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CIW Professional Certification

This CIW Certification validates skills possessed by a Web Professional in a specific IT Field that is related with Web Technologies. This includes Server Administration, Database Design, Security, Website Management, Web Development and several other fields.

All web professionals must pass two required CIW exams to become a CIW Professional. These exams are mentioned in the ‘exams’ section. The exams are as follows:

CIW Foundations

And any one of the following:

CIW Site Designer
CIW E-Commerce Designer
CIW Internetworking Professional
CIW Server Administrator
CIW Security Professional
CIW Application Developer
CIW Database Design Specialist
CIW Enterprise Specialist

The following skills are covered by this CIW Certification:

Internet Fundamentals
Skills from among one field

What are the Pre-requisites of this CIW Certification?

According to CIW there are no pre-requisites other than the CIW Associate Certification and its foundation exams. However we do also recommend full preparation for the exam and familiarity with the aforementioned technologies. Additionally, candidates should have working knowledge of all the required skills.

Who is this CIW Certification for?

This Certification is for all those individuals who would like to pursue the following careers:

database developer and administrator
Internet application developer
middleware programmer
Java developer
client/server developers

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).

CIW Learning Resources - CIW offers a variety of learning methods that suit help you prepare for your exam. These are:

Official CIW Self-Study Exam Preparation Kits
Official CIW e-Learning and Online Test Preparation http://www.ciwcertified.com/training/default.asp

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
Practice Exam – When you think you're ready to take the exam you can find out by using the CIW Certification Practice Exams.
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 Professional Certification?

Required CIW Professional Exams	CIW Exam Topics	CIW Certificate Award
	CIW v5 Foundations	CIW Exam 1D0-510	CIW Associate
AND PASS ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMS:
	CIW Site Designer (retired June 30, 2006) or CIW v5 Site Designer (released November 30, 2005)	CIW Exam 1D0-420 or CIW Exam 1D0-520	CIW Professional** CIW Professional
	CIW E-Commerce Designer (retired June 30, 2006) or CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer (released April 30th, 2006)	CIW Exam 1D0-425 or CIW Exam 1D0-525	CIW Professional** CIW Professional
	CIW Server Administrator	CIW Exam 1D0-450	CIW Professional**
	CIW Internetworking Professional	CIW Exam 1D0-460	CIW Professional**
	CIW Security Professional	CIW Exam 1D0-470	CIW Professional**
	CIW Application Developer	CIW Exam 1D0-430	CIW Professional**
	CIW Database Design Specialist	CIW Exam 1D0-441 (retired) or CIW Exam 1D0-541	CIW Professional**
	CIW Enterprise Specialist	CIW Exam 1D0-442	CIW Professional**
** All CIW Professional certifications require the CIW Associate certification as a prerequisite.

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:

Internet Business Foundations (PDF)
Site Development Foundations (PDF)
Network Technology Foundations (PDF)
Design Methodology and Technology (PDF)
E-Commerce Strategies and Practices (PDF)
Internet System Management (PDF)
Advanced Internet System Management (PDF)
TCP/IP Internetworking (PDF)
Advanced TCP/IP Concepts and Practices (PDF)
Network Security and Firewalls (PDF)
Operating Systems Security (PDF)
Security Auditing, Attacks and Threat Analysis (PDF)
Fundamentals of CGI Programming using Perl (PDF)
Dynamic Server Pages (PDF)
Database Design Methodology (PDF)
Distributed Object Computing Using Java and CORBA (PDF)
Enterprise JavaBeans (PDF)

Official CIW Exam Guides

CIW Certification Renewal Policy

CIW has no such policy as opposed to several other Certification Providers. However, 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/professional-certification.asp