IBM Certification

Getting Started with Professional Certifications

From IBM

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Objectives

Setting the Stage

Overview

Web site Tour

Summary of Key Messages

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Agenda

Part I IBM PartnerWorld Training and Certification

Web Site

Part II Professional Certification Program From
IBM Web Site

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IBM PartnerWorld Training and Certification Web site

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Part I. IBM PartnerWorld Training and Certification Web site

Key Benefits

Provides a seamless view of IBM Professional Certifications to
Business Partners

Provides geography views of certifications by product, by test, and
by skill

Provides current certification news and announcements by
geography

Provides country views of certification related content

Supports the Certification Value Campaign theme and messaging

Supports a total of 5 languages

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Welcome to PartnerWorld Training and Certification

http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/certification

Note: BP’s must sign-on to gain access to PW-entitled

Certification content

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Getting Started

Getting Started

From the PartnerWorld
Training and Certification
HomePage, simply
choose Certification

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Overview

Overview

The Certification
Overview section
provides a summary of
certification related
information, news and
announcements, views
of certifications,
frequently asked
questions and links to
value-related content.

You can also gain
access to these same
views in a different
region by choosing “
Select a country” which
is found under the
Select a country/region
section of this page

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Multiple Views

Views by:

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PW Eligible Skills
PW Eligible Skills

http://www.ibm.com/certify/partner/pub/zz/mem_skillsreq.shtml

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Professional Certification Program From IBM Web site

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Part II. Professional Certification Program From IBM Web site

Key Benefits

Provides a single portal which supports a base of skilled IT professionals
who want to demonstrate their expertise to the world

Supports the program mission to provide a method for building and
validating the skills of individuals and organizations

Supports a global community of IBMers, Customers and Business Partners.

Supports the Certification Value Campaign strategy which helps drive
awareness, promote value and foster and develop relationships

Provides a user friendly full function Member Site which enables user to
change personal data and access a wide array of IBM Professional
Certification and IT Industry information

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Certification Program Web Site

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Getting Started

Getting Started

Choose About the

Program to learn more
about IBM Certifications
and the associated
benefits, related resources
and frequently asked
questions.

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Professional Certification Program Web Site Tour

From the Professional

Certification program
HomePage, choose
Certifications

You will have the
choice of viewing the
certifications by
Product, Test number
or recent Updates

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Views of Certifications

Views of Certification (by product)

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Views By Test Number

Views of IBM
Certifications

By Test Number

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Updates and Revisions

Views of IBM
Certifications

Updates and Revisions

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View of Lotus Certifications

View of Lotus Certifications

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Certification Policy

The Certification Policy

From the Left Nav, select

Policy to understand the
specific IBM certification
policies.

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Certification Process

The Certification Process

From the Left Nav, select

Process to find out
necessary steps needed to
prepare for certification
testing.

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Registration

Registration

From the Left Nav, select

Registration to find out
necessary steps needed to
register for certification
testing.

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Preparation

Preparation

From the Left Nav, select

Preparation to find out
necessary steps needed to
prepare for certification
testing.

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Agreement

Agreement

From the Left Nav, select

Agreement to view a copy
of the agreement you will
receive after achieving an
IBM Professional
Certification.

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Value of Certification

Value of Certification

From the Right Nav, you
have access to
– The current issue of the
Certification Today e-
Journal
– The Certification e-Kit

Also refer to the Value of

Certification presentation
which is within
PartnerWorld University
http://www.ibm.com/service
s/weblectures/dlv/partnerw
orld/ltu6168f

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Member Site

Member Site

Click on About
the Member Site
on the left nav, to
see what the
Member Site offers

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Member Site – Id/pw Required

Member Site- IBM ID

required

If you have an IBM ID, then select
the “sign in” option from
– the Certify Home Page,

– or from the “About the

Member Site” screen

If you do not have an IBM ID,

follow the instructions under
“Registration Process” on the
About the Member Site screen

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Member Site – Candidate ID

Member Site- Specify your

Candidate/Testing ID:

The first time only that
you use your IBM ID to
login to the IBM
Certification Member site,
you will be asked for your
candidate/testing ID.

Your Candidate/Testing ID
is assigned to you by the
testing vendor and is found
on the score report you
received at the time you
took your test.

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Welcome Screen

Welcome Screen

This screen provides you
with vast array of
services and information
that is accessible to you
within the Member Site

Click on the applicable
area within the Inside
Member Site area to
access the information

Let’s begin by looking at
Member Services

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Member Services

Member Services-

Enables the user to
process key IBM
Professional Certification
activities to manage your
certifications

Online access to process
address and personal
information changes

Merge your multiple
candidate ids

Let’s see how you can
print a transcript of the IBM
certifications you have
achieved

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My Certifications

My Certifications-
your transcript

Print a record of the
IBM Professional
Certifications you
have achieved

Check the fulfillment
status of the
certificate

By clicking on the
certification, find out
the fulfillment status
of your certificate

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Certification Forum

Certification Forum

Discuss and share
information with your
peers in the IBM
certified community

Identify and sort
discussions by area of
interest

Does not replace
certify@us.ibm.com
for IBM certification
related IBM
assistance

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Certification Library
Certification
Library

Provides easy access to
current certification
information, and news
articles

Obtain Industry Insights
across the IT
certification industry

Specific focus items and
information on
maximizing the value of
your IBM Professional
Certification

Now, let’s look further
into the Industry Insights
resources available

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Certification Library (cont’d)

Certification Library
(cont’d)

Obtain Industry Insights
across the IT certification
industry

Access newsletters, and
key certification related
Web Sites

View key IBM resources
pertaining to initiatives in
the certification arena

Includes a specific IBM
certification topic area

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Just For You

Just for You

Obtain Certification
Marks for the IBM
Professional
certifications you
have achieved

Only those individuals
achieving the
certification will have
access to the specific
Certification Mark

Let’s now access
Did You Know for
more relevant
certification
information

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Did You Know?

Did You Know ?

Access specially
developed
presentations that
cover key IBM
Professional
certification topics

Developed in
response to certified
user requests

Topics added and
updated as required
and in response to
user requests and
importance

Finally, share with us
more information (via
the “What’s on your
mind” link)

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What’s On Your Mind

What’s on Your
Mind

Communicate directly
with IBM

Tell us what you think
about the Member
Site

Share your Success
Stories

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Summary of Key Messages

Certification provides a means for validating skills, demonstrating

expertise and proficiency in the global economy

Effective planning is key to becoming successful and meeting the
challenges in the marketplace

The IBM PartnerWorld and Professional Certification Web sites are
effective mediums which aid in the planning process

Both Web sites provide seamless integration to a variety of certification
content and offerings which support a target audience of Business
Partners, Customers and IBMers

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