RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
Try CIW http://www.ciwcertified.com/ http://www.ciwcertified.com/ certification. Certified Internet Web Developer (and then whichever is your area of specialization). Mine is CIW Master Designer - you have to pass 3 exams to get it. - I took a course based on this curriculum about 3.5 years ago when I decided to get serious about web design. I too took (and passed) the CIW Master designer exams. I have to say that as a certificate it is a complete waste of time in the UK. I haven't found any employers who were aware of the certificate, and when I explained what it was (each exam is about 50 multiple choice questions), nobody was particularly fussed. I found that my portfolio and being able to talk about my work was much more important in gaining employment/respect. For me, taking the course (and exams) was useful in that it gave me full-time opportunities to work with other aspiring designers and the exams gave me confidence that I was taking in what I was being told, but it hasn't vaguely helped me in employment terms. James *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
I havn't even viewed the Opera certs. but I 'think' they do something similar. I also know that PPK is doing something to get front end engineers recognized. He is developing a cert. programme or something. As for PHP you can do the Zend Certified Engineer exam. Web Development is a fast changing subject and there are many branches to it. I doubt any certification would be 'in date' for long. On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every once in a while I'll have a student ask if there are any global or national web design or web dev certificate programs that are worth more than the paper they are printed on. Anyone know of any (XHTML, CSS, PHP, Flash, etc) that adhere to web standards and are recognized by employers? *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
Adobe has a cert http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ace.html I think that would be a good project to have a Web Standards certification and force people to update every few years. Be great to have the W3C run it and test peoples standards knowledge. Michael Horowitz Your Computer Consultant http://yourcomputerconsultant.com 561-394-9079 James Jeffery wrote: I havn't even viewed the Opera certs. but I 'think' they do something similar. I also know that PPK is doing something to get front end engineers recognized. He is developing a cert. programme or something. As for PHP you can do the Zend Certified Engineer exam. Web Development is a fast changing subject and there are many branches to it. I doubt any certification would be 'in date' for long. On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every once in a while I'll have a student ask if there are any global or national web design or web dev certificate programs that are worth more than the paper they are printed on. Anyone know of any (XHTML, CSS, PHP, Flash, etc) that adhere to web standards and are recognized by employers? *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
Try CIW http://www.ciwcertified.com/certification. Certified Internet Web Developer (and then whichever is your area of specialization). Mine is CIW Master Designer - you have to pass 3 exams to get it.AnyaV.GerasimchukWebDesigner,IT-WebSharedServicesUNIFIInformationTechnology[EMAIL PROTECTED](513)595-2391[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgFrom: Michael Horowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: 08/22/2008 03:20PMSubject: Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificatesAdobe has a cert http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ace.htmlI think that would be a good project to have a Web Standards certification and force people to update every few years. Be great to have the W3C run it and test peoples standards knowledge.Michael HorowitzYour Computer Consultanthttp://yourcomputerconsultant.com561-394-9079James Jeffery wrote: I havn't even viewed the Opera certs. but I 'think' they do something similar. I also know that PPK is doing something to get front end engineers recognized. He is developing a cert. programme or something. As for PHP you can do the Zend Certified Engineer exam. Web Development is a fast changing subject and there are many branches to it. I doubt any certification would be 'in date' for long. On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every once in a while I'll have a student ask if there are any global or national web design or web dev certificate programs that are worth more than the paper they are printed on. Anyone know of any (XHTML, CSS, PHP, Flash, etc) that adhere to web standards and are recognized by employers? *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** ***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*** ***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]***
RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
Try CIW http://www.ciwcertified.com/ certification. Certified Internet Web Developer (and then whichever is your area of specialization). I'm always surprised by the poor quality of the markup of these sites... -- Regards, Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
I agree on the markup. But I think that only 10-20% of all sites nowdays on the internet are designed to standards. And I do agree with Michael that some kind of certification needs to be considered for proper standards-based design. The CIW certification actually stresses that. The CIW organization also holds an annual conference in Destin, FL on standards-based web developmentand if you've done web design/development for a while, it's easy to get through those exams. I found that self-paced study CDs are very nice. They cover a lot of Accessibility and Usability staff, and Standards, but you as a designer must be always on the lookout of the new "trends"... They actually "organized" my somewhat scattered knowledge in the subject.AnyaV.GerasimchukWebDesigner,IT-WebSharedServicesUNIFIInformationTechnology[EMAIL PROTECTED](513)595-2391[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgFrom: "Thierry Koblentz" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: 08/22/2008 06:05PMSubject: RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates Try CIW http://www.ciwcertified.com/certification. Certified InternetWeb Developer (and then whichever is your area of specialization).I'm always surprised by the poor quality of the markup of these sites...-- Regards,Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*** ***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]***
Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree on the markup. But I think that only 10-20% of all sites nowdays on the internet are designed to standards. But it's very suspect when the site of a company that sells expensive certification packages is itself quite badly constructed, don't you think? P -- Patrick H. Lauke __ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com __ Co-lead, Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ __ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
8 HTML Errors http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.com%2F CSS is not valid http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile=css21warning=0uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.com%2F I may be newer to web standards than most but my newer work is better than this. I guess this is a good check to see if you want to give them money for training. Michael Horowitz Your Computer Consultant http://yourcomputerconsultant.com 561-394-9079 Thierry Koblentz wrote: Try CIW http://www.ciwcertified.com/ certification. Certified Internet Web Developer (and then whichever is your area of specialization). I'm always surprised by the poor quality of the markup of these sites... *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Horowitz Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:13 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates 8 HTML Errors http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1 http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.c om%2F uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.com%2F CSS is not valid http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile=css21 http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile=css21warning=0uri=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.com%2F warning=0uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.com%2F imho, validation by itself does not mean much. The validator could return 8 errors when in fact there are only a couple and these mistakes could be due to poor maintenance. What bothers me more is the *quality* of the markup, in term of semantics for example. As a side note, I don't care if the styles sheets validate or not as long as they do not contain errors (I'm thinking of zoom:1 vs. colour:#000). -- Regards, Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates
yes, validation sometimes might return "unserious" errors - if one tag is not closed, for example, then the rest will not validate and instead of 1 there will be 21 and etc. I didn't see anything Really horrible on the site to be instantly turned away from it.But I also suspect that in case of the larger company web-site- it's not only the designers' fault, but of those who eventually "maintain" the site and "contribute" to the site. So the site can become really ugly. I myself work in an insurance company and currently "struggle" for standardization (pretty much on my own :( ), and know that when you work with a lot of people, it CAN get really complex. And who knows - maybe they use some kind of CMS, which will make things even worse, like in our case.Besides, my boss recommended this certification to me... but I don't know. Tell me if there is anything else, besides Adobe.AnyaV.GerasimchukWebDesigner,IT-WebSharedServicesUNIFIInformationTechnology[EMAIL PROTECTED](513)595-2391[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgFrom: "Thierry Koblentz" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: 08/22/2008 07:42PMSubject: RE: [WSG] Web dev or design certificatesFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael HorowitzSent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:13 PMTo: wsg@webstandardsgroup.orgSubject: Re: [WSG] Web dev or design certificates8 HTML Errorshttp://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciwcertified.com%2FCSS is not validhttp://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile="">imho, validation by itself does not mean much. The validator could return 8 errors when in fact there are only a couple and these mistakes could be due to poor maintenance.What bothers me more is the *quality* of the markup, in term of semantics for example.As a side note, I don't care if the styles sheets validate or not as long as they do not contain errors (I'm thinking of zoom:1 vs. colour:#000).-- Regards,Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]*** ***List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfmUnsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfmHelp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]***
