State of Arkansas Implements CIW Statewide Partnership with Prosoft; State Will Use CIW Certification Program to Create and Implement New Web Standards

Benjamin Fink, president and CEO of Prosoft, said, "The agreement
with the state of Arkansas is a great example of what we are trying to
achieve with CIW. Steve Franks, director of the Arkansas Department of
Workforce Education.
"If history is a guide, we'll probably exceed $500,000," said Suzanne
Ward, Bright Ideas Coordinator.

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Bright Ideas is part of the electric cooperatives ongoing commitment to
North Carolina communities .

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About Prosoft Learning Corporation

Prosoft Learning Corporation (NASDAQ: POSO) offers content and
certifications to enable individuals to develop and validate critical
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) workforce skills.

North Carolina's Touchstone Energy Co-Ops Pledge $500 000 for State's Teachers

All North Carolina certified K-12 teachers are eligible for a Bright Ideas
grant, the only program exclusively for the state's classroom educators. A sample application is on the web site as well as contact
information for teachers who have questions or require more information.

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Since it began in 1994, the Bright Ideas program has awarded more than
$4 million in grant money to North Carolina's teachers to sponsor 3,500
projects benefiting more than 700,000 students . North Carolina's electric cooperatives serve more
than 2.

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The CIW program's skills
objectives will provide Arkansas schools with the infrastructure and
comprehensive education guidelines to give students the necessary
skills to succeed in an increasingly technical workplace. This partnership contains three very important
elements: our close working relationship with the Department of
Workforce Education; the involvement of local employers in creating
state-specific program standards based on the CIW objectives; and the
involvement of both secondary and post-secondary institutions in the
process, which will lead to articulation agreements throughout the
state.
Teachers can learn about the program and apply online
at http://www.

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Prosoft distributes its content through its
ComputerPREP division to individuals, schools, colleges, commercial
training centers and corporations worldwide .

Teachers Can Apply Now For Co-op's 2005-06 Bright Ideas Education Grants

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elements are narratives explaining the project and how it will benefit
students .

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Prosoft has created and distributes a complete library of classroom
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Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this press release are statements of a forward-looking
nature that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected .

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Last year, the state's 27 electric
cooperatives gave out more than $530,000 in Bright Ideas grants , an all-time
annual high for the program.

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During this state-funded pilot phase,
the schools will receive curriculum integration support, assessment
tools and membership in the CIW classroom exam-delivery program. Prosoft owns the CIW
job-role certification program for Internet technologies and the CCNT
(Certified in Convergent Network Technologies) certification, and
manages the CTP (Convergence Technologies Professional) vendor-neutral
certification for telecommunications. Grants up to $2,000 are available.

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Simplicity is the hallmark of the application process .

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Instructors will receive specialized training to teach the Official
CIW Curriculum in their classrooms .

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North Carolina's Touchstone Energy
cooperatives have financed a variety of hands-on projects, including
activities in music, art, history, language, reading, science, career-planning
and information technology.

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CIW is the world's largest industry -recognized
job-readiness certification, validating skills in a variety of IT
disciplines, including Web site and e-commerce development, network
administration, security and Web languages. To learn more, visit
www.CIWcertified.

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We took a proactive approach to finding
just the right program that would present a comprehensive curriculum,
and provide a recognized standard of teaching and validating those
skills," said Dr. "I am very encouraged by the enthusiasm and
support we have from Prosoft and local industry in developing the CIW
program in our school system, particularly during the pilot school
phase this fall."
CIW helps individuals prepare for the highly competitive digital
economy by teaching the essential IT and workplace skills required by
today's employers.
Bright Ideas grants finance innovative and creative classroom projects
that would otherwise go unfunded.

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Prosoft expects that the CIW
program will be fully implemented in all statewide public schools in
fall 2006.

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The Arkansas Department of Workforce Education has selected the
CIW program as the basis for its statewide Web technology curriculum
in secondary and post-secondary institutions. Their involvement will help ensure the success of the
CIW program right from the start as we prepare our students to pursue
their professional goals in a technology-driven economy.CTPcertified.C., North Carolina's Touchstone Energy
cooperatives have earmarked at least $500,000 for classroom-based projects
through its funding of the Bright Ideas Education Grant Program for 2005-2006.

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We believe the real beneficiaries of this partnership will be
the students of Arkansas who participate in the CIW program because
upon graduation they will be more qualified for the workforce. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update this forward-looking information.

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"Information technology skills are increasingly integral to
mainstream jobs in our state.

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Teachers who
submit their application by early August will be entered in a drawing for a
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PHOENIX ----Prosoft Learning
Corporation (NASDAQ: POSO), a technology learning solutions provider
and owner of the CIW certification program, today announced that the
state of Arkansas has instituted a CIW statewide partnership.

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The CIW statewide partnership between Prosoft and Arkansas will
bring standardized Information Technology (IT) curriculum and
certification to public high school students across the state. Such
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the Company's
dependence on the timely development, introduction and acceptance of
courses, proprietary certifications and other products; the acceptance
of ICT certifications in general; and the other risks and
uncertainties outlined in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.com .

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The
partnership will begin in fall 2005 with 10 schools taking part in a
three-year pilot school program.5 million people in 93 of the state's 100 counties.

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Prosoft is a leader in the workforce development arena, working with
state and local governments and school districts to provide ICT
education solutions for high school and community college students.