Download - Get Certified: Acquia Certification Program
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About usBen Ortega – Director of Learning Services
Peter Manijak – Certification Program Global Lead
Heather James – Manager of Learning Services
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Acquia Certification Program
• About the program• Why we built it• Benefits • How we built it• Exam details• What’s the exam like?• Sample question
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Why we built it• Address industry needs.• Create greater awareness and use of
Drupal• Provide paths for skill development
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Benefits of certification• Establish your credibility• More visibility within the marketplace• Gain a formal certification in a
dynamic field
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How we built it• Determine Goals of Program• Conduct Audience Analysis • Determine Framework• Conduct Job Task Analysis • Create exam blueprint
– https://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-certified-developer-exam-blueprint
• Conduct exam development workshop with subject matter experts
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High-stakes proctored exam
• Available on-site globally through 750 Kryterion test centers
• Available through on-line proctored testing
• www.webassessor.com/acquia/index.html
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Acquia Certification Roadmap
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Acquia Certified Developer – Exam details• Exam cost: $250• Exam length: 60 multiple-choice,
multiple answer questions • Exam duration: 90 minutes• Pass/Fail mark: 65% • For more information on the exam
details and program, please visit www.acquia.com/certification
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What are you tested on?
Domain % of Examination
1.0 Fundamental Web Concepts 13%
2.0 Site Building 27%3.0 Front end development (theming) 25%
4.0 Back end development (coding) 35%
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Sample Question:
You are running a popular local news portal. A mobile app developer in your area approached you for a permission to syndicate your content on their mobile app. They are requesting the content be made available as a feed rather than in HTML format.
How can you provide list of latest articles in RSS format?
A. Create a view with a Feed display filtering only the Articles content type
B. Create a view with a Page display filtering only the Articles content type and under filter options enable the RSS filter
C. Create a view with a Page display filtering only the Articles content type and under Style output options select RSS Feed instead of Unformatted List
D. Create a view with a Page display filtering only the Articles content type, modifying the .tpl.php file for the view and render the output in RSS format
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Available today
• The certification is available to take today.https://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-certified-developer-exam-blueprint
• In April: A follow-up webinar for certification preparation (link).
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Helpful hints: Technical
• Don’t use Chrome to register in Kryterion or to take the on-line exam.
• Do not use a second monitor.• You have install Sentinel software
for the purposes of the exam.
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Helpful hints: The proctored exam• You need to schedule 24 hours in
advance.• Find a quiet place to take the exam if
you are taking it as an on-line proctored exam.
• Please be aware that you are being monitored and if something occurs out of the norm, the proctor will pop in.
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Helpful hints: Taking the exam
• Trust your first answer, it is usually the right one.
• Don’t overthink the question.• These are not trick questions, we
aim to be fair at all times.• Take the question at face value• You may want to save the longer
questions to the end.
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Helping you prepare!
• Webinar with Prasad Shirgoankar
• April 23rd, 3014• acquia.com
/resources/webinars/preparing-acquia-certification
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Acquia Certification Program Q&A• For more information on the exam
details and program, please visit www.acquia.com/certification
• FAQ file available
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Thank you!