Adobe Certification

It can be difficult to get ahead in today's market. To stand out and be noticed. More than ever, you need a clear and focused way to tell the world about your expertise. The solution? Become Adobe Certified. Adobe certification is an industry standard of excellence, and it's the absolute best way to communicate your proficiency in leading products from Adobe.

As an individual, an Adobe Certified credential allows you to:

• Differentiate yourself from competitors
• Get your résumé noticed
• Attract and win new business
• Gain recognition from your employer
• Leverage the power of the Adobe brand

As a business, use the Adobe Certified credential as a benchmark so you can:

• Find the right person for the job
• Quickly assess candidate skill level
• Invest in, and promote, your most promising employees

What is an ACE?

An Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) is a person who has demonstrated a professional level in proficiency with one or more Adobe software products. To become an ACE, you must pass one or more product-specific proficiency exams and agree to the ACE terms and conditions.

What is an ACA?

An Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) credential certifies individuals have the entry-level skills to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications using different forms of digital media.

Step 1 - Choose a Certification

	Design Specialist	Web Specialist	Video Specialist	Rich Internet App. Specialist	Technical Comm. Specialist
Adobe Photoshop	E	E	R	E
Adobe InDesign	R
Adobe Dreamweaver		R		E
Adobe Illustrator	E	E		E
Adobe Acrobat	R				E
Adobe Premiere Pro/Encore DVD/OnLocation			R
Adobe After Effects			E
Adobe ColdFusion		E		E
Adobe Flash		R	E	R
Adobe Flex		E		R
Adobe FrameMaker	E				R
Adobe RoboHelp					R
Adobe Captivate					E

Specialist must pass all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within any given certification track. Note: Exam requirements are subject to change. Please go to http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ace_certify.html for the latest requirements.

Master certifications:

ACE Master Certification Recognizes your 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. All exams must be the same version, for example, all CS3 or all CS4 to meet the requirements.

Products available for proficiency

CS Design Master

• Adobe® Acrobat® Professional
• Adobe InDesign®
• Adobe Illustrator®
• Adobe Photoshop®

CS Web Master

• Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Adobe Dreamweaver®
• Adobe Flash®
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop

CS Video Master

• Adobe AfterEffects®
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere®

Step 2: Register for the exam

Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exams are administered by Pearson VUE, an independent third-party testing company. The tests are offered at over five thousand authorized testing centers in over one hundred countries. The certification exam fee is US $150 worldwide.

Register by phone, online, or in person.

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