Q: Does Adobe offer certification?
A: Yes, Adobe offers two levels of certification: Adobe Certified Associate for validating entry-level skills (new) and Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Professional for validating expert-level skills.
Q: Why create this new line of Adobe certifications?
A: The workplace demand for digital media skills—creating, managing, integrating, and communicating information by using Adobe's dynamic multimedia, video, graphic, web, or design software—is on the rise. This new certification programme will help educators effectively teach and validate digital communications skills while providing students with credentials that demonstrate real-world prowess to prospective employers.
Q: What is an Adobe Certified Associate?
A: An Adobe Certified Associate has earned a certification that validates entry-level skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications by using different forms of digital media.
Q: What different types of Adobe Certified Associate can I earn?
A: In Spring 2007, Adobe will offer two areas in which to gain certification for entry-level skills: Web Communication using Dreamweaver 8 and Rich Media Communication using Flash 8. By Autumn 2007, Adobe will offer three new certifications: Web Communication using Dreamweaver CS3, Rich Media Communication using Flash CS3, and Visual Communication using Photoshop CS3 Extended.
Q: How is an Adobe certification earned?
A: Each new Adobe certification exam will correspond to a particular Adobe application used for digital communication, and will represent a single certification. Anyone who passes a Web Communication certification exam in Dreamweaver® 8, for example, will receive an official certificate representing entry-level communication skills with Dreamweaver 8.
Q: What type of exams are the Adobe Certified Associate exams?
A: The first generation of certification exams will help validate a test candidate's ability to create, manage, integrate and communicate information using Adobe's dynamic multi-media, video, graphic, and web software through linear testing.
Q: What are the benefits of becoming certified?
A: By certifying one's skills, individuals can validate their technical abilities and demonstrate proficiency. Adobe's associate-level certifications are based on research about digital communications skills required by industry, government, and education. The objectives reflect the foundation skills needed to be successful communicators in today's digital world. In educational settings, industry-recognised certification programmes ensure students and teachers are acquiring the knowledge and skills valued in today's workplace. For institutions seeking to keep curriculum vitalised and relevant, certification plays a critical role in bridging classroom learning to real-world application.
Q: What is the fee for the Adobe Associate Certification exam?
A: Contact your Prodigy Representative for pricing.
Q: What can I expect from Adobe if I pass the Adobe Certified Associate exam?
A: As soon as you pass the exam, your name and exam results are given to Adobe. Your exam data is then entered into our database. Within two weeks of passing a certification exam, you will receive an official certificate in the mail with an Adobe Certified Associate logo that highlights your accomplishment.
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