Studying Web Design?

CIW have made some exciting changes to their certification and I have just attended a presentation given by James Stanger who is the President and Chief Certification Architect at CIW. He spoke about the benefits these changes would bring to students and prospective employers.

For those that don’t already know the Certified Internet Webmaster – CIW – was created by a community of web professionals from around the world and has an advisory council made up of Industry, Academia, Government and Not-for profit organisations. I find it reassuring to know that the training and certification we provide is under constant review and evolves to reflect todays Web Design technologies and job roles and that’s what the changes are all about.

Several name changes have taken place along with the re-structure and will now consist of Associate, Specialist and Professional levels.

1D0-510 – This exam is still broken down into 3 sections and when passed you are awarded the CIW Web Foundations Associate certification.

• CIW Internet Business Associate
• CIW Site Development Associate
• CIW Network Technology Associate

1D0-520 – Previously known as CIW Site Designer. This exam continues to be split down into the following sections and when passed you are awarded the CIW Web Design Specialist certification.

• CIW Site Development Essentials
• CIW Web Design Elements
• CIW Basic Web Technologies
• CIW Advanced Web Technologies

1D0-525 – Previously known as CIW Ecommerce Designer. This exam continues to be split down into the following sections and when passed you are awarded the CIW E-Commerce Specialist certification.

• E-Commerce Site Development
• E-Commerce Technology and Security
• E-Commerce Business, Marketing and Legal Issues

Once you have gained the Web Design Specialist certification and the E-Commerce Specialist certification you will also gain the Web Design Professional certification.