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IBM WebSphere Portal V5.1 Certifications
April 1, 2005
IBM is pleased to announce the addition of the following job-role certifications and applicable tests to the Professional Certification Program from IBM (www.ibm.com/certify). These certifications are available worldwide effective April 4, 2005. By achieving these certifications, administrators and developers can validate their knowledge and skills and demonstrate their technical competence to others.
IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere Portal V5.1
Test 397, IBM WebSphere Portal V5.1, Deployment and Administration
IBM Certified Solution Developer - WebSphere Portal V5.1
Test 399, IBM WebSphere Portal V5.1, Application Development
The IBM Certified System Administrator is for intermediate level implementers, administrators or architects who design and/or implement WebSphere Portal V5.1. To achieve this certification, candidates need to pass Test 397, which is designed to measure skills in the areas of:
Installing and configuring WebSphere Portal V5 (15%)
Architecting a portal solution (14%)
Implementing and administering portal security (18%)
Customizing and administering pages (16%)
Configuring and maintaining portlets (12%)
Maintenance and troubleshooting (20%)
Content management and integration (5%)
Note: The percentage of each area reflects its actual weighting on the test.
The IBM Certified Solution Developer certification is for intermediate level
J2EE developers, architects or consultants who design or develop portal solutions. To achieve this certificate, candidates need to pass Test 399, which is designed to measure skills in the areas of:
Installing, setting up and configuring the development environment (8%)
Architecting a portal solution (12%)
Writing a portlet (43%)
Testing and debugging a portal solution (12%)
Backend portlet services (17%)
Additional portlet services (8%)
Note: The percentage of each area reflects its actual weighting on the test.
Test 397 and Test 399 are available via test delivery vendors Prometric Thompson (APTC) and Pearson VUE, April 4, 2005, and will be available with Prime on April 10, 2005.
Practical experience and in-depth product knowledge are required to ensure success on the tests. To help candidates prepare, the following information is provided for each certification and applicable test, and accessible today via the certifications by product view -> IBM WebSphere.
job role description/target audience to which the test is built
recommended prerequisite knowledge and skills one needs to possess before preparing for this job role certification
test objectives or detailed skills measured on the test
recommended educational resources to be used to prepare for the test based on the test objectives
pre-assessment/sample test to gauge ones readiness for the actual test
To register for a test, refer to the url of the desired certification role, and contact the test delivery vendor. The test fee is set to the economy of a country as outlined within the WebSphere certification test fees announcement. Test 397 is a 120 minute test, and Test 399 is a 75 minute test. The test delivery vendor can verify the specific test fee within your country.
IBMers have the opportunity to take the actual tests free-of-charge. To any WebSphere or XML certification test, contact:
Boeblingen Lab: Harry Staebler
Beijing Lab: Min M Lui
Hursley Lab: Peter Missen
Lenexa Lab: Judith Camp
Silicon Valley Lab: Lynne Kelsey
Sydney Lab: Michael Wasmund
Toronto area: Sanaa Siddiqi
Please forward any inquiries regarding this announcement to
certify@us.ibm.com.
[ March 31, 2005: Message edited by: Peter Sin ]