CIW Certifications
Filed under: CIW, CIW Associate, CIW Database Design Specialist, CIW Professional, CIW Security Analyst, Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Designer, Master CIW Enterprise Developer, Master CIW Web Site Manager
CIW is run by a for-profit company, Prosoft Learning, which, in turn, is owned by VCampus. According to Prosoft Learning, direction and content of the exams and courseware is influenced by a ‘CIW Advisory Council’, a group consisting of representatives from various academic and commercial enterprises.
CIW (Certified Internet Web Professional) program. CIW offers structured, reliable evidence of Web technology skills competency in several job-role areas, including Web Foundations, Web Design, Web Development and Web Security. CIW offers these job-role certifications in a three-tiered hierarchy of expertise levels: Associate, Specialist and Professional.
CIW certification tracks are vendor-neutral certifications for those who wish to accredit themselves with a certification that closely allies itself with particular job roles or skill sets in an Internet-based environment. CIW certifications are pitched toward anyone working in a web-based enviroment, from webmasters and database designers to server administrators and security specialists. For additional information, please visit the CIW Web site at http://www.ciwcertified.com/.
The list of CIW certifications are:
- CIW Associate – basic knowledge of Internet technologies, Web authoring with XHTML, project management, and network infrastructure and troubleshooting.
- CIW Professional – skills related to a particular discipline such as Web site design, security, server administration, application development or database management.
- Master CIW Designer – cutting-edge design concepts and tools, industry standard design tools such as Dreamweaver and Flash, site maintenance, authoring and scripting languages, content and digital media creation, and B2B and B2C e-commerce Web site standards.
- Master CIW Administrator – identification of network architecture, infrastructure and server administration, network administration skills and network security implementation.
- Master CIW Web Site Manager – basic networking, Web site design techniques, Web authoring and scripting languages, and server administration.
- Master CIW Enterprise Developer – Web-enabled enterprise application development, e-business solution implementation, database management, distributed object computing, scripting and programming languages, and language theory.
- CIW Database Design Specialist – foundational knowledge of common database platforms, plus universal database design principles and SQL.
- CIW Security Analyst – strategies and tools for protecting an organization’s assets and operations.
View All CIW Certifications:
Foundational
Web Foundations Associate*
» Internet Business Associate*
» Site Development Associate*
» Network Technology Associate*
Design
Web Design Professional*
» Web Design Specialist*
» E-Commerce Specialist*
Development
Web Development Professional*
» JavaScript Specialist*
» Perl Specialist*
» Database Design Specialist*
Security
Web Security Associate*
Web Security Specialist*
Web Security Professional*
Security Analyst
Misc
CIW Professional
Associate Design Specialist
Master Designer
Master Administrator
Master Web Site Manager
Master Enterprise Developer
Grand Master Developer
