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CIW Certifications - CIW Associate


CIW Associate Certification

This is the foundation level CIW Certification that is required for all other CIW Certifications and also involves various aspects of fundamental skills. This Certification allows any person to work in an “internet technology environment”. This certification has been made for beginners and does not require any pre-requisites other than preparation for exams.  

The following skills are covered by this CIW Certification:

  • Basic knowledge of Internet technologies
  • Network infrastructure
  • Web authoring using XHTML
  • Job skills such as project management.

The following is part of the Curriculum of this CIW Certification:

  • Basic knowledge of Internet technologies such as Web browsers, FTP and e-mail
  • Web page authoring using Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
  • Basic infrastructure networking
  • Project management

 

What are the Pre-requisites of this CIW Certification?

There are no pre-requisites mentioned by CIW.However we recommend full preparation for the exam and familiarity with the aforementioned technologies. Additionally, any and all candidates should have used the Internet for some time and be familiar with it.

 

Who is this CIW Certification for?

 

CIW Associate certification is for individuals working in the following fields as well as any person who would

like to start work as a web Designer or is already doing such work. Additionally, it is also for all professionals who use the internet.

  • Sales
  • Business development
  • Advertising
  • Technical recruiting
  • Areas that depend on Web-enabled systems for productivity

 

Why should I get certified? What benefits are there?

 

CIW Certification Exams in General

What Do They Cost?

Each CIW Certification is composed of one or more exams. The fees for each of the exams is listed below:

 

CIW Exam Title

CIW Exam ID

Testing Center
Exam Fee in
U.S. Dollars

CIW v5 Foundations

1D0-510

$150

CIW v5 Foundations - Site Development Module

1D0-51B

$150

CIW v5 Site Designer

1D0-520

$150

CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer

1D0-525

$150

CIW Application Developer

1D0-430

$150

CIW JavaScript Fundamentals

1D0-435

$150

CIW Perl Fundamentals

1D0-437

$150

CIW Database Design Specialist

1D0-541

$150

CIW Enterprise Specialist

1D0-442

$150

CIW Server Administrator

1D0-450

$150

CIW Internetworking Professional

1D0-460

$150

CIW Security Professional

1D0-470

$150

 

How do I take the exams?

Exams are carried out by both Pearson VUE and Prometric in a number of Test Centers around the world.

Follow the links below for the websites of Pearson VUE and Prometric:

 

  • Prometric:

      http://www.prometric.com/

  • Pearson VUE:

      http://www.pearsonvue.com/

 

How do I prepare for the exams?

 

There are various methods of preparing for the CIW Certification. Self study options using the resources provided by CIW and ComputerPrep are available and so is training through CIW Authorized Training Partners (ATP) and Authoriized Academic Partners (AAP).

 

  1. CIW Learning Resources - CIW offers a variety of learning methods that suit help you prepare for your exam. These are:
  1. Exam Guides and Curriculums - For each CIW exam, there is an Exam Guide present as well as a Curriculum that guides you with your studies. The links are available in the Resources section
  2. Practice Exam – When you think you're ready to take the exam you can find out by using the CIW Certification Practice Exams.
  3. Self Study Books – CompuPrep offers several self study books that are very useful when preparing for CIW Exams

What certifications and exams come under the CIW Associate Certification?

 

Required CIW Associate Exam

CIW Exam Topics

CIW Certificate Award

CIW v5 Foundations *

CIW Exam 1D0-510

CIW Associate

 

* After Feb. 4, 2005, CIW no longer accepts score reports from students who have passed the entry-level i-Net+ exam certification as credit toward CIW Associate certification.
Notice: The CIW v5 Foundations Exam 1D0-510 is now live. The previous exam to become a CIW Associate, CIW Exam 1D0-410, was retired on January 31, 2005.

 

Resources for the Exams

General Resources


1. Practice Exams
http://www.ciwcertified.com/training/
2. Exam Guides by Certificate
http://www.ciwcertified.com/exams/general.asp
3. Exam Policies
http://www.ciwcertified.com/exams/policies.asp
4. Training Options
http://www.ciwcertified.com/program/training-options.asp
5. Training Resources

http://www.ciwcertified.com/training/default.asp

Recommended Resources for this CIW Certification

Official CIW educational programs and materials are available for CIW exam candidates.

Official CIW Curriculums for the examinations:

This should be read before taking the exams:

 

  • CIW v5 Foundations Exam Guide for 1D0-510.

CIW Certification Renewal Policy

 

CIW has no such policy as opposed to several other Certification Providers. Howver, CIW routinely retires several exams and replaces them. For updated information visit the CIW Website.

 

 

Link to Official CIW Certification Website

http://www.ciwcertified.com/certifications/foundations.asp#found

 





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