Adobe Certification – As a busy technical or development manager, how do you really know that candidates actually have the Adobe skills and knowledge listed on their resumes? The best way to find out is to look for the Adobe Certification. Adobe has established several levels of proficiency as part of their certification program. Adobe certification is the industry standard for knowledge and skill validation for Adobe software. Ask the next candidate you interview to provide a certification verification report from Pearson / VUE.

Adobe’s Certification Credentials Site – From this site, the candidate can log-in and obtain his official Adobe certification detail that he can forward to you. Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Single product certification – Adobe offers single product exams for those who desire to show their proficiency in a single Adobe product. Candidates must pass one current product-specific exam to hold a single product certification.

Specialist certification – Adobe offers specialist certification in a specific medium: print, web, or video. Specialist candidates must pass the exams on the required products listed below. Adobe Certified Experts (ACE) must pass the current version of all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within any given certification track.

Master certification – ACE master certifications recognizes candidate’92s skills with entire product suites. To become certified as an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Master, you must pass the current exam for each of the products in the suite.

ACE Exam Provider Information – Adobe certification exams are administered by Pearson VUE an independent third-party testing company. The tests are offered at more than a thousand authorized testing centers in many countries. The certification exam fee is US $150 worldwide.

Prepare for the Exam – Certification exams are computer-delivered, closed-book tests consisting of 60 to 90 multiple-choice questions. Each exam takes one to two hours to complete, and results are given to you at the testing center immediately after you finish. The keys to preparing for an ACE exam are experience with the product and studying using these resources: Adobe product user guides, Adobe press books, Adobe Authorized Training Classes from On3, tutorials and other training materials. Once certified, your credential is valid until 90 days after the exam version of your certification is retired.  Adobe will e-mail you a reminder when your certification is due for renewal and will let you know when you need to take another exam.

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