Adobe Certified Associate
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Description
Creative skills are notoriously difficult to quantify. Landing your first job out of high school or college can be daunting, especially in the competitive fields of digital communication. The classic dilemma for entry-level workers with little or no experience is convincing employers that they are capable of doing the job. Now you can validate your skills and prove your value to employers by earning certification as an Adobe Certified Associate.
As an Adobe Certified Associate, you are instantly recognized as someone with the critical entry-level skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications using a wide variety of today’s most popular digital media. This includes Adobe’s dynamic multimedia, video, graphic, web, and design software. As an internationally-respected credential, Adobe Certified Associate can open a wealth of job opportunities and accelerate your career success.
Available Programs
The Adobe Certified Associate currently has three areas students can train and certify in. Compare the Adobe Certified Associate and the Adobe Certified Expert credentials.
Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4
Dreamweaver is the industry leading Web development tool, enabling users to efficiently design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications. With Dreamweaver users can go from start to finish, creating and maintaining basic websites to advanced applications that support best practices and the latest technologies.
The certification exam covers the following concepts:
- Setting project requirements
- Planning site design and page layout
- Understanding the Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 interface
- Adding content
- Organizing and modifying content
- Evaluating and maintaining a site
- See the full list of objectives
Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash® CS4
Flash is the industry standard for creating and delivering effective rich interactive content across desktops and devices. Flash enables users to integrate animation, video, text, audio and graphics into engaging user experiences that span a wide variety of digital devices, from desktops to mobile phones.
The certification exam covers the following concepts:
- Setting project requirements
- Identifying rich-media design elements
- Understanding Adobe Flash® CS4
- Building rich-media elements
- Evaluating rich-media elements
- See the full list of objectives
Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended
Photoshop is the industry standard for the utmost creative control in image editing and compositing. Photoshop enables users can animate video frames, paint and clone over multiple video frames, and import and export video files in a wide range of formats engaging user experiences that create more accurate composites.
The certification exam covers the following concepts:
- Setting project requirements
- Identifying design elements when preparing images
- Understanding Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended
- Manipulating images
- Evaluating digital images
- See the full list of objectives
Practice Tests and CBT
Nothing replaces instructor-led training. However, many students have very high anxiety about taking any type of test and many are new to taking tests on the computer. Practice tests help acclimate students to the test environment and give them confidence in their skills. Practice tests and computer-based tutoring are critical to helping the student succeed on the exams.
Prerequisites
Students must have basic competencies such as those provided by IC3 and digital literacy training.
Pricing
The ACA certification training is a customized training program. The cost is typically all inclusive and covers the textbook, training, and exam vouchers.
SawyerTraining, Inc. is an authorized Certiport testing center and uses only authorized ACA instructors.
Contact SawyerTraining, Inc. directly for pricing information (tel: 612.234.1298 or email: Sales@sawyerTraining.com)
Assessments
Assessments are an ideal way for Human Resource departments to assure applicants have the necessary skills for their jobs before hiring. Assessments are less pressure for a candidate and less expensive for the organization while still giving an very accurate measure of the candidate's skill. Using assessments allows organizations to be fair and consistent in their evaluation of applicants and reduce training and support costs post-hire. Organizations can also use assessments in place of exams either before or after training (or both) to evaluate employee skills and training effectiveness.
Customization
Adobe and creative programs can be standardized using the curriculum mapped to ACA and ACE. Training can also be highly customized to fit the specific need of an organization. Customized modules focused on specific job roles can build comprehensive programs for your employees. An extensive needs analysis and plan for implementation and outcomes will be part of customized training program. SawyerTraining can provide customized materials in line with your specific needs.
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