The CIW Certification Path
CIW certifications can help you get Internet technologies related jobs in fields such as web designing, web development, programming, etc. They are suitable for people aspiring for entry-level jobs as well as professionals looking to work on advanced web technologies.
Following are the CIW certification paths that you can follow to get certified:
CIW Associate
The CIW Associate certification validates your skills on using Web browsers, e-mail and FTP and creating Web pages using HTML. You have to pass just one exam i.e. CIW Foundations (1D0-510) to achieve this certification.
CIW Associate Design Specialist
The CIW Associate Design specialist certification is suitable for you if you are an entry level web designers and want to validate your skills on web designing and related technologies. You have to pass two exams to get this certification.
CIW Professional
CIW Professional certification validates your skills on job roles in technologies such as Web site design, security, server administration, application development or database management.
To get certified as a CIW Professional, you have to pass the CIW Foundation exam and any one of the eight job roles exams.
Master CIW Designer
This certification is appropriate for you if you want to work as a Web designer, creative director, Web marketing/ business specialist or art director. You have to pass three exams to get certified.
Master CIW Administrator
This certification is suitable for you, if you have skills such as configuring, managing and troubleshooting servers and implementing security methods in business-to-business and business to consumer e-commerce. You have to pass four exams to be certified as a Master CIW Administrator.
CIW Security Analyst
This certification is appropriate for you if you are proficient in network administration and want to validate your skills in technologies related to security. You have to pass the CIW Security Professional exam and should have a vendor-specific networking certification to be certified as a CIW Security Analyst.
Master CIW Web Site Manager
This certifications establishes you as an expert in basic networking, Web site design techniques, Web authoring and scripting languages, and server administration. You have to pass five exams to get this certification.
Master CIW Enterprise Developer
This certification is for persons who are expert in designing and implementing enterprise-wide Web-enabled applications. You have to pass seven exams to achieve this certification.
Certification required for related job Role
- If you are aspirant to work as System Administrator, the certification you need is CIW Professional, CIW Security Analyst, and Master CIW Administrator.
- For Database Administration, the certification required is CIW Professional and Master CIW Enterprise Developer.
- For Internet Technologies, the related certifications are CIW Professional and Master CIW website Manager.
- For Web Designing, the related certification is CIW professional and Master CIW Website Manager.
- For Programming and Web Development, the certification required is Master CIW Enterprise Developer.
