Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Certified Internet Web Professional - A vendor neutral certification

Certified Internet Web Professional is a vendor-neutral Internet Certification. This means that the program focuses on the skills needed to perform job roles rather than on usage of specific products. CIW tests for vital internet technology skills starting from basic web authoring and networking concepts to advanced study in security and web languages.

CIW is the world’s largest growing vendor-neutral Internet Certification. CIW sets a standard for various academic institutions and businesses worldwide in Web Technology. Here are some reviews of IT Professional regarding CIW Certification.

Stay current with IT skills and industry trends

"I had been working on security issues for several years but I needed to learn how the industry handled threats and vulnerabilities, so I turned to CIW once again for my certification needs. Now I work in an environment alongside developers and server administrators to help them protect our enterprise environment."
-Sean Thompson, Information Security Analyst

Be competitive in the IT job market

"I wanted to be competitive in the field of professional Web site design. Pursuing CIW certification gave me industry-recognized knowledge, skills and credibility to do that."
- David Eash, Internet Business Owner

Have what employers want

"… CIW certification lets me know that they have a good fundamental understanding of the skill set I'd need, as well as the tenacity to work through the curriculum and pass the necessary tests for certification."
-Michael Boyink, Principal, Boyink Interactive

CIW consists of multiple certification tracks that map to industry job roles. No matter what pathway(s) you pursue, you learn the latest Internet technologies and job skills. CIW Certifications are helpful to many professionals whether they are in marketing, design, public relations or office administration. CIW Certification is available in various IT job roles, starting from foundation level to specialization and up to advanced Master level certifications.

CIW Associate - CIW Associate if for those who possess foundational skills including basic skills of Internet technologies, network infrastructure, etc. It’s also a starting point for more advanced certifications. It is beneficial for those working in business development, technical recruiting, etc. There is only one exam that an applicant needs to qualify to be a CIW Associate.

CIW Associate Design Specialist- It is a new CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification for organizations that wants to provide vendor-neutral certification in web designing. An applicant learns the basics of Web design with XHTML coding, e-commerce models and client side languages. There are two exams that an applicant has to pass to be CIW Associate Design Specialist.

CIW Professional - This mid-level CIW job-role certification validates the certificate’s knowledge in foundational IT skills as well as more advanced skills in a job role of your choice. CIW Professional certifications are best suited to individuals who are now performing jobs or pursuing careers in mid-level technical positions. CIW Associate certification is required to qualify for any CIW Professional certification. There are various disciplines within CIW Professional: server administrator, internetworking professional, security professional, application developer, and database design specialist.

CIW Database Design Specialist – It validates knowledge of database design principals and theory, and their application to the most popular database platforms. The CIW v5 Database Design Specialist certification is ideal for all professionals who use or develop database applications.

Master CIW Designer - Master CIW Designer build and maintain websites using scripting languages, makes content and digital media, utilizes technologies for business-to-business, business-to-consumer and e-commerce web sites. It leads to a successful career in web designing and creative designing. There are three exams that an applicant needs to pass to be Master CIW Designer.

Master CIW Enterprise Developer Certification - It is for those developers who can build n-tier database, can develop enterprise wide web enabled applications and connectivity solutions for web applications using Java language. There are various job roles for Master CIW Designer such as Database Developers, Client-Server Developers, and Internet Application Developers etc.




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