IT CERTIFICATION

COURSES

Contents
MEANING

NEED

CATEGORIES OF COURSES

Top certifications in today's IT world

FUTURE SCOPE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCESS

Introduction
Becoming certified in a specific skill or
product is a way to prove that you have the
necessary knowledge to perform a job in a
given field or a job that uses specific
technologies.

MEANING
Certification means to certify a person
or an organization by any
organization
or company.

Definition
Certification is formally defined by Krutz and Vines as:
The comprehensive evaluation of the technical and nontechnical security features of an information system and the
other safeguards, which are created in support of the
accreditation process to establish the extent to which a
particular design and implementation meets the set of
specified security requirements.

NEED
To be

more practical

To get

an extra edge in the competitive word.

To be

specialized.

To be

ready for change.

To reach

the core.

DIFFERENT CATEGORIES

NETWORKING CERTIFICATION COURSES

DATABASE CERTIFICATION COURSES

PROGRAMMING CERTIFICATION COURSES

NETWORKING COURSES
BASIC

COURSES ON NETWORKING ARE :-

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)

Cisco Certified Network

Associate (CCNA)
Sponsored by Cisco, this entry-level certification indicates
the holder demonstrates basic knowledge to install,
configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services
for small networks (100 nodes or fewer), including but not
limited to use of these protocols: IP, IGRP, Serial, Frame
Relay, IP RIP, VLANs, RIP, Ethernet, Access Lists.

Microsoft Certified
Professional (MCP)
The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
credential is for professionals who have the skills
to successfully implement a Microsoft product or
technology as part of a business solution in an
organization.

Cisco Certified Design Associate

(CCDA)
Sponsored by Cisco, this certification indicates the holder
demonstrates a foundation or apprentice knowledge of
network design for the Cisco Internetwork Infrastructure,
which includes designing routed and switched network
infrastructures involving LAN, WAN, and dial access
services for enterprises. CCNA is a prerequisite for CCDA.

INTERMEDIATE COURSES ON NETWORKING ARE:

Cisco

Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Microsoft

Microsoft

Certified

Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)

Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP)

NETWORKING CERTIFICATION
COURSES
ADVANCED COURSES ON NETWORKING ARE :

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Cisco Certified Security Professional(CCSP)

Brocade Certified SAN Designer (BCSD)

DATABASE CERTIFICATION COURSES

Microsoft

Certified Database Administrator

(MCDBA)

Microsoft

Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)

The Oracle certification program has expanded to

offer three Oracle certification areas:

Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)

Oracle Certified Masters (OCM)

PROGRAMMING CERTIFICATION
COURSES
Sun

offers the following certifications for Java

technologies:-

Java

Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)

Sun Certified Java Associate

Sun Certified Java Programmer

Sun Certified Java Developer

PROGRAMMING CERTIFICATION
COURSES
Java

Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE)

Sun Certified Web Component Developer

Sun Certified Business Component Developer

Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services

Sun Certified Enterprise Architect

Java

Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME)

Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer

Vendor-specific certifications
Apple Inc. sponsors the Apple certification program
Cisco Systems sponsors
Certifications program

the

Cyberoam sponsors
certifications program

Cyberoam

the

Hewlett-Packard sponsors
certification program

the

Cisco

HP

Career
Security

ExpertONE

Dell sponsors the Dell Certified Systems Expert

program with Associate and Master levels
IBM sponsors certifications

Third-party and vendor-neutral

certifications
SCIPP International ANSI Accredited Secure WebApplication Development Awareness course and EndUser Security Awareness courses.
MigrationX sponsors unique IT migration related
certifications like Certified Migration Expert (CME) &
Certified Migration Professional (CMP).
INFINIDOX sponsors 4 professional information
security certifications.
Basic Computer Literacy Certification

General certification
General certification of software practitioners
has struggled. The ACM had a professional
certification program in the early 1980s,
which was discontinued due to lack of
interest. Today, the IEEEis certifying
software professionals, but only about 500
people have passed the exam by March 2005.

Software Testing
British Computer Society
National Software Testing Laboratories
American Society for Quality
Certifications
International Software Testing
Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
CSTE

Top certifications in today's IT wor

RHCE
The Red Hat Certification Program is Red Hat's
professional certification program for Red Hat and general
Linux related skills such as system administration on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Self-titled "the flagship" certification, RHCE is a mid to
advanced-level certification that builds on topics covered in
the RHCT certification to include more advanced topics such
as security and installing common enterprise networking (IP)
services.

Top certifications in today's IT worl

Oracle

Top certifications in today's IT worl

Security+

The CompTIA Security+ certification demonstrates knowledge

of system security, network infrastructure, access control and
organizational security all important areas at a time when
companies are investing real money to keep their technology
platforms safe from cyber security threats.

Top certifications in today's IT world

CCNA

Cisco Certified Network Associate is a second-level Cisco

Career certification. CCNA certification validates the ability to
install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed
and switched networks, including implementation and
verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN.

Top certifications in today's IT world

MSCE
Microsofts
Certified
Systems
Engineers
have
shown
they
can
design,
implement
and
administer
technology
infrastructures
using Microsoft 2000 Windows
Server and other Windows
server platforms. Sought by
systems engineers, technical
support
engineers,
system
analysts, network analysts and
technical
consultants,
the
MCSE is for professionals who
spend their time maintaining
the basic platforms on which
so
much
business
is
conducted.

More Certification

Future Scope
To earn more money
Better Jobs
Build a Community of Peers
Strengthen Your Weaknesses
Help Your Company Increase Business

Hiring Advantages Over Non-Certified

Competitors
Consultants/Analysts Can Land More Jobs
Gain Unique Access to Resources

CONCLUSION
In this competitive environment it is better to
invest in the certification courses to get a
better job & a secured future.

REFERENCES

http://www.networkingcertifications.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certifi
cation/mcdba.aspx

http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_certification.htm

http://java.sun.com/new2java/articles/certificati
on.html

Any Queries