Academic Licenses Blog

Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver

I'm talking about the new certification for Dreamweaver users: the Adobe Certified Associate.

As mentioned in an earlier blog, the new program for becoming an Adobe Certified Associate is really a testing product. The curriculum is provided for free directly from the Adobe website. The testing has been approved by Adobe -- which is how they can use the title Adobe Certified Associate.

The Dreamweaver exam is called Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver. The objectives are as follows:

• Setting project requirements

• Planning site design and page layout

• Understanding the Adobe Dreamweaver interface

• Adding content

• Organizing and modifying content

• Evaluation and maintaining a site

Without question, Dreamweaver is the industry standard for web site design, development, and maintenance. So obviously being certified as a Adobe Certified Associate: Dreamweaver would be a competitive edge in the workforce.

Professional Development: Adobe Training and Certification

Dreamweaver. Flash. Photoshop. What if your school (or district or college) had a training center that offered training and testing on these Adobe applications? You provide the instructor - but the curriculum materials are provided for free from Adobe. It is the testing part that you pay for: $2,495 per year. 30-user lab (max) but you can provide testing for an unlimited number of students for one year. Professional development for educators and students; as well as any adult learning classes you might offer.  Professional development with more than just accountability: a certificate with a title that the educator can add to their professional resume.

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) -- Adobe offers three areas in which to gain entry-level skills:

• Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver

• Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash

• Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop

The stimulus plan includes $650 million marked for education technology. It is my understanding that this funding will reach the schools through the EETT program which designates that 25% of EETT grant money is to be used for professional development.

I'm going to break down each certification area over the next few weeks and go into more detail.