jCert Java Certifications for Not Yet Techies

"Computer Careers: Developing Applications with Java and Earning Recognition from the Industry"

by Richard Stooker, President Info Ring Press and author of Secrets of Changing to a Computer Career

jCert Java certifications from:

jCert Java certifications Initiative is an effort to provide a defined framework for validating and certifying Java knowledge and skills. jCert Java certifications is a partnership by some of the leading companies in the industry, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, Prometric and ProsoftTraining.

Type of jCert Java certifications for computer careers:

Vendor

jCert Java certifications worth it?

Standard disclaimer:

Whether or not any certification is "worth it" is an individual decision. You alone must decide what your career goals and needs are.

Look at certifications from a cost/benefit or Return On Investment (ROI) basis. If they help you get a better paying job or make more money at your current job, they are obviously "worth it."

The problem is, there is no real way of measuring how much you can expect your income to go up as a result of any given certification. It also depends on non-related job search skills such as how well you network.

jCert Java certifications background:

The jCert Java certifications Initiative objective is to simplify the computer careers situations for Java professionals, helping both them and employers, by providing clear training, certifications and career paths.

The jCert Java certifications Initiative says this will increase the availability of qualified people, reduce the cost of training and allow vendors to lower the cost of creating application-specific programs.

The jCert Java certifications Initiative is attempting to streamline Java-based career paths.

The jCert Initiative's goal is the slogan, "Certified Once, Recognized Everywhere."

The jCert program recognizes four job roles:

Web Developer
Java Programmer
Solution Developer
Enterprise Developer

Candidates qualify for jCert job roles by passing the specified certification exams. Two of the job roles, Web Developer and Java Programmer, are defined as core technology certifications, meaning these exams validate vendor-neutral and Java-based technology (non-tool) skills.

jCert is not a certification, it is a family of job roles for which candidates can earn certifications.

1. Web Developer:

a. CIW Web Developr (jCert)Exam 1DO-532

2. Java Programmer:

a. Java Programmer Sun Exam 310-025 or 310-035 and
b. IBM Exam 000-155

3. Solution Developer:

a. CIW Web Developer (jCert)1DO-532 OR
b. Java Programmer Sun 310-025 or 310-035
c. IBM 000-155
d. IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer 000-157 OR
e. IBM VisualAge for Java 000-283 OR
f. Sun

4. Enterprise Developer:

a. Java Programmer Exam 310-025 or 310-035
b. IBM 000-155
c. CIW Analysis & Design w/UMLCIW 1DO-538
d. IBM Exam 000-486
e. Enterprise Connectivity w/JavaCIW 1DO-539
f. IBM 000-483
g. BEA Weblogic Application Server Exam 0B0-100 or 0B0-200
h. IBM WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere based 000-158
i. IBM WebSphere Application Server, VisualAge for Java based 000-488
j. SUN Certified Developer for iPlanet Application Server 6.0 Exam 310-540

Time will tell whether this jCert Java certifications Initiative will become a widely recognized computer careers path.

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