Your CV suggests you can do the job. Adobe Certification proves it.

To employers it’s like a stamp of approval.

Benefits of Adobe Certification:

• Validate your expertise in digital communications
• Distinguish yourself from other job seekers
• Highlight your unique talents
• Demonstrate your qualification in emerging fields
• Accelerate your current career path

Landing your first job out of high school or college can be daunting, especially in the competitive fields of digital communication. The classic dilemma for entry-level workers with little or no experience is convincing employers that they are capable of doing the job. Now, you can validate your skills and prove your value to employers by earning certification as an Adobe Certified Associate.

Demonstrate your expertise in today’s most popular Web design and multi-media applications.

As an Adobe Certified Associate, you are instantly recognised as someone with the critical entry-level skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications using a wide variety of today’s most popular digital media. This includes Adobe’s dynamic multimedia, video, graphic, web, and design software. As an internationally-respected credential, Adobe Certified Associate can open a wealth of job opportunities and accelerate your career success.

Give Your Creative Juices a Shot of Credibility

Landing that first job out of high school or college is daunting. The classic dilemma for students entering the workforce with little or no experience is convincing employers they are capable of doing the job. Talented students now have an effective credibility-building tool they can add to their resumés: Adobe® Certified Associate. For those seeking employment that requires demonstrating the ability to use digital media needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications, Adobe Certified Associate is a certification program that validates the skills of job seekers.

The Confidence Skills Are Up-to-Date

No question about it: Educators everywhere use Adobe software to energize learning in the 21st Century. Like the students who pursue certification, teachers enhance their own teaching credentials by earning an industry-recognized certification. By becoming an Adobe Certified Associate, they can elevate their stature in the classroom and provide a model for students in developing employable skills through Adobe certification.

Certification Helps Prove Proficiency

In an increasingly competitive work world, employers need more than familiar users of digital communications technology to drive successful business outcomes—they need proficient users. With certification, hiring managers will know that work similar to the excellent portfolio they just reviewed can be accomplished efficiently.

What Talents Can Be Displayed through Adobe Certified Associate?

Employment using digital communications skills is growing worldwide. Whether it's a career in graphic design, Web marketing, video production, or more, becoming an Adobe Certified Associate will help give you the inside track to work in these exciting new fields.

Adobe and Academy Class offers three areas in which to gain certification for entry-level skills:

• Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
• Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS3
• Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended

Learn more

• ACA Datasheet (PDF: 582k)

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