Adobe Certification
Exam Dates:
Please contact our Training Co-ordinator for upcoming dates:Adobe Certified Associate Exam fees are: €135 or €100 when booking a Pro-Skills course
Adobe Certified Expert Exam fees are: €215 (no VAT)
Enquire about Certification exams here
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)
An Adobe Certified Associate credential certifies individuals have the entry-level skills to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications using different forms of digital media. These are:
- Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver®
- Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash®
- Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop®
Check out the ACA promotional video on YouTube here. These can be taken after one of our Pro-SKills courses, or can be taken separately.
Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)
An Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) is a person who has demonstrated 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.
ACE preparation guides and resources can be found here on the Adobe site.
Single Product Certification
Product exams available for Adobe Certified Expert (ACE):
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe GoLive
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Flash
Specialist Certification
Recognizes your proficiency in a specific medium: print, web, or video. To become certified as a Specialist, you must pass the exams on the required products listed below. (R - required, plus any one elective (E) within any given certification track).
|
Print Specialist |
Web Specialist |
Video Specialist |
Adobe InDesign |
R |
– |
– |
Adobe GoLive or Dreamweaver |
– |
R |
– |
Adobe Acrobat Professional Print Production |
R |
E |
– |
Adobe Photoshop |
E |
R |
R |
Adobe Illustrator |
E |
E |
– |
Adobe Premiere® |
– |
– |
R |
Adobe After Effects® |
– |
– |
R |
Master Certification
ACE Master Certification Recognizes your skills with entire product suites. To become certified as an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Master, you must pass the exam for each of the products in the suite.
Benefits of Adobe Certification
As an individual, an Adobe Certified credential allows you to:
- Differentiate yourself from competitors
- Get your CV noticed
- Attract and win new business
- Gain recognition from your employer
- Leverage the power of the Adobe brand
"Having a close tie to Adobe is an incredible asset. In the last six months alone, I've gotten 5 or 6 new projects resulting from people finding me in the Adobe Partner Finder on adobe.com" –Brian Wood, Principal and Adobe Certified Instructor eVolve, www.evolve-ctd.com
Are you looking to set yourself apart in industry or employment? Digital media skills of today involve both creative application and technical understanding. So why not become Adobe Certified? Adobe certification is an industry standard of excellence, and is the best way to communicate your proficiency in leading products from Adobe.
Now individuals, industry professionals, educators and students can get certified for both entry-level skills as an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA), and professional-level skills as an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE). Once you have passed an ACE exam you can take others and progress to Specialist or Master Certification to set yourself apart as the top professionals in your industry. If you are a teacher or have teaching skills, then you can establish yourself as an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) and gain work at Adobe Authorised Training Centre.
