013 Exam
Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint® 2013 Exam

for more info:www.readmanna.net

alabi0111:
Snowprince07, I can get her number for you for a fee.

ok do quick quick I wan ask her question

please how do we register for this competition?

Students must be between the ages of 13 and 22 (as of June 15, 2015) in order to participate in the World Championship in Dallas, Texas.

Prize Packages




National Microsoft Office Specialist competition Price Package includes:
18 Microsoft Xbox

snowprince07:
ok do quick quick I wan ask her question

How much will you offer me. lols
Why not ask the question here. The OP should be able to answer your question.

decountof:
Students must be between the ages of 13 and 22 (as of June 15, 2015) in order to participate in the World Championship in Dallas, Texas.

Prize Packages




National Microsoft Office Specialist competition Price Package includes:
18 Microsoft Xbox

Chai! X-box . Any arrangement for people abobe 22 years?

@alabi0111,Dude no competition on Microsoft Office Specialist for those above 22 yet.

@greatpipi....to register you can get info @ www.readmanna.net

@decountof. Why barring over-22s from d X-box largesse. Diaris God o!

This is a good initiative to engender and encourage tech interest in our youths. I guess that is why it is targeted at those under 22 years before they get swallowed up by the distracting Facebook and Twitter culture. Kudos to the competition organisers, ReadManna. I will follow the competition closely.

wow,this is a great opportunity for we the creative minds....

@blackbuddy you are very correct, before they get consumed with twitter, face book and the likes. it a very good initiative. for more info get on to readmanna.net.

you think you know microsoft word, microsoft excel and power point? enter for this competition and get a chance to represent Nigeria in the USA .

wait a minute! is this for real? i am actually intersested. i need more info please